JOB-10047752

Anticipated Start Date

October 19, 2026

Location

Houston, TX

Type of Employment

Contract-to-hire

Employer Info

Our client is a multi-faceted company providing full-service engineering services from start-up to completion phases, including conceptual front-end engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, construction management, and commissioning and start-up phases on small to mid-size projects.

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer to perform civil and structural engineering design while managing and guiding a team of designers and engineers. The role collaborates with project managers, other disciplines, designers, and clients to deliver high-quality and cost-effective engineering solutions.

Job Description

• Develop and maintain instrument indexes and DCS/PLC I/O lists from P&IDs
• Draft instrument loop diagrams, wiring and termination drawings, and junction box and marshalling cabinet layouts
• Prepare control system architecture and network drawings for DCS, PLC, SIS, and historian systems
• Apply hazardous area classification (Class I Div 1/2, Zones) to device selection and installation details
• Participate in HAZOP/LOPA sessions as scribe or note-taker and track resulting control actions
• Review vendor and integrator submittals; support FAT/SAT, loop checks and commissioning
• Perform field walkdowns and as-built surveys of existing instrumentation in operating units
• Manage drawing revisions, redlines, and MOC documentation to client and company standards

Skills Required

• 4-10 years in instrumentation, controls or design drafting (co-ops and internships count)
• Experience with an EPC, system integrator, DCS vendor, or operating chemical plant.

Technical Knowledge

• Instrumentation: Flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analyzer measurement; control valves and actuators.
• Control Basics: PID, cascade, ratio, and feedforward control; interlocks and permissives.
• Systems & Protocols: DCS, PLC, SIS, HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Modbus, and EtherNet/IP.

Software

• AutoCAD and Bluebeam for drawings and markups.
• Microsoft Excel for indexes, I/O lists, and cause-and-effect matrices.
• Exposure to DCS/SIS platforms such as Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell Experion, Yokogawa CENTUM, Rockwell, Siemens, or Triconex is a plus.

Education/Training/Certifications

• High School Degree or Higher

Additional Requirements

• Site Access: Valid driver’s license; ability to pass a drug screen and obtain a TWIC card and required site safety orientations
• Preferred: Existing TWIC card and basic plant safety training (e.g., OSHA 10)