Job Description
**** Required: Candidates must have direct hands-on Honeywell Experion PKS experience, including C300 Controllers and Series C I/O. ****
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 Specialist 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.