Startup Instrumentation Lead

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide I&C CSU input to other groups including Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Procurement, Contracts, ES&H, Estimating, and Completions.
• Collaborate with the Contracts group to ensure proper onsite supplier and subcontractor support through commissioning, start-up, operation, and final handover phases.
• Assist in populating the project System Completions Database (I&C scope only).
• Provide input with the Completions group to develop project system/sub-system turnover packages.
• Verify the integrity and timely handover of CSU I&C systems through construction, mechanical completion, and system handover phases.
• Assess the installation of supplier packages to ensure project compliance and monitor performance through commissioning and start-up phases.
• Lead and supervise a team of I&C engineers/supervisors and technicians to complete all CSU I&C activities.
• Plan and coordinate daily CSU I&C work activities to ensure safety and project milestone dates are met.
• Oversee, review, and approve all CSU I&C testing activities on plant control systems including DCS, ICSS, SIS, ESD, FGS, and specialized equipment supplier control systems.
• Conduct various testing activities including individual instrument calibration, loop and logic testing, and fire and gas system testing.
• Provide performance and client demonstration testing support.
• Assist in the preparation of O&M manuals and other procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all Client and local/national safety codes, requirements, and standards.
• Promote the Zero Accident Philosophy and actively participate in project safety programs.
• Perform employee performance reviews and identify training and development opportunities.
• Coordinate and support onsite project team, subcontractors, and client representatives through commissioning and start-up phases.
• Prepare and maintain CSU I&C commissioning and start-up spares and monitor their usage.
• Prepare reports and forecasts on CSU I&C progress and personnel forecast.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge in testing, commissioning, and operation of large plant control systems.
• Previous experience with DCS, ICSS, SIS, ESD, and FGS systems.
• Experience with specialized equipment supplier control systems.
• Experience with commissioning and start-up of I&C driven refrigeration compressors using large MV electric motors and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD).
• Preferred experience on an LNG construction site along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
• Heavy industrial ‘direct hire’ construction experience in a supervisory role.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills to lead a team of I&C engineers, supervisors, and technicians.
• Effective communication skills for motivating team members and presenting plans clearly.
• Understanding of applicable Client work processes including Standard Work Process Procedures (SWPPs) and Standard Commissioning and Test Procedures (STCPs).
• Familiarity with Client Standard Applications (BSAPs) including Setroute, Unifier, Aconex, DSCS, PTR, Agile, and Navisworks.
• Extensive technical experience in commissioning, startup, operation, maintenance, and testing of I&C Systems/Components of Oil & Gas Processing Facilities.
• Good knowledge in MS Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of project workflows from design, estimation, construction, administration, coordination, and fabrication.

Education/Experience:

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