Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Overview & Responsibilities

The Control and Instrumentation Engineer's function is to ensure proper procurement and design the instrumentation and controls for an ELLIOTT GROUP rotating equipment package.  In addition to these technical roles, the Control and Instrument Engineer is also responsible for the project schedules, budget, time management and communication with internally with other ELLIOTT GROUP teams and external customers.

The purpose of the position is to hire more advanced engineering and leadership experience to an individual with equivalent experience to an ENGINEER I or II or III Control and Instrumentation Engineer. The position will function primarily as a Control and Instrumentation Engineer to achieve equitable and satisfactory execution of contracts, within project budgets and to project schedules on projects of limited complexity.  The position can also function as a support element to a more senior engineering staff member, who is functioning as Lead Engineer on a large or complex project.   In the support role, the position will provide the Lead Engineer, with assistance to achieve the same equitable and satisfactory execution of contracts, within project budgets and to project schedules.

The position will also be responsible to fulfill the following:

·       Maintain an environment of professional and ethical conduct within ELLIOTT GROUP.

·       Follow department process work standards and procedures to achieve best-in-class contract execution as a member of Project Engineering.

·       Interface between the Project Engineer, suppliers and customers both internal and external.

·       Develop technical, project management, and commercial capabilities, to allow for personal development and career growth.

·       Promote a positive attitude for a safe and healthy work environment, as well as awareness for high quality products and services from Project Engineering.

·       Provide input as requested for continuous improvement of ELLIOTT GROUP processes.

·       Develop and demonstrate leadership within Project Engineering.

·       Provide engineering support as required to Project Engineering.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor of Engineering or Technology or equivalent four-year degree from reputed educational institution/university.

Work Experience:

·       Minimum of typically two (2) to twelve (12) or more years of experience, as a Controls and/or Instrument Engineer position, or equivalent experience (Fresh graduates can be evaluated for entry level Engineer -1 position).

·       Demonstrated leadership ability.

·       Demonstrated ability to manage sub-suppliers

·       Demonstrated ability provide quality customer service and support.

·       Exhibits desire for continuous improvement, continuous education, training, and personal development.

·       Possesses good basic work habits, promptness, and dependability.

·       Self-directed worker, with good work ethic.

·       Disciplined, able to follow directions and procedures.

·       Maintains a professional and business-like behaviour.

·       Above average communications skills, verbal, and written with a demonstrated ability to interface across different cultural lines.

·       Ability to travel, including outside the US.

·       Excellent computer skills regarding Word, Excel, and Power Point.  Able to operate proficiently with ELLIOTT Business Systems, Project Management (PM), and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.

·       Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a dynamic work environment.

·       Developed time management skills, with an ability to balance demand among various projects

Preferred requirements:

       Turbo- machinery package instrumentation and control engineering experience 

Nature of position:

The Control and Instrumentation Engineer functions as the primary resource for technical issues regarding instrumentation and control of ELLIOTT Group equipment.

The Control and Instrumentation Engineer also functions as the primary technical contact for sub-suppliers of instrumentation and control related components to achieve contract execution.

The principle daily activities of this job involve collecting and analysing detailed technical information, and effectively communicating that information regarding the assigned project to the appropriate organization.

Responding to new or unfamiliar complex situations is a common experience, however, guidance and direction from others will still be required.   This position will expose the individual to direct customer contact.

The nature of the job is designed to further build upon the foundation of knowledge gained as an ENGINEER I or II or III Control and Instrumentation Engineer, or from previous equivalent work experience.  Training for the position will be aimed at self development of specialization in technical areas, and begin to develop organizational leadership skills.

The individual will be encouraged to further develop their individual contribution to the Project Engineering departmental goals, to the extent that activities covered by established policies or standard procedures can be successfully managed.

Expected travel is around 10-15% typically

Additional work hours or temporary schedule adjustment may be required.

Contact with Others:

Contact with the following occurs on a regular basis:

·       Supervisor of Project Engineering

·       Project Engineers

·       Project Managers

·       Controls COE (Center of Excellence)

·       Engineering COE

·       Purchasing COE

·       Project COE

·       ELLIOTT Packaging Solutions (EPS) - Belle Vernon PA

·       Sales

·       Applications

·       Business Development
Other Departments as required

Contact with the following, will be directly supervised initially and continuously monitored by Supervisor of Project Engineering EPD, Lead Engineer, Project Manager - EPD, or other senior staff member as required by the level of communication:

·       Sodegaura Facility,

·       Clients, Potential Clients, End-users, or Purchasers.

·       Engineering Contractors,

·       Third Party Engineering Firms,

·       Client's suppliers with which technical information must be exchanged.

·       Any Regulatory Agency

·       Communications and contact is expected to be of a strictly technical nature.   Communications regarding commercial or contractual obligations should be addressed only under the direction of the Supervisor of Project Engineering, Manager Project Engineering, Project Manager, or another ELLIOTT senior staff member.

Supervision:

Direction of other's work efforts will be required such as direction to design staff, junior engineers, and document control staff.  The individual may be asked to provide direction for intern, rotational engineer,  ENGINEER I Control and Instrumentation Engineer, ENGINEER II Control and Instrumentation Engineer positions, as mentoring or project relationships require.

Specific Job Responsibilities

1. Continued building understanding of the ELLIOTT organization, it's product lines, Project Engineering - EPD work procedures, and methods, in addition to a firm understand of the interrelationships between Project Engineering, as both suppliers of information, and customers of information from internal and external groups.   The position requires the continued development in the area of instrumentation and controls engineering with the expectation that the individual is to develop as a resource to the department in this area.

2.  Continue building an understanding of industry related standards, such as API 612, 614, 617, 670, ISA S5.1, IEC 1131.  Additionally the position requires a sound understanding of other codes and standards frequently encountered in the petrochemical and oil and gas industries.

3.  Promote a positive attitude for a safe and healthy work environment, as well as awareness for high quality products and services from Project Engineering, in support of ELLIOTT GROUP management initiatives.

4.  Maintain an environment for professional and ethical conduct as directed by ELLIOTT corporate policies and ELLIOTT Code of Ethics.

5.  Assists Project Engineering in the design, procurement and testing of control systems and instrumentation and resolving technical matters to allow for successful execution of the contract for assigned projects:

·       Review and analysis of customer specifications.

·       Review, revision, and submittal of ELLIOTT GROUP internal design specification information.

·       Creation of purchase requisitions to purchasing personnel for material procurement, including all supporting technical documentation

·       Actively participate in Project Transfer Meetings (TM1 and TM2), manage transfer of project technical information from Proposal stage, to Execution stage.

·       Actively participate in key project meetings when required, including Kick Off Meeting (KOM), HAZOP meeting, Customer Coordination Meeting (CCM), Pre-Inspection Meeting (PIM) and Design Review Meetings (DRM).

·       Facilitate major supplier meetings with client, and ELLIOTT personnel, including Kick Off Meeting (KOM), Customer Coordination Meeting (CCM), Pre-Inspection Meeting (PIM) and Design Review Meetings (DRM), with the assistance of the Project Manager.

·       Correspondence, documents, and information to be submitted to the client for approval or record, through the Project Engineer.

·       Provide due diligence in the retention of information sufficient to maintain adequate knowledge of the project for ‘downstream’ operations both internal and external to ELLIOTT GROUP.

·       Generate controls design documentation such as Block Diagrams, I/O lists, termination Lists, Logic Diagrams, Control Narrative, user Manuals, Test Procedures, etc.

·       Support and Lead in interpreting customer specifications and requisitioning components to meet those specifications, developing typical electrical/Instrumentation design drawings/documents along with drafting team (wiring diagrams, junction box and conduit arrangement, hook-up drawings, etc…)

·       Participate in and perform Quality Reviews to ensure controls design documentation is consistent and meets customer requirements.

·       Review and approval of programming (system level control logic) and configuration of control equipment such as PLC's, HMI's, Governors, produced by ELLIOTT sub-contractors.

·       Panel Factory Acceptance Test and customer Witness Testing of completed control panels.

6.  Creation and maintenance of project schedules.

7.  Keeping the Engineering Supervisor, Project Engineer and Project Manager informed of the project status in a timely and accurate manner of issues regarding any assigned project components.

8.  Follow Project Engineering work processes and procedures to achieve department goals.

9.  Actively participate in programs to provide input for continuous improvement initiatives as requested.

10.  Develop technical competence, encourage personal development and career growth by creating individualized career plan and set goals with the Manager of Project Engineering

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