I&E Specialist

CDI Engineering Services•Pasadena, TX

10d

About The Position

Tata Consulting Engineers USA, LLC (TCE) is a multidisciplinary engineering organization providing integrated engineering design, project support, procurement, and construction management services to the energy and chemicals industries. TCE describes its work as “Engineering a Better Tomorrow” and emphasizes quality engineering, sustainable solutions, safety, and an inclusive workforce. The I&E Specialist is a temporary contractor embedded with the Pasadena Projects team and serves as the owner’s electrical and instrumentation field lead. The role coordinates and oversees day-to-day electrical and instrumentation construction activities on capital and small projects, with a focus on safe execution, field coordination, and installation quality. The specialist works under the direction of the Client Project Leader and the Technical/Reliability organization, and coordinates with operations, maintenance, contractors, technical specialists, and process control through construction, commissioning, and startup.

Requirements

Technical degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or a related field.
3–5+ years of industrial I&E experience in petrochemical, refinery, or similar heavy industry.
Significant field construction or turnaround exposure.
Strong HSE mindset and consistent enforcement of safe behaviors.

Responsibilities

Lead by example in the field and reinforce client HSE rules, Life Saving rules, and site safe-work practices.
Translate issued construction packages into field work plans and identify constraints such as tie-ins, outages, and access limits with the Project Leader.
Coordinate daily work with operations, maintenance, and other disciplines to minimize impacts on running units.
Monitor I&E contractor performance against the plan and promptly flag schedule risks, access issues, and scope growth to the Project Leader.
Help enforce site expectations for housekeeping, material control, laydown, and construction boundaries.
Verify I&E installation against drawings, specifications, and site standards, including cable routing, terminations, grounding, instrument installation, and hazardous-area practices.
Conduct routine field checks and walkdowns of conduit, tray, cable pulling, terminations, junction-box layouts, and instrument mounting; communicate nonconformances promptly.
Work with owner Technical Specialists and engineers to resolve RFIs and field design issues; obtain appropriate approval and follow MOC requirements before any change to design intent.
Support owner QA/QC expectations by ensuring qualified inspectors or technicians perform specialized I&E inspection and testing activities.
Support development and execution of I&E checkout plans, including continuity and megger tests, loop checks, instrument calibration, interlock/SIS testing, and point-to-graphic checks.
Coordinate with operations, maintenance I&E, and process control during commissioning and startup.
Assist in developing and clearing I&E punch lists before PSSR and startup.
Ensure redlines and as-built markups for P&IDs, loop drawings, one-lines, and area classifications are captured and returned to the Project Leader for final documentation updates.
Maintain clear daily communication with contractor supervisors about scope, constraints, priorities, and site procedures.
Support the Project Leader in enforcing contractor compliance with the site construction safety execution plan and project execution plan.
Provide concise daily and weekly field status updates to the Project Leader covering safety, progress, constraints, and manpower observations.
Assist with verification of I&E-related quantities and progress that may inform contractor progress reporting and payment review.