Control Systems Engineer Lead - Anchorage, AK

Job Description

Control Systems Engineer Lead

Anchorage, AK (temp to perm)

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Provide technical instrument engineering for small to large capital and maintenance projects

Develop scope for projects in all project phases; provide input to project plans and deliverable lists

Review and provide input to project plans and schedules

Develop project P&IDs

Develop procurement specifications, documentation, and data sheets

Perform detailed vendor document reviews and incorporate into project design

Establish and review engineering budgets for all projects on your assigned program

Develop Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimate Material Take-Offs (MTO)

Work within an engineering budgets, forecast work, manage scope and budget for a suite of projects

Develop detailed specifications and construction packages

Write detailed construction scope of work documents

Perform Factory and Site Acceptance tests (FAT/SAT) on vendor equipment. Travel may be required.

Perform quality checks on ones’ own work and that of one’s team

Adhere to Anvil’s Project Services Quality System (PSQS)

Perform work with guidance from RM and PM

Guide and direct design teams in development of construction work packages

Prioritize a suite of project work for oneself and a small team of 2-12; coordinate and balance concerns with project leaders, team members, the RM, and client counterparts.

Work with other technical resource groups and project management to meet the requirements of a given project

Develop and foster working relationships with vendor and client representatives

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES - TECHNICAL

Read and develop Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

As-build control and instrument systems in the field, producing accurate markups of documents and drawings

Specify and size instrumentation in all applications of industrial control: flow, pressure, level, temperature

Able to recognize when unique solutions are needed for instrumentation and control items in difficult services

Specify and size control valves and regulators: self-contained, pneumatic, sliding stem and rotary

Understand and apply basic material and alloy considerations for instruments in various industrial processes

Specify and design infrastructure for industrial communication and control networks

Specify and design wiring, conduit, and cable tray methods for NEC-hazardous classified areas

Prepare detailed design of projects in compliance with governing codes, regulations, and client standards

Integrate control strategies and wiring with electrical motor controls related to motor starters, VFDs, electrical safety relays, electrical monitoring networks, etc.

Specify HMI, PLC, and DCS hardware and wiring.

Understand physical and soft I/O and point types, create I/O lists for project scope, and review loop drawings

Basic understanding of design considerations for control panel layout, wiring, BOM, etc.

Working knowledge of industrial equipment (pumps, vessels, heaters, flares, etc) and respective considerations for instrument design

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES - OTHER

Familiar with and able to work within stage-gated project processes and requirements

Perform effectively in a team environment, both in-person and remotely

Strong communication and organizational skills: written, oral, in-person

Able to develop engineering and design budgets and schedules

Experience developing construction packages for small to medium projects ($1MM to $30MM TIC)

Attention to details: able to detect and provide solutions for drawing consistency, quality, and presentation errors in deliverables, and able to point out all of these in other’s work in a constructive manner.

Self-driven work ethic, including desire and capacity to encourage others and build a team

Able to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in self and team members, ask for help when needed, and quickly learn new responsibilities

Able to build a team, mentor younger engineers, supervise senior engineers, and provide constructive criticism

Able to engage in confrontational or difficult situations with assertiveness, respect, and tact

Able to evaluate equipment in the field, including climbing ladders, flights of stairs, etc.

Able to travel to remote work sites on occasion

Strong computer skills - Microsoft Applications

PREFERRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Basic working knowledge of INtools (SPI)

Specify and design Pressure Safety Valves

Some experience in front-end project development (FEL 1-2)

Working knowledge and basic understanding of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)

Working knowledge of PLC and DCS HMI design, point configuration, and control types

Basic DCS and/or PLC programming experience

Basic knowledge of specialty instrumentation and control for rotating equipment

Experience working on-site at an industrial facility in maintenance, reliability, or projects groups

Specify and size motor-operated valves (MOVs) and corresponding control schemes

Basic understanding of analyzers for various purposes, both in-situ and extractive

Interpret and design ladder logic, both for hardwired relay systems and software

Create test plans and perform Factory and Site Acceptance Tests; review and approve vendor FAT/SAT plans

Create high-level and detailed control design and configuration documents, such as Control Narratives, Cause & Effects diagrams, Logic diagrams, and block diagrams.

Understand and participate in Process Hazard Assessments (PHAs) and Layer of Protection Analyses (LOPA)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

B.S. in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Control Systems Engineering - required

8-25 years of professional experience within the oil and gas or related industry - required

P.E. or Prof. Eng. in Control Systems Engineering - preferred

ISA or TUV certification in Functional Safety - preferredCompany Description

Taylor Technical Services began business in 1977. Since then, we have grown to become one of the largest suppliers of Engineering personnel in the Houston/Gulf Coast area and Alaska. We pride ourselves in having recruiters and account managers that have experience and have worked in the oil & gas engineering industry.

Specialties: Cad Drafters, Electrical Designers, Instrument Designers, Structural Designers, Piping Designers, Electrical Engineers, Instrument Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Pipe Stress Engineers, EH&S, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Controls, Document Control, Administrative