IEC Specialist

The I/E/C Specialist is a senior hands-on technical role responsible for supporting construction completion commissioning startup and early operations of a growing portfolio of Renewable Natural Gas facilities. This position is a field-forward individual contributor role acting as the technical bridge between Engineering Construction and Operations to ensure systems are safe functional maintainable and ready for long-term operations. 

This role requires extensive travel and direct engagement at active construction and operating sites. The I/E/C Specialist operates with significant autonomy while remaining tightly aligned with Operations leadership and project teams. 

Travel Expectations 

• 6075% travel particularly during active construction and commissioning periods 
• Multi-state site support with flexibility to self-schedule travel in coordination with project and operations needs 

Construction Completion & Commissioning 

• Provide hands-on I/E/C support during construction closeout commissioning and startup 
• Verify installations support loop checks FAT/SAT activities and startup readiness 
• Troubleshoot instrumentation electrical PLC and HMI issues in the field 

Operational Readiness & Reliability 

• Support transition from construction to operations with a focus on reliability safety and maintainability 
• Assist site teams in resolving complex I/E/C issues during early operations 
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective actions related to control or 
• electrical failures 

Cross-Functional Coordination 

• Work directly with Engineering Construction Operations vendors and site leadership 
• Provide practical field-driven feedback on designs drawings and constructability 
• Serve as a technical liaison to ensure design intent aligns with operational reality 

Training & Knowledge Transfer 

• Train and mentor plant operators and technicians on I/E/C systems and troubleshooting 
• Help elevate site-level technical capability and reduce long-term dependency on external support 

Standards & Continuous Improvement 

• Support development and refinement of I/E/C standards practices and preferred equipment 
• Identify opportunities to simplify systems improve reliability and enhance maintainability 

Qualifications :

•  812 years of hands-on I/E/C experience in RNG oil & gas power generation chemical or similar industrial environments 
• Strong field experience with PLCs HMIs instrumentation MCCs VFDs and industrial plant power systems 
• Proven experience supporting construction commissioning startup and early operations 
• Practical execution-focused mindset with strong troubleshooting skills 
• Ability to work independently while coordinating across multiple disciplines 
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively as required by project needs 

Controls & Automation Experience

Candidates must demonstrate practical familiarity with industrial automation systems examples include:

• PLCs: Allen-Bradley (ControlLogix CompactLogix) Siemens (S7) or equivalent
• HMIs / SCADA: FactoryTalk View Ignition Wonderware/AVEVA or similar
• Communications: Ethernet/IP Modbus TCP & RTU Profibus/Profinet serial fiber radio cellular telemetry
• Ability to navigate logic troubleshoot I/O and communications faults and support controlled logic changes under MOC

Instrumentation & Process Systems

Candidates are expected to understand how the process operates and how instrumentation impacts safety compliance and uptime.

Hands-on experience with industrial instrumentation commonly used in RNG examples include:

• Pressure
  • Gauge absolute and differential pressure transmitters
  • Low-pressure gas service (wellfield headers blower suction/discharge)
  • High-pressure service (compression upgrading skids pipeline interface)
  • DP transmitters for filter and vessel monitoring
    • Emerson Rosemount
    • Yokogawa EJA/EJX Series
    • EndressHauser Cerabar Deltabar
    • Honeywell SmartLine ST700/ST800
• Temperature
  • RTDs (2-wire 3-wire 4-wire)
  • Thermocouples (Type J K)
  • Temperature transmitters for process gas glycol oil and ambient monitoring
    • Omega RTDs thermocouples
    • Emerson Rosemount 3144P 644
    • EndressHauser iTEMP Series
• Flow
  • Thermal mass flow meters (low-pressure gas wellfields)
  • Ultrasonic flow meters (gas custody transfer or monitoring)
  • Differential pressure flow elements (orifice venturi)
  • Coriolis or turbine meters
    • Emerson Micro Motion Coriolis Rosemount 8800 Vortex
    • EndressHauser Proline Promass Prosonic
    • Siemens SITRANS F
    • Sage Metering Thermal mass gas meters
• Level
  • Radar (guided wave and non-contact)
  • Ultrasonic
  • Differential pressure level transmitters
  • Point-level devices (float tuning fork capacitance)
    • Emerson Rosemount 5300/5400 Radar
    • EndressHauser Micropilot Levelflex
    • VEGA VEGAPULS VEGAFLEX
    • Magnetrol Eclipse displacer and float switches
• Gas analyzers (CH₄ CO₂ O₂ H₂S moisture)
  • Gas Composition / Quality
    • ABB NDIR gas analyzers
    • Siemens ULTRAMAT OXYMAT
    • Servomex MultiExact SERVOTOUGH
  • O₂ / H₂S / Safety Monitoring
    • Dräger Fixed gas detection systems
    • MSA GasGard Ultima
    • Teledyne similar O₂ and gas analyzer
    • Michell Instruments similar Dew point analyzers

• Includes experience with:
  • Sample conditioning systems
  • Calibration gas handling and validation
  • Analyzer shelter integration

• Control valves
  • Emerson Fisher globe/ball valves
  • Flowserve Valtek
  • Neles/various Ball and control valves

• Actuators & Positioners
  • Emerson Fisher DVC6200/6000
  • ABB TZIDC
  • Siemens SIPART PS2
  • Rotork Electric actuators
• Solenoids
  • ASCO RedHat series
  • Parker similar Industrial solenoids

Electrical Power MCCs & Drives

• Experience with low- and medium-voltage industrial power systems
• Troubleshooting MCCs motor starters and control panels
• Configuration and diagnostics of VFDs for blowers compressors and pumps
• Ability to read and interpret one-lines schematics loop diagrams and control drawings
• Familiarity with hazardous area classifications (Class I Div 1 / Div 2)

Analyzer Shelters Compressor Skids & Upgrading Systems

Analyzer Shelters

• ShelterWorks
• Siemens (integration packages)
• Familiarity with HVAC purge systems hazardous-area electrical design

Compressors & Blowers

• Ariel Mayekawa Ingersoll Rand Lonestar

VFDs & Motor Control

• Rockwell Automation PowerFlex series
• ABB ACS drives
• Siemens SINAMICS

Gas Upgrading Treatment & Safety Shutdown Systems

Upgrading Systems

• Wilexa TSA systems
• Sepuran Membrane systems
• Guild Associates PSA / nitrogen rejection

H₂S & Polishing

• Norit Carbon Carbon vessels Sulfur removal media
• PSB- Deoxogenation molecular sieve dehydration

Safety & Shutdown-or similar

• Emerson ESD systems
• Honeywell Safety Manager
• Det-Tronics Gas & flame detection

Construction Commissioning & Startup Experience

Proven experience supporting facilities from drawings through operation including:

• Panel inspections cable terminations instrument installations and punchlist resolution
• Loop checks functional testing interlock and cause-and-effect verification
• Startup troubleshooting nuisance trip resolution alarm tuning and early-life reliability improvements

Additional Information :

What Defines a Tenured I/E/C Technician

• Comfortable working independently in the field under time and operational pressure
• Strong safety discipline including LOTO and energized work controls
• Clear communicator with operations engineering and contractors
• Leaves systems more reliable better documented and easier to maintain than they were found

What This Role Is (and Is Not) 
Senior hands-on technical contributor 
Field-based execution-oriented high-impact 
Not a traditional people manager role 
Not primarily office- or strategy-based 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time