Job Details
Sr Instrument & Controls Engineer
2025-11-15 Orion Group Charleston,WV
Description:
o Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
o Safety Integrated Systems (SIS)
o AutoCAD, MicroStation, Navisworks
o Microsoft Office Suite
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Overview:
We're looking for a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to take charge of complex, multidisciplinary projects and guide high-performing teams from concept through commissioning. This role requires both technical excellence and leadership, ensuring safety, quality, and innovation at every stage. You'll be the go-to expert shaping control strategies, mentoring engineers, and driving successful project delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of instrumentation, controls, and electrical engineers.
- Define scopes, objectives, and budgets in alignment with department leadership.
- Oversee design and analysis of key systems, including:
o Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
o Safety Integrated Systems (SIS)
- Direct development of loop diagrams, indexes, cable schedules, and marshalling layouts.
- Contribute to P&ID development and instrument specifications.
- Guide construction drawing packages to meet industry and company standards.
- Conduct design reviews, manage change control, and enforce quality standards.
- Support procurement, installation, and commissioning activities.
- Represent engineering in client and stakeholder meetings with progress reports and technical insights.
- Stay current with industry regulations and emerging technologies.
- Foster technical growth and capability building across the team.
- Strong knowledge of instrumentation (level, pressure, flow, analyzers) and control platforms (ABB, Honeywell, DeltaV, Ovation, Allen-Bradley)
- Experience drafting control narratives for programmers and working with Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and SIL calculations.
- Proficiency with engineering tools and software such as:
o AutoCAD, MicroStation, Navisworks
o Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in professional English.
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, or Chemical Engineering.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in instrumentation & controls engineering, ideally in polymers, power generation, or related industries.
- Preferred: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Virginia (or the US) or equivalent certification/qualification.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.