Position Title: Principal Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Houston, TX
Gulf Companies has served the global energy industry since 1953 by supporting the complete project lifecycle and developing valued business partnerships to ensure the success of the project. Our worldwide experience and multi-disciplined capabilities encompass all aspects of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Field Inspection, GIS Integrity, Staffing Services and more.
Position Description
The Principal Instrumentation Engineer handles medium, large and complex projects. He/she has wide latitude of technical authority with full work responsibilities, as well as limited administrative responsibilities, over a group of Instrumentation Engineers and Designers. He/she may assign and review work of lower-level personnel. He/she may also function as the Lead Instrumentation Engineer, responsible for all discipline technical and scheduling matters pertaining to the assigned project. Work is periodically reviewed by the Chief Instrumentation Engineer for accomplishment of objectives.
Essential Functions
- Prepares or reviews discipline job specifications.
- Prepares or reviews requisitions for inquiry and purchase of equipment, materials, and subcontracts.
- Approves technical bid evaluations for equipment, materials, bulk materials and subcontracts in cooperation with the Procurement Department.
- Prepares and reviews/approves operation philosophy and Cause & Effect diagrams.
- Reviews and provide inputs to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
- Develops Network Architecture, Instrument Index, I/O List and layouts as required by the discipline.
- Directs/observes factory acceptance testing of equipment.
- Reviews plot plans and facilities for Instrumentation & Control requirements.
- Coordinates with and provides liaison with client personnel relative to Instrumentation & Control activities.
- Reviews and approves vendor documents.
- Prepares or reviews engineering and design status reports, logs, work plans and project variances.
- Reviews the discipline scope of work to be executed to ensure it matches project specification and/or the proposal documents as appropriate
- Accepts both short and extended term assignments to the site, client’s office, etc. as may be requested by the Chief Instrumentation Engineer.
ADDENDUM: INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Instrumentation Engineering is a highly specialized group whose function is to provide design-engineering service covering:
- Network Architecture – Develop the optimum instrumentation and control system based upon desired reliability, maintainability, flexibility, Integration and cost.
- Cause and Effect – Develop matrix logic of critical conditions where if a cause happens what should be the effect. Engineer should identify the possible root causes, sort out and relate some of the interactions among the factors affecting a particular process or effect and analyze existing problems so that corrective action can be taken.
- Operation Philosophy – Develop narrative of how plant operates and its integration with the control systems.
- Safety Instrumented System (SIS) – Determine location, size and arrangement of major equipment.
- Basis Process Control System (BPCS) – Determine location, size and arrangement of major equipment.
- Standards Specifications – Responsible for technical content of standards and preparation of specification including:
SCADA Systems
Temperature, Pressure, Level and Flow Transmitters
Safety Instrumented Systems
Basic Process Control Systems
Temperature, Pressure, Level and Flow Switches
Fire and Gas Systems
Temperature, Pressure, and Level Gauges
Analyzer Systems
Flow meters
Leak detection Systems
Security Systems
Telecommunication Systems
Commissioning and Operation Manuals
- Construction Drawings – Approved for construction drawings and schedules:
Network Architecture
Interconnecting Wiring Diagrams
Instrument location Plan
Raceway and cable schedule
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Qualifications
- Typically 8+ years proven experience in oil and gas, focusing on pipeline facilities.
- Familiar with natural gas industry standards and codes published by NEMA, NFPA, API, AGA, ISA, IEC, ANSI, etc. and have the ability to apply the standards to measurement, process control and control system designs.
- Knowledge of computer systems in an engineering environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering
- Professional Engineering License required
Competencies
- Results oriented
- Customer focused
- Impact and influence
- Business and people acumen
- Strong interpersonal skills to work with Multi-Disciplined Team, and Managers
- Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects at once
- Strong communication and networking skills to work with variety of groups and people
Work Environment/Physical Demands
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment
- Frequent sitting and operating a computer
- Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or office materials
- Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally
- Physical demands requirements are at levels of those for sedentary work
Gulf is an Equal Opportunity Employer.? All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
