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Job Title: Instrumentation & Controls Technician ILocation: Houston (Downtown)Reports to: Director, Platform Instrumentation & ControlsContract: Temporary 6 month ContractOverviewThe Company is a fully integrated, sustainable energy services provider to higher education & healthcare campuses, cities, and communities, with utility infrastructures serving more than 130 million square feet of space and operations in 10 cities across the United States and growing. In each community, the company operates highly efficient and innovative utility infrastructures that produce and distribute electricity, steam, hot water and or chilled water to customer buildings and campuses. Customers connected to these systems enjoy multiple benefits including reduced operating costs, lower emissions and unmatched reliability. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of a global Infrastructure Investment Consortium with unmatched financial wherewithal and manages a portfolio of long-life, high quality infrastructure assets with high barriers to entry that generate stable and growing cash flows.Job SummaryThe Controls and Instrumentation Technician will be a critical member of the company's Engineering & Construction team, reporting directly to the Director, Platform Instrumentation & Controls. They will provide instrumentation and controls support for a district energy plant producing steam and chilled water.The successful candidate will be expected to be responsible for all instrumentation and controls and maintaining of systems for the district energy plants producing steam and chilled water and its energy transfer stations. Will be responsible for process control instrumentation maintenance and programming of the distributed control system and its peripherals. Will work extensively with Emerson DeltaV, Allen-Bradley PLCs and other types of logic controllers. Must be able to basic understanding of programming, troubleshoot and maintain all instruments and logic controllers which utilizes programming languages: plain English structured text, sequential function chart, function block diagram and ladder logic.The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, strong commitment to deadlines and team, is process oriented with a high sense of ownership in their work, possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and has a basic controls and instrumentation foundation.Primary Responsibilities:Inspects, tests, adjusts, and repairs electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic instruments and systems used to indicate, record, and spects meters, indicators, and gauges to detect failures and process defects.Calibrate accuracy of flowmeters, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, controllers, and other recording, indicating, or controlling instruments to locate defective components in system, using test equipment, such as pressure gauges, mercury manometers, potentiometers, pulse and signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, and power meters.Plan and schedule corrective and preventive maintenance work orders for all types of instruments. Work with operations and maintenance personnel to complete work orders on all types and levels of instrumentation and controls.Will review work orders for completeness including auditing labor hours, parts and contract vendors.Will be responsible for reconciling work orders with contractor invoices.Will work with management to issue KPI reports from the process control Delta V historian.Program process control loops, tune control loops, be familiar with PID and "cascade" control loops.Will work extensively with Emerson Delta V, Allen-Bradley PLC or other types of PID controllers.Read and understand PID and PFD diagrams.Additional Responsibilities:Collaborate with engineering firms to design electrical, instrumentation and control systems.Coordinate and manage contractors or vendors in the maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, or upgrade of all process control systems.Must be proficient with all types of hand tools and power tools both electric and pneumatic. must be able to work with all types of PPE including (but not limited to); dust mask, half-face respirator, all manner of hand protection, eye protection and hearing protection.Must be able to perform the following work in a safe manner; overhead, climb ladders, squat, bend, lift 100 lbs, perform in a confined space, dusty and noisy environment, work outdoors, plenum spaces, hot and cold environments.Must be willing to work holidays, weekends, and over-time.Must be willing to work during all types of weather events including hurricanes and storms.Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including; Word, Excel and Outlook. Will complete maintenance work orders utilizing MPULSE (CMMS software).Will work closely with the operations and maintenance lead personnel along with the Plant Director.Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)The Business has a consistent and dedicated focus on a proactive safety culture. HSE is the responsibility of everyone in the organization. Your accountability for HSE also includes:Promote, ensure, and maintain a safe and healthy environment for your fellow workers and yourself so that everyone goes home injury-free,Work in compliance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Industrial Regulations, Environmental Protection Act and Regulations and HSE policies, programs, and procedures,Responsible for identifying and reporting workplace HSE hazards and concerns to your supervisor immediately and providing solutions (if aware of any) to address these concerns as requested, andImmediate reporting of all work-related injuriesillness to your supervisorQualifications & Experience:A minimum 2-year technical degree in electrical, controls or instrumentation engineering.1-3 years of previous work experience in a manufacturing or industrial process plant environment is strongly lieu of a bachelor's degree, a 2-year associates degree in controls or instrumentation and 5 years of experience in process controls and instrumentation in an industrial environment will be considered.Knowledge of PLCHMISCADADCS hardware and software preferred.Must be able to program PID controls using plain English, block and ladder logic.Knowledge of various instrumentation including flow, temperature, pressure and valves.Excellent written and oral skills· Collaborative and interpersonal skills;· Ability to work and communicate effectively with customers and vendors· Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, fast-paced environment, to adapt quickly and to manage changing prioritiesMust be able to perform field visits.Must be able to perform work in a safe manner; overhead, climb ladders, squat, bend, perform in a confined space, dusty and noisy environment, work outdoors, plenum spaces, hot and cold environments.Working Conditions:Extensive travel as necessary to other assets. Must be able to travel indoors and outdoors throughout the facility or campus. Will occasionally be in dirty or noisy areas such as mechanical rooms.Conditions of Employment:Successful completion of Criminal Background Check and Drug TestValid Texas State Driver's License. Only authorized employees are permitted to use company vehicles, this includes Industrial trucks (forklifts, scissor lifts, etc.) and electric vehiclesgolf carts. To be an authorized employee, you must be at least 21 years old, hold a current valid State Drivers' license and demonstrate a clean driving record. The driver must be on an approved list for company insurance purposes. Your driving record will be screened as part of the pre-employment process and annually in December.CenTrio strives to create a culture of health and wellness. As of December 1, 2021, and consistent with applicable state law, CenTrio will decline to hire individuals who use nicotine products. DISCLAIMERThe preceding position description is intended to provide the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to be a detailed description of the position or be interpreted as a comprehensive listing of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for this position.DIVERSITY STATEMENTWe know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team. CenTrio is committed to the creation and nurturing of a diverse community of individuals through inclusive excellence. Diversity involves recognizing the value of differences and the inclusion of all members of the community including those that experience discrimination or under representation. This is a core value of the organization as we strive for a culturally diverse work force that reflect the multicultural nature of the nation and our world and bring unique strengths and abilities which contribute to CenTrio.