LEAD INSTRUMENTATION DESIGNER

The Lead Instrumentation Designer will be responsible for leading and coordinating all instrumentation design activities across EPC projects, ensuring compliance with technical requirements, industry standards, and project schedules. This role involves managing multidisciplinary interfaces, supporting procurement and construction, and providing technical leadership to design teams. The position requires strong expertise in instrumentation design, leadership skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality engineering outputs while meeting project cost and schedule objectives.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop instrumentation design plans, define scope of work, key deliverables, and schedules.
• Ensure design outputs meet technical, financial, and scheduling objectives.
• Monitor and track instrumentation design progress to maintain alignment with project timelines.
• Coordinate instrumentation design with other engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, civil, process) to ensure seamless integration.
• Manage interfaces between instrumentation engineering and procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to avoid delays.
• Lead and mentor instrumentation design teams, including internal staff and external consultants/contractors.
• Provide technical direction, performance guidance, and support professional development of team members.
• Proactively identify and mitigate instrumentation design risks that could impact cost, schedule, or quality.
• Ensure designs comply with international standards, industry codes, and client specifications.
• Implement design reviews, safety checks, and quality assurance processes to ensure design integrity.
• Act as the focal point for all instrumentation design-related discussions with clients and project stakeholders.
• Provide updates and progress reports on design status, milestones, and challenges to senior management.
• Evaluate and manage scope changes, ensuring impacts are documented and communicated.
• Identify opportunities to optimize instrumentation designs for cost efficiency without compromising functionality or safety.
• Prepare technical specifications and assist procurement with vendor evaluation and selection.
• Collaborate with vendors to ensure instrumentation equipment and systems meet specifications and project schedules.
• Support construction teams by resolving design-related issues during project execution.
• Participate in pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, ensuring all instrumentation systems are tested, calibrated, and validated before client handover.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical & Instrumentation, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in instrumentation design within EPC projects, with at least 5 years in a lead or senior designer role.
• Proven expertise in instrumentation systems design (DCS, ESD, F&G, SCADA, field instrumentation, control valves, analyzers).
• Strong knowledge of relevant industry codes, standards, and client specifications.
• Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary coordination and large-scale EPC projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to support site activities during construction and commissioning phases.

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