Staff Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls

Venture Global LNG•Plaquemines Parish, LA, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Venture Global LNG is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Instrument and Controls Engineer for their Plaquemines Parish Facility. The candidate will lead small to medium projects for the Instrumentation & Control discipline, interface with customers, and coordinate with the project team. This role involves taking responsibility for the Instrumentation & Control engineering and design team, ensuring their design output meets quality, cost, and schedule requirements for specific projects. The position also supports the Technical Integrity role for the Instrument & Control (I&C) discipline, ensuring all engineering and design work is safe, conforms to project codes and standards, and meets quality, cost, and schedule requirements. Self-motivated individuals with a desire to solve complex engineering problems and strong leadership and communication skills are sought.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Controls, Instrument or Electrical Engineering
PE registered in the State of Texas and/or Louisiana
15 - 25 years of engineering experience in I&C engineering
Leadership role supporting multiple small to mid-sized projects
Experience in Oil & Gas industry necessary
Extensive working knowledge of Instrumentation & Control deliverables such as: Panel (JB and Marshalling) Design, P&ID's, Loop Drawings, Wiring Drawings, Motor Control Schematics, Instrument Location Drawings, Instrument Installation Details, Instrument Specifications (Datasheets), I/O Lists, Bill of Materials, Conduit/Tray/Cable Schedules, Control Narratives, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Functional Safety Requirements, Material Requisitions, Construction or Engineering Work Packages.
Extensive working knowledge of Instrumentation Calculation/Selection, such as: Flow (Orifice Plates, Vortex, Venturi, Magnetic, Ultrasonic meters), Level Measurement (Radar, Displacers, Gauges), Temperature (including Thermowells Freq. wake calculation), Pressure.
Working knowledge (design/configuration/implementation) of any of the following systems: PLCs, preferable Rockwell. SISs, preferable Yokogawa, Honeywell. DCS, preferable Honeywell Experion, Yokogawa.
Extensive knowledge of industry standards and codes related to Instrumentation & Control system deliverables.
Demonstrated experience with Instrumentation & Control technologies in LNG or Oil & Gas industry.
Demonstrated capabilities in leading the Instrumentation & Control design and engineering work in multiple and concurrently small and medium projects.
Basic knowledge of Computer Aided Design software.
Basic knowledge of SmartPlant Instrumentation software.
Basic knowledge of Communications Networks.
Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Electrical would be an asset/preferable.
Previous site experience will be an asset.
Experience in LNG production preferred.
Familiar with digital tools, digitization and data acquisition experience are an asset.
Process Analyzers and sampling systems would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead a discipline project team of Designers/Engineers as part of the Instrumentation team.
Serve as project lead designer/engineer and supervises the work of other engineers, designers or drafting.
Perform designing/engineering work/deliverables as part of the Instrumentation & Control team.
Ability to interpret project specifications.
Coordinate/Communicate with other disciplines and the project.
Support Scope definition, estimation, and progress control of Instrumentation & Control engineering activities.
Support Resource allocation based on project schedule requirements.
Lead RFP, Estimations, Detailed Engineering, and field support project activities.
Familiarity of applicable codes and LNG standards to support engineering deliverables.
Support quality assurance and verification role on engineering deliverables.
Quality Assurance – Responsible for working, and getting team members working with you, within the provisions and guidelines of the Company Quality Assurance system.
Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions.
Assist and support junior/intermediate/senior personnel within the Instrumentation & Controls engineering team.
Keep up to date with the latest developments and technical innovations in Instrumentation & Controls engineering.
Resolve discrepancies between Contractor and Company requirements.
Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes.
Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and follow required checking procedures.
Will be required to provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
Provide construction management support as required.
Liaise with Contractors, vendors, engineers, and other disciplines.
Participate in the professional development of less experienced members of the department/team.