The RoleThe
Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer provides technical leadership and project delivery oversight for instrumentation and control (I&C) engineering services in support of Worley and its customers. The role leads small to medium-sized I&C teams, coordinates discipline activities, and ensures safe, high-quality, and compliant engineering deliverables are delivered on time and within budget. The Lead Instrumentation Engineer serves as a key interface between the project team, discipline leadership, and the client across the project lifecycle, from concept and detailed engineering through construction and commissioning.
Responsibilities- Lead instrumentation and controls engineering execution on assigned projects, ensuring alignment with project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.
- Provide day-to-day technical direction to Instrumentation Engineers and Designers, including task assignment, technical oversight, and progress monitoring.
- Serve as the primary I&C discipline interface with Project Management, other engineering disciplines, clients, vendors, and project stakeholders.
- Support project planning, including execution strategies, resource planning, workshare models, and workload forecasting.
- Ensure engineering activities comply with Worley management systems, applicable codes and standards, regulatory requirements, and client specifications.
- Manage scope changes in accordance with approved change management processes and communicate impacts to project schedule and budget.
- Oversee the development, checking, and technical integrity of I&C engineering deliverables, including:
- P&IDs, control narratives, and cause & effect diagrams
- Instrument specifications and datasheets
- I/O lists and control system architecture
- Loop diagrams, wiring, and termination drawings
- Junction box and marshalling cabinet layouts
- Motor control and interlock schematics
- Instrument installation details and construction work packages
- Provide technical input to procurement activities, including requisitions, technical bid evaluations, vendor data reviews, and purchase order support.
- Support construction, commissioning, and start-up activities, including resolution of field queries, technical deviations, and engineering issues.
- Participate in internal, interdisciplinary, and client design reviews to ensure technical integrity of designs.
- Identify technical risks and execution challenges, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Coach and mentor junior and intermediate Instrumentation Engineers and Designers, supporting technical development and knowledge sharing.
- Promote a collaborative, safety-focused, and high-performance team environment aligned with Worley values.
- Promote best practices and continuous improvement within the instrumentation discipline.
Requirements - Accredited Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, or equivalent discipline.
- Currently registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with APEGA.
- Extensive instrumentation and controls engineering experience within an EPC/EPCM or owner/operator environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading small to medium-sized engineering teams on multidisciplinary projects.
- Strong working knowledge of instrumentation and control system design for industrial facilities, including energy, oil and gas, chemicals, mining, and/or infrastructure projects.
- Experience participating in HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, and other process safety and risk reviews.
- Strong understanding of scope definition, work breakdown, task delegation, and engineering execution across project phases.
- Working knowledge of instrumentation selection and application, including:
- Flow measurement (orifice, vortex, venturi, magnetic, ultrasonic)
- Level measurement (radar, guided wave radar, displacers, gauges)
- Temperature measurement, including thermowell design and wake frequency calculations
- Pressure measurement and control
- Familiarity with engineering data management systems and project delivery tools such as SAP, document management systems, and engineering databases.
- Strong understanding of applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent communication, coordination, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience across multiple project phases, including FEED, detailed engineering, construction support, and commissioning, is an asset.
- Experience with both brownfield and greenfield projects and/or portfolio or multi-project delivery environments is an asset.
For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $142,245 to $206,123
Application of the pay band: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as the candidate's qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
