Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - Houston

Bowman; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and DI

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement & professional发展

Discretionary bonuses

Employee discounts & wellness programs

Job summary

Bowman in Houston, TX seeks an Engineer III, Instrumentation & Controls to lead design, planning, and execution of large-scale I&C systems. The role requires strategic guidance, technical oversight, and innovative solutions across project teams and vendors.

You will size and select equipment, develop control philosophies, review drawings, and present deliverables to leadership and clients. Strong communication, PE preferred, and a solid background in process controls are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 4–7 years of relevant experience.
• PE license preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of instrument and controls engineering principles and practices.
• Advanced proficiency in software tools for system design, simulation, and analysis.
• Ability to interpret and create technical drawings, schematics and specs.
• Strong understanding of process control systems and automation.
• Proficient in English communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform equipment sizing and selection, alternative analyses, and other.
• Support engineering, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of projects.
• Present engineering and design deliverables to project members, cross-functional teams, senior leadership, external vendors, clients, and stakeholders.
• Plan, forecast, and actualize deliverable progress to support project reporting and schedule.
• Identify scope changes and estimate impact to effort.
• Supports proposal efforts by evaluating RFP scope, identifying deliverables, and estimating effort.
• Work is independent and collaborative in nature.
• Prepares, reviews, and approves instrumentation equipment, conduit, wiring calculations, lists, studies, reports, BOMs, and designs.
• Develops Operating Controls Philosophy and Cause & Effect Diagrams, reviews HMI layout and Network Architecture Diagram.

Skills

Design Review

Project Status Reporting

ProjectImplementation

Scope Management

Project Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Four to Seven years of relevant experience

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Tools

Engineering software and tools for system design, simulation, and analysis

Job description

Bowman in Houston, TX seeks an Engineer III, Instrumentation & Controls to lead design, planning, and execution of large-scale I&C systems. The role requires strategic guidance, technical oversight, and innovative solutions across project teams and vendors.

You will size and select equipment, develop control philosophies, review drawings, and present deliverables to leadership and clients. Strong communication, PE preferred, and a solid background in process controls are expected.