Control Systems Engineer Lead - Anchorage, AK

Job DescriptionJob 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

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 -
• ISA or TUV certification in Functional Safety -

Company DescriptionTaylor 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, AdministrativeCompany DescriptionTaylor 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.\r\n\r\nSpecialties: 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