Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Design Lead

Responsibilities

·       Lead the development, coordination, and review
of I&C design requirements, specifications, schedules, and supporting
engineering documentation.

·       Evaluate emerging instrumentation technologies,
communication protocols, and industry standards to develop recommendations
aligned with site operations, the long-term automation roadmap, and FMC F&E
objectives.

·       Define requirements for field instruments,
valves, actuators, junction boxes, panels, cable interfaces, terminations,
signal types, and associated installation arrangements.

·       Coordinate I&C design interfaces with
process, PCS, electrical, equipment layout, construction, and commissioning
teams to ensure consistency across the engineering package.

·       Establish and maintain I&C equipment data,
instrument and final-element specifications, cable identification and sizing
requirements, panel and junction-box arrangements, calibration requirements,
and installation standards.

·       Collaborate with site I&C and automation
personnel to understand existing operations, validate design decisions, and
ensure alignment with the site’s current and future automation strategy.

·       Provide early technical input to long-lead
process equipment packages, including bioreactors and vendor-supplied skids,
ensuring I&C requirements are complete, clearly defined, and compatible
with the future PCS architecture.

·       Define and review I&C requirements within
vendor Statements of Work (SOWs), including instrumentation, valves, actuators,
local devices, panels, junction boxes, cable interfaces, terminations, and
hardwired I/O.

·       Work closely with the APEO – PCS team to define
the interfaces between vendor-supplied equipment, including “dumb skids,” and
the project’s instrumentation and control systems.

·       Define and coordinate installation, loop
testing, calibration, and other I&C verification requirements to support
construction, commissioning, and system handover.

·       Identify and resolve gaps or inconsistencies in
instrumentation data, loop and cable information, layouts, termination
arrangements, and testing documentation before they impact procurement,
fabrication, installation, or commissioning.

·       Ensure designs consider applicable engineering
standards, hazardous-area classifications (including ATEX where applicable),
environmental conditions, accessibility, maintainability, and safe installation
practices.

·       Serve as the technical I&C design lead when
coordinating with the Design-Build Firm and applicable System Integrators,
ensuring consistent implementation of project design requirements.

·       Develop and support I&C design documentation
for the overall project, long-lead process equipment workstream, and other
related engineering deliverables.

Requirements

·       Degree or equivalent qualification in
Instrumentation and Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation
Engineering, or a related discipline.

·       Demonstrated experience in instrumentation and
controls engineering design for complex industrial or process facilities.

·       Strong knowledge of field instrumentation,
control valves, actuators, instrumentation interfaces, cabling, junction boxes,
panels, and termination arrangements.

·       Experience developing and reviewing I&C
specifications, instrument schedules, equipment data sheets, loop diagrams,
cable schedules, installation details, and testing documentation.

·       Understanding of Process Control System (PCS)
architectures, industrial communication protocols, hardwired I/O, and
integration of vendor-supplied equipment packages.

·       Experience coordinating instrumentation
requirements with process, electrical, automation, equipment vendors,
construction, and commissioning teams.

·       Knowledge of applicable instrumentation
standards, hazardous-area requirements, and relevant regulatory and industry
practices.

·       Experience defining and reviewing vendor SOWs
and technical requirements for long-lead process equipment and packaged
systems.

·       Ability to assess emerging technologies and
develop practical recommendations that balance innovation, site standards,
operational requirements, and long-term automation strategies.

·       Strong technical coordination, problem-solving,
documentation, and communication skills.

·       Ability to lead technical design discussions,
resolve cross-disciplinary interfaces, and drive design consistency across
multiple project stakeholders.