Electrical Designer

• Job Category Design, Electrical, Instrumentation
• Relocation Expense Covered No
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

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Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Region

Orion Engineers + Constructors is currently seeking an Instrumentation Designer to join our client's team at their facility in Chocolate Bayou, Texas. This position o??ers a competitive compensation package, with salary determined based on the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills.

This role supports instrumentation projects at our client sites by coordinating project scope, design details, and field activities with the Project Manager and project team, applying instrumentation focused design principles to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant project execution. Key responsibilities include verifying and updating drawings in AutoCAD and Micro Station, maintaining accurate as-built documentation, assisting with construction estimates and startup support, and resolving field issues related to DCS/SCADA systems while working closely with Operations, Maintenance, HS&E, Automation, and Engineering to support successful commissioning and project closure.

• Identify and communicate instrumentation project scope, specifications, and design criteria upon assignment to a project, seeking guidance on unfamiliar or complex requirements.
• Participate in development and planning meetings for assigned projects and coordinate work activities with the Project Manager, Capital Engineer, and other project team members.
• Proactively lead and coordinate the e??orts of a small design/drafting sta?? on defined tasks, under senior direction, to help achieve scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Coordinate instrumentation design with plant and Capital Engineering SMEs from estimate through all design stages, including alignment with DCS/SCADA and operations needs.
• Produce Electrical & Instrumentation bid/construction packages and drawings, with engineering review and approval, focused primarily on instrumentation deliverables (indexes, loops, hook-ups, location plans, and I/O wiring).
• Determine instrumentation material take-o??s and assist in providing construction quantities and cost estimates for the E/I scope with appropriate oversight.
• Perform field verification, redlining, and updating of existing drawings, and update existing drawings utilizing redlines by others to keep construction and as-built documentation accurate.
• Check project design work prepared by others or outside resources for tag consistency, drawing accuracy, and basic conformance to codes, specifications, and design criteria, escalating complex issues to senior staff.
• Provide on-site assistance to Commissioning/Start-Up teams, supporting loop checks, cutover, and startup activities, including basic troubleshooting of instrument issues in the field.
• Assist in building and maintaining DCS/SCADA tag databases and support testing by verifying tags, ranges, units, and alarms between field devices and control systems.
• Be teachable/trainable and willing to learn new skills, tools, and company standards, including completing required training and minimal travel to other UOP/Honeywell sites as project scope requires.
• Perform other tasks as assigned or directed by the Orion manager and Client representative.

• Preferred candidates will have a history of successful work experience and job assignments at refinery or chemical operating units.
• Familiarity with software used in plant operations, like SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and Micro Station for E/I drawings is preferred.
• Be prepared for on-call…