Lead Instrument & Control Engineer

About the role

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) is looking for an Instrument & Controls (I&C) Lead Engineer for an upcoming project. The role works with a team of engineers to define solutions that reduce risk and increase installed production capacity, supports site operations safely and effectively, and provides front-line support to Operations and Maintenance teams by resolving minor issues and escalating bigger ones to the Central Engineering Team. It reports to the Area Engineering Support Team Lead and has I&C Engineers as direct reports.

Key responsibilities

• Optimize I&C systems day to day to keep process control safe, stable and efficient, including loop tuning, alarm management and SIS performance monitoring.
• Identify production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecasts and grow installed production capacity.
• Keep control systems within their design and operating envelopes, reporting and managing deviations through operational risk assessment.
• Lead or support root cause investigations (e.g. 5 Whys, fault tree analysis) for I&C-related process safety incidents, production losses and product quality issues.
• Prioritize I&C vulnerabilities by risk and production impact and focus corrective actions on the highest-priority issues.
• Lead continuous improvement projects for instrumentation, automation and control systems and engage site teams in improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Above 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry (preferably with IOC's direct or contract).
• Technical degree in engineering or a related engineering subject.
• Previous asset engineering or operations engineering experience and practical exposure to production facilities.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and coaching skills, with a proactive, results-driven approach.
• Skilled in behaviour change management.
• Not essential but preferable: Chartered Engineer status, experience in culturally and linguistically diverse environments, and Certified Professional Engineer certification.

Required skills

• Excellent IT skills: office suite, document management, CMMS and change management applications.
• Instrumentation, automation and control systems knowledge.