Senior Instrumentation Engineer

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Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal. 

Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we’ll provide you unlimited space to grow.

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. 

Privately owned by our people, GHD provides engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients across five continents. Focused on creating lasting community benefit, our connected global network of 10,000 people delivers projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics. 

Committed to sustainable development, GHD improves the physical, natural and social environments of the many communities in which we operate. 

Our Americas Engineering Design Organization delivers comprehensive engineering services to the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. We are actively expanding and diversifying our capabilities to support the transition to low-carbon energy solutions. These include Hydrogen, Ammonia, CO₂, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids (NGL), and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

To support this growth, we are seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to join our team in either our Baton Rouge, LA or Houston, TX office. This role involves solving complex engineering challenges, conducting technical analyses, and collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders across all levels. The Senior Instrumentation Engineer will be responsible for designing instrumentation systems, components, and infrastructure in support of a wide range of energy projects.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to make decisions and recommendations recognized as authoritative and have important business impact on extensive engineering activities related to manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use or for large-scale production and distribution of electrical power. 

 

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Lead instrument effort to provide project Instrument Engineering (FEL and detail design) for small to medium sized projects by working with project managers, project team members, end users and other design discipline engineers / design leaders.
• Prepare engineering sketches, perform engineering calculations, and perform checking of engineering drawings.
• Review and mark-up of instruments and controls on P&IDs to ensure compliance with company, client and ISA standards.
• Prepare intermediate to advanced data sheets and specifications for project assignments detailing client performance requirements, specific component needs, design requirements, applicable design codes, and vendor drawing requirements.
• Review and approve the selection of instrumentation suitable for different area classifications, such as Class 1 – Div1, Class 1 – Div2, and General Purpose.
• Responsible for the selection and specification of various types of instrumentation for equipment, which include transmitters, gauges, switches, etc., for Pressure, Level, Temperature & Flow applications.
• Prepare inquiry and purchase requisitions as well as bid tabulations associated with equipment purchases.
• Review and/or approve vendor drawings for compliance with project specifications.
• Actively participate in client hazard identification and observation studies (HAZOP).
• Verify accuracy and completeness of all deliverable products and services in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Provide oversight of design staff engaged on projects along with the ability to mentor technical support staff.
• Plan and manage workload, budgets and project resources.
• Set realistic expectations and ensure assigned projects are completed according to schedule and within budget.
• Work closely with the GHD teams to develop proposals and refine instrumentation design, ensuring alignment with project specifications, client best practices, and industry stand