Controls Engineer III

Controls Engineer III

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Controls Engineer III with our oil and gas client in Houston, TX. This is a 6-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $48.00 - $53.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description

The Controls Engineer will support validation and data quality efforts for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and control systems within a large, regulated industrial environment. The primary focus of this role is Digital Cause & Effect (DiCE) automated metrics table population, Cause & Effect (C&E) document tag comparison, and control system tag validation.

Responsibilities

• Populate and maintain automated DiCE metrics tables using established templates and validation rules
• Clean, organize, and transform large datasets to ensure accurate metrics reporting
• Perform consistency checks to verify alignment across data sources
• Track progress against defined validation milestones and report status to project leads
• C&E Documentation Validation
• Execute tag-by-tag comparisons between Cause & Effect (C&E) documentation and reference sources (e.g., instrument lists, I/O lists, logic narratives)
• Identify discrepancies including missing tags, naming mismatches, duplicate entries, or incorrect associations
• Log and document findings in structured tracking tools with clear, repeatable evidence
• SIS / Controls Tag Validation
• Validate SIS and control system tags for completeness, accuracy, and consistency across documentation and systems
• Support large-scale validation efforts by executing repeatable checks across multiple document sets
• Escalate unresolved discrepancies to senior controls or SIS engineers with summarized impacts and supporting documentation

Requirements

• Strong Excel and data-driven skill set, including working with large datasets
• Ability to perform repetitive validation tasks accurately and consistently
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Clear written communication skills for issue logging and status reporting
• Experience with SIS, controls, DCS/PLC and instrumentation environments

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io