Sr Instrumentation & Control Engineer
CR/078188
Posted: 26/06/2025
- Competitive hourly wage and comprehensive benefits available
- United States, Colorado, Denver
- Contract
As a Senior Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Engineer, you will provide expert I&C engineering services to the Client and its customers. In this role, you will lead technical efforts, oversee project execution, and ensure quality and compliance within the I&C discipline. You will play a critical role in driving innovation, efficiency, and excellence across medium and large-sized projects while mentoring and guiding the I&C team.
Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and provide technical direction to engineers and designers in executing the I&C scope of work on medium and large projects.
• Estimate required manhours, prioritize tasks effectively, assign work per project schedules, and communicate updates to project management.
• Verify the completeness and quality of work performed, ensuring compliance with company and industry standards.
• Coordinate with project management and discipline managers to ensure alignment with standard practices and procedures.
• Perform routine and complex engineering, design, analysis, and technical tasks within the I&C discipline utilizing current technology, standards, and software.
• Prepare and review key engineering deliverables, including control narratives, cause & effect documents, equipment layouts, equipment lists, sizing calculations, schematics, equipment specifications, data sheets, requisitions, and technical bid analyses.
• Coordinate with and review design aspects related to the I&C scope.
• Work independently on special assignments or collaboratively within a team environment.
• Implement company and client standards and procedures, while identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Maintain a high-quality design threshold through adherence to established quality procedures.
• Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with agreed codes and practices, contract specifications, schedules, budgets, and safety standards.
• Provide mentorship and professional development support to junior engineers and designers.
Qualifications:
Qualifications & Skillset
Technical & Industry Experience:
• 8 to 12 years of relevant experience in instrumentation and controls engineering.
• Strong understanding of protective devices and coordination techniques.
• Knowledge of ANSI, IEEE, IEC, NEC, and other relevant industry codes and standards.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations related to instrumentation and control systems.
• Familiarity with energy industry instrumentation and controls, including analyzers, control valves, safety valves, pressure and temperature indicating devices, network architecture, control systems, and PLCs.
• Strong client interface skills with the ability to understand and address client needs.
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate effectively with engineers and designers.
• Experience participating in Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimates.
• Ability to manage project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Familiarity with instrumentation and controls construction techniques, installation practices, and plant start-up requirements.
Education & Certification Requirements:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• PE is required in any state or in the process of obtaining one.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and provide technical direction to engineers and designers in executing the I&C scope of work on medium and large projects.
• Estimate required manhours, prioritize tasks effectively, assign work per project schedules, and communicate updates to project management.
• Verify the completeness and quality of work performed, ensuring compliance with company and industry standards.
• Coordinate with project management and discipline managers to ensure alignment with standard practices and procedures.
• Perform routine and complex engineering, design, analysis, and technical tasks within the I&C discipline utilizing current technology, standards, and software.
• Prepare and review key engineering deliverables, including control narratives, cause & effect documents, equipment layouts, equipment lists, sizing calculations, schematics, equipment specifications, data sheets, requisitions, and technical bid analyses.
• Coordinate with and review design aspects related to the I&C scope.
• Work independently on special assignments or collaboratively within a team environment.
• Implement company and client standards and procedures, while identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Maintain a high-quality design threshold through adherence to established quality procedures.
• Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with agreed codes and practices, contract specifications, schedules, budgets, and safety standards.
• Provide mentorship and professional development support to junior engineers and designers.
Qualifications:
Qualifications & Skillset
Technical & Industry Experience:
• 8 to 12 years of relevant experience in instrumentation and controls engineering.
• Strong understanding of protective devices and coordination techniques.
• Knowledge of ANSI, IEEE, IEC, NEC, and other relevant industry codes and standards.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations related to instrumentation and control systems.
• Familiarity with energy industry instrumentation and controls, including analyzers, control valves, safety valves, pressure and temperature indicating devices, network architecture, control systems, and PLCs.
• Strong client interface skills with the ability to understand and address client needs.
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate effectively with engineers and designers.
• Experience participating in Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimates.
• Ability to manage project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Familiarity with instrumentation and controls construction techniques, installation practices, and plant start-up requirements.
Education & Certification Requirements:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• PE is required in any state or in the process of obtaining one.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Kevin Kinzie
Senior Account Manager
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