- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Deer Park
About the Role
Kent is seeking an experienced Senior Instrumentation Designer to join our team in Deer Park, TX. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to major projects as part of a collaborative, high-performing EI&C team. We’re looking for a designer with extensive experience in instrumentation and control systems, strong multi-discipline coordination skills, and the ability to mentor junior team members while maintaining technical excellence.
Skills and Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
• Lead and execute the development of instrument design deliverables including instrument index, I/O lists, cable schedules, and loop diagrams.
• Prepare detailed installation drawings, hookup drawings, wiring diagrams, and junction box layouts.
• Develop panel layouts, marshalling cabinets, and field junction boxes for constructability and safety.
• Perform site walkdowns, P&ID markups, and instrument location verification.
• Review and integrate vendor data packages into project deliverables, ensuring compliance with client and project standards.
• Generate MTOs, BOMs, and other procurement documentation.
• Support construction and commissioning teams with redlines, as-builts, and technical coordination.
• Collaborate with other disciplines (Electrical, Piping, Process, Mechanical) to ensure alignment of design deliverables.
• Mentor and guide junior designers and ensure quality standards are met.
• Participate in client, vendor, and design review meetings.
• Utilize SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI/INtools), AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation to prepare and revise drawings.
In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Knowledge/Qualifications/Training/Certification:
• 15+ years of relevant experience in instrumentation design for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Power Generation projects.
• Advanced proficiency with SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI/INtools), AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation.
• Strong understanding of DCS/PLC systems, I/O configuration, and loop checking.
• Deep familiarity with ISA, NEC, PIP, NEMA, UL, and IEC standards.
• EPC/EPCM project experience covering FEED, Detailed Design, and Construction.
• Proven ability to check drawings, ensure code compliance, and lead small design workgroups.
• Excellent problem-solving, coordination, and communication skills.
Communication
• Excellent command of English, both written and verbal.
• Strong collaboration and client interfacing skills.
Behavior / Core Competencies
• Strong client focus and professionalism in all interactions.
• Ability to assess, mitigate, and manage design-related risks.
• Commitment to teamwork, integrity, and quality in all deliverables.
HSSEQ
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment, and Quality rules of the Company, its clients, and governing authorities.
Additional Details
Location: Deer Park, TX
Travel: N/A
Experience Level: Senior (15+ years)
Relocation: Not required
Type: Full-time
Company
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
