Principal Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Wood has an opportunity for a Principal Control and Instrumentation Engineer in Reading. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of project work, in accordance with the Discipline Design Instructions, including Wood and / or Project Procedures on Safety and Quality Control, within the man - hour, cost budgets and the project schedule targets.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and able to work independently. They will be confident in their own ability to deliver the Control and Instrumentation scope on a project on time and within budget, while facilitating effective work share with other execution center’s around the world.

Scope of work

• Develop specification and prepare material requisitions for control systems, instruments, control valves and all other instruments
• Issue material requisitions to the Material Management Department for enquiry, order placement and for any subsequent revisions
• Prepare the Master Requisition Index and update and issue it on a regular basis
• Review Vendors’ quotations prepare technical quotation evaluation and recommend the final technically acceptable Vendor, in conjunction with Materials Management Department commercial quotation evaluation. Technically approve Order Variation Summaries
• Hold co - ordination meetings and engineering review meetings with Vendors of major equipment as required
• Liaise with other Groups and Client as necessary 
• Assess progress and procedure associated reports and input to the DMS. Derive and suggest plans to recover slippage, correct inefficiency and to take any resulting agreed actions
• Advise the Chief / Principal Instrument Engineer of any major slippages and their causes, all policy matters, major technical problems and unresolved differences with other Groups, and requests for changes by the Client which may constitute a contract change 
• Assist in the preparation of Auxiliary Flow Diagrams as necessary
• Establish and maintain a filing system of project documents
• Arrange for the transfer of records to storage, microfilming and for destruction
• Prepare, check, approve and provide technical input into project deliverables to the required quality standards in conformance with or better than, the approved budget and programme
• To provide relevant knowledgeable practical skills in the response and actions for:
• Site visits and site surveys
• Site queries and discussions
• Supplier, vendor, contractor, client and site related discussions
• Site based activities
• To prepare and support discipline contributions to Proposals including:
• Interpretation of the discipline technical content of the Enquiry and understanding the relationship with other disciplines
• Advise Proposal Manager of any omissions, anomalies, inconsistencies or interpretations and develop these to a conclusion
• Definition of activities and deliverables
• Prepare discipline man - hour estimates
• Liaise with the Estimating Group on the preparation of equipment cost estimates and installation work content
• Contribution to Proposal’s discipline write up

• To be technically astute and conversant with the lasted advances in technology
• Ability to deliver documentation that is technical correct to the required standard and schedule 
• Understand and control Material Take Off
• Experience in a similar role within the contractor environment is essential
• Prior experience reviewing Engineering Flow Diagrams and Piping Layouts and Models with reference to assigned equipment

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.