Lead Instrumentation and Controls CSU

• Project Completion Incentive: 10% Project Completion Incentive
• Camp Status: Camp provided on-site
• Trips Home: Covered
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Location: Winnemucca, NV

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $67.66–$87.83 / Hour (USD)
• Project Allowance: 10% Project Allowance
• Project Completion Incentive: 10% Project Completion Incentive
• Schedule: 3 Weeks on, 1 Week Off
• Camp Status: Camp provided on-site
• Mobilization/Demobilization: Covered
• Trips Home: Covered
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

In this role, you will be responsible for precommissioning and commissioning planning activities. You will coordinate with project management, engineering, construction, and clients to leverage diverse technical team skills to integrate the startup plan. You will identify risks and trends, manage progress reporting, and proactively correct courses to ensure goals, schedules, and requirements are met.

• Reports to the Thacker Pass Lead Instrument and Controls Startup Engineer and Commissioning Preoperational Manager
• Holds overall responsibility for the Instrument and Controls systems of the Thacker Pass Project, including coordinating with other disciplines and organizations to prepare and execute a plan to complete all Instrument and Controls testing activities including component level, system level, and integrated facility level testing
• Development of Advanced Work Packages for Instruments and Controls Precommissioning and Commissioning testing activities during home office assignment
• Participating in development of the project startup manual, preparing system preoperational testing procedures and integrated system/unit test procedures and other similar required documents
• Prepare, award, and administer specialty subcontracts as required to support commissioning activities
• Provide on-the-job training of client personnel if required by the contract
• Provide input to engineering on revisions required to system descriptions, vendor operating and maintenance manuals, etc. based on review of documents during development of the preoperational test procedures and executing of the commissioning to ensure all such documents are consistent
• Prepare detailed startup plans for the project precommissioning and commissioning activities
• Monitor and maintain the applicable precommissioning and commissioning schedule and budget accounts
• Direct, conduct, and participate in system turnover walkdowns, both Construction and Client turnovers, including development, tracking, and resolution of punch list items related to electrical equipment
• Work hours as required, including shiftwork, overtime, weekends, and holidays as necessary to support the project program
• Perform other duties as directed in support of project activities

• Skilled in English oral and written communication
• Experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS
• Computer literate knowledge mandatory (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Prior experience with startup processes and procedures, plus managed/supervised startup activities on one or more large-scale project(s)
• Must be able to read and understand/interpret electrical schematic, SLDs, wiring, instrument loops, and mechanical PFD drawings
• Technical knowledge of startup, operation, maintenance, or testing and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of engineering systems and calculations, applications of both engineering and startup methods, and application of computers to engineering problems
• Extensive knowledge of precedents in the startup and operations areas and a broad knowledge of principles and practices of related areas
• Creating and maintaining instrumentation documentation including specifications, calibration procedures, and maintenance plans
• Specifying and sourcing control devices for process systems
• Testing, calibrating, installing, repairing, inspecting, and troubleshooting equipment and monitoring devices
• Responsible for review of project designs and make recommendation of changes to design so that projects are safe during entire startup operation

• Computer literate in company systems a plus (Setroute, Teamworks, Smart Completions, etc.)
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