Sr. Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineer - Buffalo

Our Key client in the Production of Gases and Chemicals Industry is seeking Sr. Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineers to join their team. The Engineering Team serves a diverse market including petrochemicals, steel, gasification, and electronics. We are a regional team who works closely with colleagues in our United Kingdom, India, and China engineering offices. We also provide support to the Americas Operations team and after-sales support in upgrading/modifying, revalidation, and maintaining existing plant assets. Job Title: Sr. Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineer - Project Lead Location: Buffalo, NY Pay: $175,000. Sign-Bonus: $5,000-$10,000 Key Responsibilities: 

• Developing process controls execution strategies in conjunction with overall project development team.
• Participate in P&ID development and Operability and Hazard Reviews.
• Create, check or approve specifications of process control equipment including control valves, relief valves, flow measurement devices, process instrumentation, analytical systems, and DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems.
• Identify and manage process controls technical risk items.
• Manage a teams schedule, budget, and quality which can include a local in-house design team, geographically remote engineering and design center, or an outside engineering EPC.
• Review SIL assessments and author SIL verification.
• Participate in Control System Design reviews.
• Responsible for Cyber Security aspects of their scope of supply.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing of Process Automation equipment (DCS, Analyzers, PDC).
• Production and maintenance of instrument summaries.
• Participate in plant commissioning, BPCS / SIS validations, SAT, and startups.
• Manage deliverables and report to project management about progress.
• May participate in preparing cost estimates for valves, instrumentation, analytical equipment, DCS equipment, SIS equipment and labor. 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 8 years of applicable work experience.
• Ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of the design and implementation of control and instrumentation systems for process plants; provide and discuss examples.
• Experience developing BPCS / SIS architectures, control applications, and hardware specifications using Siemens PCS7; additional experience with other controls platforms is a plus.
• Must be able to demonstrate technical competence, leadership skills, and communicate effectively.
• Instrumentation specification authoring in Smart-Plant Instrumentation toolset.
• Must be able to lead and direct the work of junior engineers assigned to projects.
• Must be a strong team player with a willingness to accept responsibility.
• Must be able to problem-solve and utilize critical thinking to develop solutions to challenges.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling you to work well within a multi-disciplinary design team located in multiple geographies and to liaise directly with suppliers and clients.
• Travel is required, both domestic and international.
• Travel will include trips to plant sites, equipment fabricators, outside engineering firms, and customer locations (estimated at 30%).
• Relevant practical site commissioning experience, while not essential, would be of benefit.
• This person should be dedicated and driven. Our desire is to bring a professional to the team who is committed to excellence with a never-ending desire to learn, improve and contribute. 

Why should you choose us?

• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/HSA
• 401(K) – 5% company match with immediate vesting
• Life Ins/Disability/AD&D
• PTO – 3 weeks/year, start of 3rd year an additional week of PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement - $5,250 first year, 2nd year increases to $15K for approved courses/degree programs
• Holidays – 8 scheduled holidays, 4 Floating Holidays
• Company Bonus based on company performance against established goals
• Employee Perks – company discounts to various vendors based on locations.

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