DESIGNATION

Lead/Sr. Instrumentation Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION
Reporting lines and interactions:
Functionally reports to: Head of Discipline - Instrumentation & Control, Technical Manager
Operationally reports to: Project Manager, Engineering Manager, Lead Discipline Engineer
Job Scope :
The Senior Instrumentation and Control Engineer is primarily engaged in the design, modeling, and analysis
of I&C engineering requirements on a project, tender or proposal, as per client standards, international
codes, and project scope of work. He reports functionally to the Head of Discipline and operationally to one
or more Project / Engineering Managers.
Key Responsibilities:
Be it in the context of preparation for a tender / proposal or involvement in a project as Discipline or Lead
Engineer, the key responsibilities of the Senior Engineer are:
1. Planning and executing Instrumentation engineering design for field instrumentation, Distributed
Control System (DCS), Supervisory control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Integrated Control System
(ICS), Fire and Gas, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Telecommunications systems. This
entails the preparation of basic design , FEED and detailed design of the instrumentation and
controls part of the project, such as:
- Control & Operations Philosophy
- Schedule and Cost Estimates
- EPIC Scope of Work, Schedule and Cost Estimates
- Basis of Design document
- Architecture Diagrams
- Functional Specifications
- Telecommunication System
- Technical Bid Evaluations
- Review of instrumentation drawings
- Construction Scope of Work
- Review of drawings from other Disciplines.
2. Ensuring that the design is carried out as per the industry standard practices and in conformance
with the quality management system.
3. Document Control: This entails the development / update of the Document Register with accurate
progress information on a regular basis.
4. Co-ordination with Project and client, subcontractors and/or suppliers
5. Providing technical support to site engineers on technical query issues
6. Coordination with client engineers on Instrumentation engineering issues
7. Providing support in the Instrumentation area for procurement activities
8. Assisting in the preparation of project proposals and pre-qualification documents in what relates to
Instrumentation engineering design.
9. Identification of issues that impede project progress and reporting to Project Managers and
Discipline Heads
10. Providing site engineering support, as well as other inter-disciplinary support should the
requirement arise (e.g. Inspection or Procurement technical support).
11. Assimilating the evolution of new products and technology, and updating oneself on the latest
international standards in terms of engineering design practices and their applications;
12. Identifying new methodology of work process required for higher productivity.
13. As Lead Discipline Engineer, when assigned on projects, responsible for managing the team of
engineers, designers, and delivering the engineering requirements of the project as listed in the
responsibilities section above.