Staff Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies.

About the role

The Staff Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls will lead small to medium projects for the Instrumentation & Control discipline at our Plaquemines Parish Facility, interfacing with customers and coordinating with the project team. This role involves taking responsibility for the engineering and design team, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule requirements are met, and supporting the Technical Integrity role for the I&C discipline.

Self-motivated individuals with a desire to solve complex engineering problems, effective team leadership, and strong communication skills are ideal for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a discipline project team of Designers/Engineers as part of the Instrumentation team.
• Serve as project lead designer/engineer and supervise the work of other engineers, designers, or drafting.
• Perform designing/engineering work/deliverables as part of the Instrumentation & Control team.
• Interpret project specifications and coordinate/communicate with other disciplines and the project team.
• 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.
• Apply knowledge of applicable codes and LNG standards to support engineering deliverables.
• Support quality assurance and verification of engineering deliverables.
• Work within the provisions and guidelines of the Company Quality Assurance system.
• Identify issues and problems, and 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.
• 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.

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 the Oil & Gas industry (LNG production preferred).
• Familiarity with digital tools, digitization, and data acquisition experience.

Skills

• Extensive working knowledge of Instrumentation & Control deliverables such as:
  • Panel (JB and Marshalling) Design
  • P&IDs
  • 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
  • Process Analyzers and sampling systems (a plus)
• Competent use of instrument calculation/selection specific software.
• Working knowledge (design/configuration/implementation) of the following systems:
  • PLCs, preferably Rockwell
  • SISs, preferably Yokogawa, Honeywell
  • DCS, preferably 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 concurrent 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.