Electrical & Instrumentation Lead

KBR, Inc.•Richmond, VA

About The Position

The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Lead serves as the PMC organization's technical authority and owner-representative for the planning, design verification, integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, and startup of electrical power distribution, instrumentation, process control, automation, and industrial control systems across the client’s project. The role coordinates the Client, PMC team, EPCM contractor(s), equipment suppliers, automation vendors, and construction contractors to ensure systems meet Lilly standards, GMP requirements, project objectives, and industry best practices. The E&I Lead provides leadership in design reviews, verification, automation integration, field implementation planning, FAT/SAT oversight, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination. The position ensures reliability, maintainability, cybersecurity, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance are considered throughout project execution. As the primary integration point for electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation systems, the Lead drives collaboration across engineering, construction, CQV, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations to support successful delivery and startup.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Minimum 10 years of experience with electrical and control systems on industrial capital projects.
Experience with power distribution, utility systems, process control logic and automation, and facility infrastructure.
Knowledge of automation interfaces and power reliability strategies.
Strong knowledge of instrument, control systems, and electrical codes, standards, and engineering practices.
Experience successfully coordinating Electrical and Control Systems with multidisciplinary engineering activities for capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or GMP-regulated facilities.
Prior experience in an Owner’s Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
Experience supporting commissioning, qualification, and startup activities.
Familiarity with emergency power and critical operation systems.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Client stakeholders, PMC team, EPCM contractor(s), equipment suppliers, automation vendors, and construction contractors to ensure electrical and instrumentation systems are designed, installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with Lilly standards, GMP requirements, project objectives, and industry best practices.
Lead power distribution design reviews, instrument and controls verification, automation integration, control system architecture, and field implementation planning.
Oversee FAT/SAT activities and lead risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination.
Ensure reliability, maintainability, cybersecurity, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance requirements are incorporated throughout project execution.
Serve as the primary integration point for electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation systems.
Drive collaboration across engineering, construction, CQV, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations organizations to support successful project delivery and startup.