ITAC serves Process & Industrial clients with integrated engineering and construction services for complex capital projects. We also offer specialty services including power systems services and products, custom machine fabrication, and fall protection services and equipment. Founded in 1988 on a dream and a $5K loan, ITAC is a true success story. From humble beginnings to an ENR-Ranked Top Design Firm with a nationwide footprint and over 450 employees operating from 6 offices in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, we provide Fortune 500 companies with innovative design-build solutions. We specialize in power generation & utilities, chemicals, food & beverage, forest products, advanced manufacturing, and minerals & metals.
ITAC’s purpose is to make life better. For our employees, this means providing them with the resources and flexibility they need to have both a rewarding career and a fulfilling family life. ITAC is 100% employee-owned. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and Direct Stock Ownership, every team member has the unique opportunity to be an owner who shares in the company’s growth and earnings. We offer our team a comprehensive benefits package and numerous employee incentives. Rooted in love, we serve and care for our employees like family.
We hire passionate and motivated people with an innovative mindset and the desire to grow. If the thought of challenging, fast-paced projects excites you, then you’ve come to the right place. At ITAC, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that works hard to make life better. For more information, visit itac.us.com.
This is a seconded position, meaning the selected candidate will be employed by ITAC but work full-time on assignment with one of our clients. While day-to-day responsibilities will be managed on-site with the client, ITAC provides ongoing support, resources, and benefits as your employer. This position is for an expected duration of 1 (one) year with an opportunity for permanent employment or extension. Please only apply if these requirements are agreeable to you.
Objective
To support the team by providing hands on electrical, instrumentation, and PLC support through field troubleshooting, calibration, documenting updates, and control system maintenance. This role focuses on maintaining safe, reliable, and code‑compliant electrical and process control systems by assisting with drawings, loop documentation, and system modifications while collaborating closely with engineers, project leads, operations, and maintenance personnel.
Responsibilities
- Assist with maintaining and updating electrical and instrumentation drawings, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and control loop documentation under the guidance of senior engineers.
- Support PLC-based control systems by assisting with I/O troubleshooting, basic logic changes, backups, and downloads following change management procedures.
- Troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, and control system issues using basic hand tools and meters, diagrams, blueprints, loop sheets, and P&IDs.
- Support startup, shutdown, and commissioning activities for modified electrical and control systems.
- Perform calibration, functional testing, and verification of field instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, flow, and level devices.
- Assist with performing predictive maintenance activities, to include establishing condition-based maintenance set points, and instrument status in maintenance and engineering records.
- Identify failed or out-of-tolerance instruments and coordinate corrective actions with engineering or maintenance teams.