Control Systems Specialist (SIS)

Safety Instrumented Specialist (SIS)

Houston, TX and La Porte, TX

Contech Control Services is seeking team-oriented professionals who have knowledge in Safety

Instrumented Systems (SIS), configuration, graphics, logic programming, and safety lifecycle activities of plant control systems.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The Safety Instrumented System Specialist performs a wide range of duties including some or all of the following:

- Responsible for design, specification, selection and services relating to safety systems.

- Candidate will plan, budget, organize and control an important segment of a typical safety systems project.

- Lead the development of safety lifecycle deliverables e.g., Safety Requirements

- Specification, SIL Verification Calculations, Safety Lifecycle Plans, GAP Analysis, Validation Procedures, etc.

- Responsible for configuration of SIS/BMS/FGS.

- Serves as project technical advisor for ANSI/ISA-84 or IEC-61511 items.

- Communicates progress to the project manager for inclusion into reports to clients.

- Responsible for quality of the safety system portion of the project.

Requirements:

The Safety Instrumented Systems Specialist requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:

- BS Degree in Engineering preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.,

- PE certification related to Control Systems is preferable.

- TUV, CFSE/CFSP or equivalent certification is highly desired.

- 5+ years of control system engineering experience.

- Demonstrated experience in technical execution on both FEL/FEED and EPC projects in the chemical and petrochemical industry.

- Proficient in Safety Instrumented Systems and possess the related functional safety lifecycle management knowledge.

- Familiarity with SIL calculation software e.g., ex SILentia, SIL Solver, or equivalent.

- Hands-on experience configuring one or more of the following systems: Triconex, Honeywell FSC & Safety Manager, DeltaV SIS, and Wonderware.

- Knowledge of Microsoft software products.

Working conditions are as follows:

• Position Type: Full Time.

• Standard Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:00 am to 5:30pm.

• Overtime: Occasionally.

• Range: Permanent.

• Travel: Maximum of 25%.