Senior I&C Engineer (Contract) - Oil & Gas DCS & PLC

GAS GLOBAL SERVICES; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

GAS GLOBAL SERVICES is seeking a Senior Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer in Houston, TX for a contract hire role. You will lead technical control systems, DCS/PLC/SIS, and instrumentation scopes on large oil and gas projects, ensuring cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met.

This role requires 10+ years in industrial oil & gas, strong leadership, and experience with control system design, vendor management, and high-level collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, or heavy industries experience.
• 5+ years of experience in technical control systems leadership.
• Total Minimum 10 years of experience.
• PE or P.Eng. strongly preferred.
• Experience developing process control specifications and control system design.
• Experience leading initiatives and managing suppliers.
• Demonstrated experience requisitioning, evaluating bids, and reviewing/managing supplier data for instruments and process control systems, such as DCS, PLC, SIS, BMS.
• Demonstrated experience in instrumentation.
• Experience with electrical schematic drawings, logic diagrams, and panel schedules.
• Knowledge of and exposure to telecoms, cyber security, and process analyzer engineering a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist the execution lead, with an eye for managing cost, scope, schedule, and internal reporting requirements for assigned tasks.
• Use strong organizational savvy and relationship building skills to influence both internal and external resources
• Under the direction of the lead, this individual has the responsibility, accountability, and authority to manage the execution of assigned aspects of the engineering design in accordance with applicable specifications and standards to achieve project objectives
• Assembles clear, accurate scopes of work and construction packages including documentation
• Facilitates safety and constructability reviews
• Creates requisitions for engineered items and development of spare parts list
• Communicates technical and commercial issues of the lead as related to project objectives
• Successfully communicates with leadership, engineers, designers, document control, procurement, and all other departments
• Ensures all project documentation is completed

Skills

Oil & gas experience

Control systems leadership

Instrumentation

DCS/PLC/SIS/BMS

Electrical schematics

Process control specifications

Supplier management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

GAS GLOBAL SERVICES is seeking a Senior Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer in Houston, TX for a contract hire role. You will lead technical control systems, DCS/PLC/SIS, and instrumentation scopes on large oil and gas projects, ensuring cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met.

This role requires 10+ years in industrial oil & gas, strong leadership, and experience with control system design, vendor management, and high-level collaboration across disciplines.