Field Instrument & Controls Engineer

Taylor Hopkinson is searching for an experienced Senior Control Systems Engineer for a world’s largest hydrogen producer company.

The job location is flexible. This person will travel quite a lot within EMEA.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and guide strategies for project execution and control.
• Collaborate with other engineering fields, suppliers, and colleagues as needed to plan and carry out projects.
• Create and manage a project timeline and budget, complying with all relevant safety, engineering, and change management standards.
• Determine plant instrumentation using smart plant instrumentation or similar systems for sizing various Control valves, transmitters, analyzers, sampling systems, flow instrumentation, custody metering and pneumatic systems.
• Primarily concentrate on instrument design, onsite installation and commissioning tasks.
• Possess knowledge of DCS architecture and plant control networks.
• Create and apply PLC, HMI & DCS code configurations as required. Previous understanding / recognition of PLCs (GE, Rockwell, Omron, Siemens WinCC Flex/TIA) and DCS (ABB/ Siemens PCS7/ Delta V) systems would be beneficial.
• Have relevant ATEX / SIS experience.
• Engage in P&ID reviews.
• Support in factory and site acceptance tests and oversee construction contractors.
• Take responsibility for, and actively participate in pre and post commissioning on projects that you have been involved in or assisting teammates.
• Maintain a high level of engineering practice, technical governance and operational discipline throughout all these tasks.

Requirements:

• To possess strong design skills and field experience as a Control & Instrument Engineer.
• To have a successful history in specifying, executing, and implementing instrumented systems.
• To gain practical on-site plant experience, preferably with a hands-on approach and contractor supervision experience.
• To hold an Engineering Degree (Chemical, Mechanical, Control & Instrumentation, or Electrical/Electronic Engineering) and have extensive relevant experience.
• To demonstrate discipline in working to a schedule and managing competing priorities.
• To exhibit self-motivation along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• To prove the ability to work productively, both unsupervised and as part of multi-discipline technical teams.
• To travel extensively within the EMEA region to support projects for short durations, and to occasionally respond to plant problems outside working hours.
• To be willing to travel at short notice.
• To have proficiency in English, but knowledge of additional languages relevant to the EMEA region would be advantageous.
• To expect to work at times as part of international teams as well as at a local level.