Senior Process Automation & Controls Engineer

Description

About us Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose:

We are seeking a Senior Process Automation & Controls Engineer to join our Consulting team, the office location is in Metairie, Lousina. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer with 10+ years of industrial controls and automation experience who is ready to lead Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) engineering deliverables, support customer projects and operating facilities, and provide technical guidance to customers and project teams.

The role combines consulting and project development work with hands-on control system engineering and operational support.

Working alongside engineers, operations and maintenance teams, and customer stakeholders, you will support design, implementation, commissioning, startup, and ongoing support activities across industrial process, manufacturing, energy, mining, refining, petrochemical, pipeline, power generation, and other heavy industrial environments.

Responsibilities:

Consulting and Project Development Lead the development, review, and implementation of I&C engineering deliverables for customer projects and operating facilities.

Provide technical guidance and recommendations to customers and project teams.

Support projects through design, implementation, testing, commissioning, and startup phases.

Interface with equipment vendors, system integrators, and customer stakeholders.

Collaborate with automation, instrumentation, operations, and maintenance teams to improve system and process performance.

Provide technical support for reliability, safety, and production objectives.

Independently prioritize and execute assigned work with limited direction.

Control Systems Engineering Prepare and maintain I&C engineering documentation, including:

Design documents:
Control Narratives, Functional Design Specifications (FDS), Cause-and-Effect Matrices, and Alarm Philosophy and Rationalization Documentation.

Data and drawings:
Instrument Indexes, I/O Lists, PLC and DCS Logic Diagrams, and Loop Drawings.

Testing and commissioning:
Test Procedures and Commissioning and Startup Packages.

Support and maintain plant control systems, DCS platforms, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), HMI/SCADA applications, and associated industrial networks.

Execute control strategy modifications, logic changes, graphics development, and system troubleshooting.

Work directly with customer operations and engineering personnel to identify and resolve process control issues.

Review and interpret existing control programs and documentation.

Participate in control system upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management activities.

Support commissioning, startup, testing, and troubleshooting activities.

Travel up to 25% as required to support customer projects, commissioning activities, troubleshooting, various field programs, and business needs throughout North America.

Qualifications What you will bring

Technical/Industry

Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

Required Proven experience with Rockwell Control Logix PLC configuration.

Proven experience with Ignition HMI/SCADA graphics configuration.

Senior level (minimum 10+ years) of industrial controls and automation experience, including demonstrated experience supporting industrial facilities and customer projects.

Proven experience developing, reviewing, and executing I&C engineering deliverables, with hands-on experience producing control narratives, functional design specifications, cause-and-effect matrices, instrument indexes, I/O lists, logic diagrams, loop drawings, alarm management documentation, test procedures, and commissioning documentation.

Strong understanding of process control principles, alarms, interlocks, regulatory control strategies, and safety systems.

Experience working directly with operators, maintenance personnel, and engineering teams.

Strong communication, technical writing, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with customer personnel, operators, maintenance teams, and…