SPI Administrator

SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) Administrator   

Hours: Mon-Friday in office (no hybrid or remote)

Seeking a SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) Administrator. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants hands-on experience supporting EPC projects from early design through commissioning and turnover.

The SPI Administrator will partner with Instrumentation Engineering and IT support teams, to maintain a reliable SPI environment, protect engineering data integrity, and deliver consistent project configurations.

What You Will Do in Your Role

• Configure and maintain SmartPlant Instrumentation databases and project environments in alignment with project and company requirements.
• Create new SPI projects and domains, and configure plant hierarchies, project settings, preferences, naming conventions, and supporting tables.
• Import P&ID tag and process data into new SPI projects using company-specific templates and standardized procedures.
• Collaborate with the SPI hosting company to manage user accounts, security groups, roles, and access rights.
• Configure, maintain, and standardize EDE views, reports, specification forms, browser views for various instrument types, and project-specific deliverables.
• Support instrumentation engineering workflows and deliverables, including instrument indexes, specification sheets, and hook-up assignments.
• Maintain SPI data integrity and system reliability through database validation, backup coordination, issue resolution, and disciplined change control.
• Troubleshoot application, database, configuration, reporting, and user-access issues; provide timely technical support; and escalate infrastructure issues to the SPI hosting company and/or IT support when needed.
• Develop and maintain SPI procedures, user guides, training materials, and project-specific administration documentation.
• Provide user training, coaching, and first-line support to promote consistent SPI workflows, accurate data entry, and efficient use of the application.
• Coordinate with Instrumentation Engineering and IT to standardize data imports into SPI projects.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership and the IT support group to evaluate new engineering system architectures, automation initiatives, and technical solutions that improve project execution, data quality, and operational efficiency.

Requirements:

• Three or more years of hands-on experience administrating SmartPlant Instrumentation in an EPC, refinery, petrochemical or similar industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of instrumentation engineering workflows and deliverables, including instrument indexes, specifications, and hook-up details.

Taylor Technical Services began business in 1977. Since then, we have grown to become one of the largest suppliers of Engineering personnel in the Houston/Gulf Coast area and Alaska. We pride ourselves in having recruiters and account managers that have experience and have worked in the oil & gas engineering industry.

Specialties: Cad Drafters, Electrical Designers, Instrument Designers, Structural Designers, Piping Designers, Electrical Engineers, Instrument Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Pipe Stress Engineers, EH&S, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Controls, Document Control, Administrative