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%.