Senior Process Automation & Controls Engineer

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose:

We are seeking a Senior Process Automation & Controls Engineer to join our Consulting team, the office location is in Metairie, Lousina. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer with 10+ years of industrial controls and automation experience who is ready to lead Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) engineering deliverables, support customer projects and operating facilities, and provide technical guidance to customers and project teams. The role combines consulting and project development work with hands-on control system engineering and operational support. Working alongside engineers, operations and maintenance teams, and customer stakeholders, you will support design, implementation, commissioning, startup, and ongoing support activities across industrial process, manufacturing, energy, mining, refining, petrochemical, pipeline, power generation, and other heavy industrial environments.

Responsibilities:

Consulting and Project Development

• Lead the development, review, and implementation of I&C engineering deliverables for customer projects and operating facilities.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations to customers and project teams.
• Support projects through design, implementation, testing, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Interface with equipment vendors, system integrators, and customer stakeholders.
• Collaborate with automation, instrumentation, operations, and maintenance teams to improve system and process performance.
• Provide technical support for reliability, safety, and production objectives.
• Independently prioritize and execute assigned work with limited direction.

Control Systems Engineering

• Prepare and maintain I&C engineering documentation, including:
• Design documents: Control Narratives, Functional Design Specifications (FDS), Cause-and-Effect Matrices, and Alarm Philosophy and Rationalization Documentation.
• Data and drawings: Instrument Indexes, I/O Lists, PLC and DCS Logic Diagrams, and Loop Drawings.
• Testing and commissioning: Test Procedures and Commissioning and Startup Packages.
• Support and maintain plant control systems, DCS platforms, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), HMI/SCADA applications, and associated industrial networks.
• Execute control strategy modifications, logic changes, graphics development, and system troubleshooting.
• Work directly with customer operations and engineering personnel to identify and resolve process control issues.
• Review and interpret existing control programs and documentation.
• Participate in control system upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management activities.
• Support commissioning, startup, testing, and troubleshooting activities.
• Travel up to 25% as required to support customer projects, commissioning activities, troubleshooting, various field programs, and business needs throughout North America.

What you will bring

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

Required

• Proven experience with Rockwell ControlLogix PLC configuration.
• Proven experience with Ignition HMI/SCADA graphics configuration.
• Senior level (minimum 10+ years) of industrial controls and automation experience, including demonstrated experience supporting industrial facilities and customer projects.
• Proven experience developing, reviewing, and executing I&C engineering deliverables, with hands-on experience producing control narratives, functional design specifications, cause-and-effect matrices, instrument indexes, I/O lists, logic diagrams, loop drawings, alarm management documentation, test procedures, and commissioning documentation.
• Strong understanding of process control principles, alarms, interlocks, regulatory control strategies, and safety systems.
• Experience working directly with operators, maintenance personnel, and engineering teams.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with customer personnel, operators, maintenance teams, and engineering stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work independently, quickly become productive in unfamiliar environments, and lead controls engineering activities with minimal onboarding.
• Results-oriented and proactive in identifying and solving problems; adaptable and able to support multiple customers, projects, and technologies in fast-paced operational environments.

Preferred:

• 10-20+ years of controls and automation engineering experience, with demonstrated success delivering both project and operational support assignments.
• Experience supporting the full project lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, commissioning, startup, and ongoing customer support.
• Experience supporting customers in industrial process, manufacturing, energy, mining, refining, petrochemical, pipeline, power generation, or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience working within an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) environment is considered a strong asset.
• Experience supporting multi-discipline engineering projects through design, implementation, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Experience with DCS migrations, upgrades, and modernization projects.
• Experience supporting both regulatory and advanced process control applications.
• Brownfield modifications and operational support.
• Functional safety and alarm management knowledge.
• Knowledge of integrated plant operations and production optimization.

Preferred (experience with one or more of the following)

• HMI graphics: Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE.
• PLC platforms: Siemens PCS7 / S7, Schneider Electric.
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS): Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell Experion PKS, Honeywell TDC 3000 / HPM, Foxboro I/A Series, ABB 800xA, Yokogawa CENTUM.
• Safety systems: Triconex Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).

Additional Technical Skills:

• Industrial communications (Modbus, OPC, Ethernet/IP, Profibus, Profinet).
• Control system cybersecurity awareness.
• Control system lifecycle support and vendor coordination.
• Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) lifecycle support.
• Alarm management and control system optimization.
• System integration, testing, and commissioning.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Computer, Process Control, or a related Engineering discipline.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation or eligibility is preferred.

Moving forward together We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.