Startup Instrumentation Lead

Startup Instrumentation Lead

Portland, TX 78374

100% On-Site

Summary

The Startup Instrumentation Lead will be responsible for supervising and directing personnel and activities within the project Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) scope. They will be responsible for ensuring the I&C CSU scope will be completed on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with all project safety, quality and design standards. The candidate for this position should have a strong knowledge in the testing, commissioning and operation of large plant I&C systems such as DCS, ICSS, SIS, FGS and ESD systems. Proficiency with specialized equipment supplier compressor / electrical motor control system applications utilized within LNG plant design is also required.

Responsibilities

• Reviews ‘Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams’ to systemize project I&C scope.
• Reviews and/or completes all I&C CSU deliverables including cause and effect procedures, I&C instructions, complex loop, alarm summary, ESD and trip testing, etc. to ensure a safe, timely and economical delivery of Commissioning/Start-Up activities.
• Reviews and provides I&C CSU input on project schedules for proper coordination and sequencing through the mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, operation and final handover phases of the project.
• Reviews and provides I&C CSU input on project I&C engineering and supplier design/documentation.
• Provides I&C CSU input as required to other groups including Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Procurement, Contracts, ES&H, Estimating, Completions, etc. to support project requirements.
• Provides I&C CSU input with Contracts group to develop and ensure proper onsite supplier and subcontractor support through the commissioning, start-up, operation and final handover phases of the project.
• Assists in the population of the project System Completions Database (I&C scope only).
• Provides I&C CSU input with Completions group to assist in the development of project system/sub-system turnover packages.
• Verifies the integrity and timely handover of CSU I&C systems through the construction, mechanical completion and system handover phases of the project by providing construction support as required and by performing regular inspections/final walkdowns.
• Assesses the installation of supplier packages to ensure project compliance and monitors performance through the commissioning and start-up phases of the project.
• Leads and supervises a team of I&C engineers/supervisors and technicians to compete all CSU I&C activities through the commissioning, start-up, operation and final handover phases of the project of the project.
• Supervises, plans and coordinates daily CSU I&C work activities to ensure all work is performed safely and project milestone dates are met.
• Oversees, reviews and approves all CSU I&C testing activities on plant control systems including DCS, ICSS, SIS, ESD, FGS and specialized equipment supplier control systems.
• Testing activities include but are not limited to the following: Individual instrument calibration, loop and logic testing (as required). ICSS and SIS loop(s) testing. Plant ESD, SIF and trip system testing. Fire and gas system testing. Cause and effect / complex loop testing. Alarm summary testing. Specialized equipment supplier loop, function and logic testing.
• Performance & client demonstration testing support.
• Assists in the preparation on O&M manuals & other procedures.
• Oversees, reviews and approves all CSU I&C testing activities on DCS, ICSS, SIS, ESD, FGS and specialized equipment supplier control systems.
• Provides ES&H leadership to personnel assigned to them by ensuring proper implementation of all project safety procedures and by leading CSU I&C safety meetings as required.

Required

• 10 Years of experience or 15 years of equivalent industry experience in lieu of a degree.
• A strong knowledge in the testing, commissioning and operation of large plant control systems.
• Previous experience with DCS, ICSS, SIS, ESD and FGS systems.
• Previous experience with specialized equipment supplier control systems.
• Experience with the commissioning and start-up of I&C driven refrigeration compressors using large MV electric motors and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD).
• Experience on an LNG construction site, especially along the U.S. Gulf Coast, is preferred.
• Experience in the design and operation of LNG facilities
• Heavy industrial ‘direct hire’ construction experience in a supervisory role, commensurate with the type of work to be undertaken in a lump-sum/turn-key environment is preferred
• The ideal candidate possesses extensive and a broad technical experience of commissioning, startup, operation, maintenance and testing of I&C Systems/Components of Oil & Gas Processing Facilities.

Education

• University/B.S. degree in Engineering plus 10 years of experience or 15 years of equivalent industry experience in lieu of a degree