Job Description Summary

The Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical Designer - Smart Instrumentation (SI) formerly known as SPI/INtool and AutoCAD, is an essential partner and member of the IC&E Engineering team and plays a key role supporting BD/RD facilities in safe, reliable, and compliant operation. This position provides hands-on IC&E design execution and documentation support, with a strong emphasis on Smart Instrumentation (SI) content, formerly known as SPI/INTools including AutoCAD-based design execution and drawing updates, as an individual contributor.

This role focuses on field verification, as-built reconciliation, and execution of approved design changes in Smart Instrumentation (SI) and AutoCAD in support of MOCs, routine maintenance, and capital work.

Job Description

POSITION DETAILS

Pay - $40/hr as a W2 employee of IPM

Work Location - Chevron Tech Center

Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Perform field walkdowns and site surveys to verify existing instrumentation and electrical installations.
• Execute as-built reconciliation by translating verified field conditions and redlines into accurate design documentation.
• Perform Smart Instrumentation (SI) design execution, including:
• Creation and update of loop data (Loop module)
• Wiring and termination design entries (Wiring/Termination modules)
• Instrument tag creation and updates tied to approved changes (Instrument Index / tag register)
• Verification of Smart Instrumentation (SI) design content (e.g., spec sheet module, instrument index) against field installations and drawings
• Provide CAD-based IC&E design support for Management of Change (MOC), routine maintenance, and capital projects.
• Create, revise, and maintain IC&E design drawings in AutoCAD including:
• Electrical one-line diagrams
• Wiring diagrams and cable schedules
• Motor Schematics
• Control loop drawings
• Panel, marshalling cabinet, and enclosure drawings
• General arrangement and installation drawings
• Coordinate with IC&E engineers, reliability personnel, and site staff to ensure Smart Instrumentation (SI) design data and AutoCAD drawings accurately reflect approved and as-built field conditions.
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements by ensuring documentation is accurate, current, and audit-ready.
• Identify discrepancies between Smart Instrumentation (SI), drawings, and field conditions and work them to resolution through established design workflows.
• Manage multiple design assignments concurrently and work independently to agreed schedules.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with IC&E and site stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with additional advanced specialized coursework in CAD, SmartPlant (INtootls)drafting, instrumentation technology, or electrical design.
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD for industrial design applications.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience using Smart Instrumentation (SI), for design execution.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial IC&E design or CAD drafting experience.
• Experience performing field verification and producing accurate as-built documentation.
• Experience working in operating, PSM covered facilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Electrical, Instrumentation or related Drafting & Design Technology
• Extensive experience executing AutoCAD and Smart Instrumentation (SI) design in brownfield environments.
• Experience supporting Management of Change (MOC) design execution.
• Experience with electrical and instrumentation systems in industrial process facilities.
• Strong understanding of IC&E design document lifecycles and as-built closeout.
• 10+ years of industrial IC&E design or drafting experience.

About Us:

In this position, you would be an employee of Independent Professional Management (IPM), a women-owned, top-rated employer that supports Chevron and has been in business since 1992. IPM is an employee-first company, we know that our employees are the key to our success. Full benefits, 401K plan, online payroll software offered & HR that gets to know you!

IPM offers our contractors a chance to improve their skill set while working with industry leading companies. If you want to work with the best, work with IPM.

Chevron is one of the world's leading energy companies, with approximately 60,000 employees working in countries around the world. We explore, produce and transport crude oil and natural gas; refine, market, and distribute fuels and other energy products; manufacture and sell petrochemical products; generate power; and develop future energy resources, including biofuels and geothermal energy.

Pay: From $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance

Application Question(s):

• Please provide a day and month of birth (not year) for you Candidate profile.

Experience:

• industrial IC&E design or drafting: 5 years (Required)
• Smart Instrumentation (SI), for design execution: 5 years (Preferred)
• AutoCAD with electrical system: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person