Senior Instrument Engineer - Houston, United States - Petroplan

Description

We are partnered with one of the first and largest U.S. exporters of LNG and are seeking a

Senior Instrument Engineer

to lead QA/QC of EPC contractor deliverables for Instrumentation (Detailed Design - Commissioning) on Floating LNG (FLNG) capital projects. This person will ensure designs meet contractual, regulatory, and industry standards for Liquefaction (LQF) & Pretreatment (PTF) facilities.

We are requiring an expertise in Integrated Control & Safety Systems (ICSS) including DCS/BPCS, SIS, and FGS to guarantee safe, efficient, and reliable operations.

You will work closely with Operations during startup while providing technical support.

***This position will require an in-office presence in Houston, TX 3 days per week and 2 days per week on site in Freeport, TX

Essential Functions & Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and comment on Specifications and Data Sheets
• Review and comment on Detailed Design Deliverables
• Review and comment on Procurement Packages
• Review and comment on Supplier Document Deliverables
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) of ICSS and other Instrumentation Systems (infrequent domestic and international travel should be expected)
• Participate in Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) of ICSS and packaged equipment
• Coordinate engineering and design interfaces between Instrumentation and other discipline teams in a strong matrix, multidiscipline project team environment.
• Review project deliverable documents for completeness and accuracy, and check and approve Instrument design drawings.
• Ensure EPC Contractor meets all regulatory requirements in a timely manner
• Review other disciplines and vendor print intersquad drawings, and coordinate with other discipline leads to ensure effective quality product.
• Ensure Contractor compliance with project schedule for Engineering and Construction.
• Review asbuilt documentation process for all Instrumentation work.
• Ensure instrument design, construction, and testing is code compliant.
• Represent Owner in responses to EPC Contractor Change Orders
• Knowledgeable Subject Matter Expert on Process Control and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Review Process Control narratives and the revision of these with any changes to control.
• Knowledgeable on Cause and Effect (SIS interlocks).
• Participation in Hazops and Hazids as required.
• Support Alarm Management. Interface with other Discipline Engineers and Operations to resolve issues.
• Support Process Trip Investigation during startup.
• Provide input to resolution of Process Control Design Issues found poststartup
• Ensure compliance with established site and corporate philosophies, standards, specifications and procedures related to the SIS, control and instrumentation.
• Provide guidance to Smartplant Instrument (SI) use on Train 4 and interface with existing Trains 13 database.
• Provide input to configuration of graphical displays
• Review all package unit inquiries and purchase order requisitions where instrumentation is to be furnished by a Vendor as part of the package unit.
• Review unpriced requisitions and purchase orders of equipment and address any Technical Deviations from Project requirements.
• Participate in any Contractor Engineering Audits for the Instrument Discipline

Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills and be able to evaluate and prioritize multiple tasks to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Ability to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization including operations, technical, plant management, contractors, vendors.
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolutions skills
• Ability to work safely, efficiently and effective with minimal guidance and direction.
• Knowledgeable and familiar with tuning of loops, process control, DCS systems and graphics.
• Selfstarter/motivated
• Excellent troubleshooting/analytical skills
• Familiarity with cyber security

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