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Principal Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls

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Provides principal-level instrumentation and controls expertise for LNG plant systems, supporting design, installation, commissioning, operations, troubleshooting, controls logic, communications, cause-and-effect testing, complex loops, and reliable operation of distributed control, safety, fire and gas, PLC, instrumentation, and alarm management systems.
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Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We are seeking qualified applicants for the position:

Principal Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls

Located:

Houston

Summary

We are seeking a Contract Principal Instrument and Control System Engineer to join our project team in Houston, Texas.  The position is Monday – Friday in office. 

This position will report to the Director of Instrumentation and Controls. 

The role will be part of the team responsible for ensuring that the Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems operate as per design, in a safe and reliable manner with minimal downtime.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

  • Apply technical expertise to support design, installation, commissioning, and operation of instrument and controls systems as subject matter expert. 

  • Troubleshoot and solve controls logic and communication issues.   

  • Participate in check out of cause and effects, complex loops, etc.

Qualifications

Required experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, preferably with specialization in Process Control, Control systems, Control Narratives, Cause and Effects and Instrumentation. 

    • Minimum 10 years’ experience working with instrumentation and control systems. 

    • Experience with: Plant Instrumented Control and Safety Systems (e.g. Distributed Control Systems (Mark VIe & Emerson Delta V), Safety Systems (Mark VIe, HIMA), Fire and Gas Systems, and Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Emerson/GE, etc.) 

    • Operational Technology Networks, Fiber Optic Network Design 

    • Field Instrumentation for process measurement (e.g. Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow, etc.)  Fire and Gas, Control Valves, Shutdown Valves (Air, Gas, and Motor Operated), Analyzers (H2S, Moisture, etc.) Gas Chromatographs, CEMS, Flow Metering Systems (Ultrasonic, Coriolis, Differential Pressure, etc.) and their transmission systems (e.g. 4-20mA, Hart, ProfiBus, etc.) 

    • Alarm Management Systems including Management of Alarm databases and audits against Operating systems 

    • Power generation systems Gas and Steam Turbines Generators, HRSG, ACC. 

    • Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI) 

    • P&ID review and development of I&C Scope. 

    • Industry standards, such as NFPA, API, ISA, ASME. 

    • Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities highly preferred.  ​​

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

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