Lead Instrument and Control Engineer

Job Details

Job Purpose:
Accountable for executing instrument & control engineering activities and ensuring technical quality is maintained within budget and schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall management, including supervisor, workload allocation and delivery, of assigned instrument & control team.
• Providing instrument & control engineering input into tenders and proposals, as required.
• Assessing and continuously improving working practices, systems, personnel and team efficiency and performance.
• Promoting new initiatives to clients and third parties, as required.
• Ensuring assigned work is compliant to agreed budget and schedule.
• Input & maintenance of project plan, progress updates and cost control for assigned scopes.
• Instrument & control engineering focal point for project scope/schedule change(s) in accordance with project change control process in conjunction with Planning, Project Engineering & Project Control functions.
• Ensuring compliance to applicable/up to date standards, regulations, codes and procedures.
• Regular liaison with customer focal points and attendance at key meetings, as required.
• Estimate/schedule preparation & approval and electronic submission via digital eco-system.
• Promoting and maintaining effective communication with client, project management and inter-discipline teams.
• Reviewing, checking and approving instrument & control engineering work output (including remote working, e-checking/approval etc.).
• Accountable for discipline checking, approval, and document filing (including electronic).
• Supporting the business to identify, evaluate and select appropriately skilled personnel in line with the business recruitment strategy.
• Conducting and supporting the competency assessment of instrument & control engineering personnel.
• Supporting the personal development of instrument & control engineering personnel.
• Supporting the business to build and implement appropriate engineering processes and procedures.
• Maintaining regular contact and dialogue with Engineering Manager, highlighting issues, concerns or areas for improvement.

• Essential:
  • Extensive experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
  • UK bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in appropriate engineering subject (instrumentation).
  • Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute.
  • Sound technical background and wide range of expertise.
  • Highly experienced in selection and use of, applicable codes, practices, standards and statutory documentation.
  • Competent in the direction and organisation of discipline team within project environment (all sizes)
  • Competent in commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of engineering.
  • Experience in in all aspects of electrical design (including multi-discipline) and use of analytical methods including theoretic background.
• Desirable:
  • Mandatory offshore certification (BOSIET, MIST, Medical, etc.)

• Experience in leading, motivating and developing teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Office: Determined by assigned project/contract.
• Full-Time: 40-hours per week.