Senior Instrument & Controls Engineer
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Salary
- 130k-160k
- Job #
- 01048
- Posted
The Senior Instrument & Controls Engineer is accountable for the adequacy of calculations, engineering drawings, and specifications for a project and compliance with schedule and budget.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain solid knowledge of digital and analog control systems for regulatory and supervisory process control design, development of control philosophy, and coordination of work between other disciplines and instrumentation departments
- Prepare workhour (engineering) estimates, installed cost estimates, budgeting, scheduling, controlling and reporting instrument and control design progress to ensure efficient and timely execution of the project
- Coordinate with Client on instrument specifications and control philosophy issues related to the development of P&ID diagrams, control systems design, and wiring of distributed control systems and programmable controllers
- Supervise engineering and design team members assigned to projects, manpower-planning, and scheduling of engineering activities
- Provide technical guidance and quality check on design team's output, as a working engineering and design discipline leader
- Liaise with plant and construction team members for on-going domestic and international projects
- Coordinate with local authorities for the compliance with local rules/regulations and permit approvals
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering related to Instrumentation and Control Systems (ABET accredited)
- 10 or more years of experience in front-end and detailed engineering design of heavy industrial plants
- Professional Engineering (PE) required with established NCEES record for obtaining licensure in additional states
- Field work experience
- Extensive background in the design of instrumentation and control systems for chemical, refining, petrochemical and specialty chemical plants, including preparing instrument specs, loop sheets, wiring diagrams, etc.
- Solid background in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS) systems such as Allen Bradley, Emerson-Delta V, Yokogawa, Honeywell, etc., including Control systems design, preparing architectural network diagrams, and control equipment specifications
- Experience with detailed Design, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PID) development, instrumentation and control equipment specifications, datasheets
- Knowledge of ISA, NFPA, API, ASME, OSHA and other relevant industry codes and standards with respect to design requirements
- Proficient with technical software applications, including MS Office and Google Workspace
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team environment
- Willingness to travel to job sites, as needed
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship
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