Senior Instrumentation And Control Engineer

Wood

Job Description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer with a proven track record in overseeing the design, operation, and maintaining rotating equipment, ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance with industry standards for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.

We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway and the Middle East and Africa.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years services of our employees at 5 - year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field
  
  

The Key Objectives For This Role Are

• Develop, review, and refine instrumentation and control system designs that align with project specifications and industry standards.
• Lead I&C engineering tasks within multidisciplinary projects ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks are consistently met.
• Specify and select appropriate instrumentation and control devices, develop control philosophies, and validate process control logic.
• Ensure all systems comply with relevant safety codes (e.g., IEC, ISA, SIL) and internal quality assurance protocols.
• Oversee installation, testing, and commissioning of I&C systems, and provide advanced troubleshooting support during operation.
• Conduct hazard and operability studies (HAZOP), failure mode effect analyses (FMEA), and implement safety-integrated system (SIS) logic.
• Collaborate with process, electrical, and mechanical teams to align control strategies with broader system requirements.
  
  

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• To have single - point responsibility for all Instrument and Controls System design and engineering deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering codes and standards as well as the Client s policies and procedures
• Definition of plant overall controls architecture
• Coordination of I&C team and reporting to Project or Engineering Manager on project related matters
• Supporting the Planning, scheduling and execution of discipline activities and deliverables, including manhour estimating and schedule preparation to support bid / tendering as required.
• Ownership of I&C schedule and planning
• Manage discipline work to the required schedule and manpower allocation, including requesting personnel as identified by the plan, and day-to-day supervision of discipline personnel on the project. This includes approval of timesheets, holiday approval and overtime approval where delegated.
• Manage and report progress of all I&C engineering and design budgets in line with contract requirements including weekly and cumulative productivity.
• To identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and / or quality and recommend corrective actions as required
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Qualifications
Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you dont match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world s most critical challenges.

Expected

• Bachelor s degree in a relevant discipline (Instrumentation or Electronics) from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Offshore/Onshore Oil & Gas industry, including minimum (5) years (preferred) in GCC region
• Extensive experience in FEED, Detail design and EPC projects
• Fully coherent in all international codes and standards
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English is required
• Assurance of tender and supply for all I&C equipment
• Thorough knowledge of DCS, ESD, F&G and SCADA systems generally incorporated in major Brownfield oil / gas offshore projects.
• Participation with contribution during P&IDs, HAZOP, and SIL reviews workshop Review and where required approval of work by others
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage