Alarm Management Engineer Consultant

Location: Gulf Coast Region (Onsite)

Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract with Strong Extension Potential (1–2+ Years)

Requirements: Valid/Current TWIC Card

We are seeking an experienced Alarm Management Engineer to support a large-scale LNG and energy operations environment. This individual will serve as the subject matter expert responsible for optimizing and rationalizing a complex Honeywell Experion PKS alarm management system to improve operator effectiveness, process reliability, and overall plant safety.

This is a highly visible role supporting mission-critical operations within a sophisticated industrial process environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-term project supporting a cutting-edge industrial operation focused on operational excellence, process safety, and modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, optimize, and maintain alarm settings within a Honeywell Experion PKS environment to support high-performance operator interfaces and safe plant operations.

• Implement advanced alarm management strategies including Alarm Shelving, Dynamic Alarm Suppression, Alarm Tracker, and nuisance alarm reduction initiatives.

• Lead alarm rationalization efforts aligned with ISA-18.2, IEC 61511, ASM Consortium principles, and API RP 1167 standards.

• Utilize Honeywell Alarm Performance Optimizer and related tools to identify and remediate bad actor alarms, chattering alarms, stale alarms, and alarm flooding scenarios.

• Coordinate alarm strategies across integrated process control environments including:

• Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)

• PLCs

• SCADA systems

• Tank monitoring systems

• Pipeline operations

• Generate and present alarm system performance analytics, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement recommendations for plant leadership and operations teams.

• Partner closely with operations, process controls, instrumentation, and engineering teams to improve alarm effectiveness and reduce operator overload during upset conditions.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting Honeywell Experion PKS systems within LNG, oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, pipeline, or other heavy industrial environments.

• Direct, hands-on experience with:

• Honeywell Experion PKS

• C300 Controllers

• Series C I/O

• Alarm Rationalization

• Alarm Lifecycle Management

• Demonstrated experience implementing alarm management strategies within operating industrial facilities.

• Experience using Honeywell Alarm Performance Optimizer (APO) and/or other alarm management tools.

• Strong understanding of alarm philosophy development, nuisance alarm reduction, bad actor remediation, alarm flood mitigation, and operator effectiveness initiatives.

• Working knowledge of:

• ISA-18.2

• IEC 61511

• ASM Consortium principles

• Industrial HMI and alarm design best practices

• Strong understanding of industrial process equipment and control strategies including compressors, rotating equipment, separators, and process control systems.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting LNG facilities, pipeline operations, gas processing plants, refineries, or petrochemical facilities.

• Previous experience leading large-scale alarm cleanup, rationalization, or alarm optimization projects.

• Experience integrating alarm strategies across DCS, SIS, PLC, and SCADA environments.

Education

• No degree required.

• Relevant industrial controls, process controls, automation, instrumentation, or alarm management experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.