The Role
Provide instrumentation and controls engineering support for upstream oil and gas facilities: perform field walks, create IC&E drawing markups, route MOCs, troubleshoot and optimize PLC/DCS/SCADA and LV/MV electrical systems, support installations/commissioning, participate in HAZOPs and incident investigations, and prepare/review P&IDs, one-lines, control narratives, wiring and loop diagrams.
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Job Title: Instrumentation and Controls Engineer III
Compensation: $100/hr
Location: Spring, TX
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week with overtime; approval required after 50 hours
Target Start Date: ASAP
Tentative End Date: One year from start date
Job Description
The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer III will support facilities engineering teams in the Midland Basin. Primary responsibilities include conducting field walks, preparing IC&E drawing markups with an emphasis on instrumentation and controls, routing Management of Change documentation, and providing engineering support for upstream oil and gas facilities.
The engineer will monitor, troubleshoot and optimize instrumentation, control systems, and low- and medium-voltage electrical equipment. This position will also support brownfield upgrades, greenfield projects, shutdowns, equipment maintenance, incident investigations, risk assessments, HAZOPs and operational-improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
Ideal Candidate Profile
The strongest candidate will be a senior IC&E engineer with direct upstream production-facility experience who can work across both instrumentation/control systems and LV/MV electrical systems. The candidate should be comfortable conducting field walks, marking up drawings, routing MOCs, troubleshooting operating equipment and reviewing detailed engineering deliverables. Direct experience supporting Permian Basin brownfield facilities, shutdowns, PLC/DCS upgrades and hazardous-area electrical applications will be especially valuable.
Compensation: $100/hr
Location: Spring, TX
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week with overtime; approval required after 50 hours
Target Start Date: ASAP
Tentative End Date: One year from start date
Job Description
The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer III will support facilities engineering teams in the Midland Basin. Primary responsibilities include conducting field walks, preparing IC&E drawing markups with an emphasis on instrumentation and controls, routing Management of Change documentation, and providing engineering support for upstream oil and gas facilities.
The engineer will monitor, troubleshoot and optimize instrumentation, control systems, and low- and medium-voltage electrical equipment. This position will also support brownfield upgrades, greenfield projects, shutdowns, equipment maintenance, incident investigations, risk assessments, HAZOPs and operational-improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Conduct field walks and prepare IC&E drawing markups.
- Route and support Management of Change documentation.
- Monitor and troubleshoot instrumentation, electrical equipment and control systems.
- Specify instruments, sensors, control devices and LV/MV electrical equipment.
- Support the installation and commissioning of IC&E equipment.
- Participate in risk assessments, HAZOPs, Hazard Hunts and incident investigations.
- Identify operational-improvement opportunities and develop project scopes.
- Support repairs and alterations to plant equipment through the MOC process.
- Troubleshoot instrument loops, controls, PLCs, DCS platforms, SCADA systems and electrical-distribution equipment.
- Provide engineering support during facility shutdowns.
- Support brownfield upgrades and greenfield projects.
- Prepare and review engineering deliverables, including:
- P&IDs
- Electrical one-line diagrams
- Cause-and-effect diagrams
- Control narratives
- Panel and instrument-loop wiring diagrams
- Installation details
- Instrument indexes
- Cable schedules
- Ensure engineering work complies with company specifications, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate with facilities engineers, machinery engineers, operations, maintenance personnel and contractors.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated upstream oil and gas production-support experience.
- Strong knowledge of equipment maintenance and maintenance programs.
- Ability to read and review P&IDs, electrical one-lines, panel wiring diagrams and instrument-loop diagrams.
- Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA and Fire and Gas systems.
- Experience retrofitting or upgrading control and protective systems.
- Knowledge of instrumentation used in hazardous locations.
- Experience selecting and applying pressure, flow and level measurement systems.
- Instrument-loop troubleshooting, controls diagnostics and tuning experience.
- Knowledge of LV/MV motor-control systems, including contactors, smart overloads, soft starters and VFDs.
- Experience specifying transformers, switchgear, protective relays, MCCs, drives, motors and power cables.
- Familiarity with Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, RS-485, RS-232, MQTT, radio and fiber-optic communications.
- Power-generation and electrical-distribution troubleshooting experience.
- Familiarity with protective-relay settings, testing and coordination.
- Familiarity with Ignition, Seeq or Spotfire, including operations dashboard development.
- Working knowledge of ISA, ISA 84, API RP 551, NEC, NETA MTS and NFPA 70E.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Ability to handle tight deadlines, heavy workloads and changing priorities.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The strongest candidate will be a senior IC&E engineer with direct upstream production-facility experience who can work across both instrumentation/control systems and LV/MV electrical systems. The candidate should be comfortable conducting field walks, marking up drawings, routing MOCs, troubleshooting operating equipment and reviewing detailed engineering deliverables. Direct experience supporting Permian Basin brownfield facilities, shutdowns, PLC/DCS upgrades and hazardous-area electrical applications will be especially valuable.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated upstream oil and gas production-support experience
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance and maintenance programs
- Ability to read and review P&IDs, electrical one-line diagrams, panel wiring and instrument-loop diagrams
- Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA and Fire and Gas systems
- Experience retrofitting or upgrading control and protective systems
- Knowledge of instrumentation used in hazardous locations
- Experience selecting and applying pressure, flow and level measurement systems
- Instrument-loop troubleshooting, controls diagnostics and tuning experience
- Knowledge of LV/MV motor-control systems including contactors, smart overloads, soft starters and VFDs
- Experience specifying transformers, switchgear, protective relays, MCCs, drives, motors and power cables
- Familiarity with Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, RS-485, RS-232, MQTT, radio and fiber-optic communications
- Power-generation and electrical-distribution troubleshooting experience
- Familiarity with protective-relay settings, testing and coordination
- Familiarity with Ignition, Seeq or Spotfire and operations dashboard development
- Working knowledge of ISA, ISA 84, API RP 551, NEC, NETA MTS and NFPA 70E
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to handle tight deadlines, heavy workloads and changing priorities
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Direct Permian Basin brownfield facilities, shutdowns, PLC/DCS upgrades and hazardous-area electrical applications experience
- Senior IC&E engineer background with both instrumentation/control systems and LV/MV electrical systems experience
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At RWDY, we're here to make a difference in the energy sector. We offer personalized consulting services that go beyond just expertise. Our consulting services prioritize people over everything else, whether you're a consultant seeking opportunities in completions, drilling, safety, or multi-skilled operations, or an operator searching for expert professionals. Partnering with leading operators nationwide, we focus on building relationships grounded in trust, understanding, and shared success.
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