Principal Instrumentation Engineer

Worley • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The Principal Instrumentation Engineer leads Instrumentation and Control engineering activities across FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction support, and commissioning. The role provides technical leadership to Instrument Engineers and Designers, coordinating multidisciplinary project work and ensuring engineering deliverables meet quality, schedule, budget, applicable codes and standards, project requirements, and company procedures.

The position involves developing and reviewing instrumentation and control system designs and engineering documentation, supporting proposals and technical evaluations, and working with clients, vendors, procurement, construction, and other project personnel. The engineer may also provide field support for surveys, troubleshooting, commissioning, and startup, and is expected to apply project change-management processes to scope variations.

Requirements

• 15+ years of Instrumentation and Control engineering experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, refinery, pipeline, offshore, or energy projects.
• Proven experience delivering FEED and detailed engineering projects within EPC/EPCM environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of field instrumentation, control systems, DCS, PLC, ESD/IPS, FGS, and industrial communication systems.
• Extensive experience preparing and reviewing instrumentation deliverables and engineering documentation.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and coordinating multidisciplinary project activities.
• Experience working directly with clients, licensors, vendors, and construction contractors.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and schedule commitments.
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently in English, verbally and through presentations.
• Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Commitment to continuous self-learning, taking initiative, proposing new ideas, challenging conventional thinking, and providing constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead Instrumentation and Control engineering activities across FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction support, and commissioning phases.
• Deliver and review engineering deliverables, including instrument datasheets, specifications, instrument indexes, I/O lists, cable schedules, loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, and material take-offs.
• Develop and review instrumentation and control system designs, including DCS, PLC, ESD/IPS, FGS, and machine monitoring systems.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to Instrument Engineers and Designers to ensure quality and consistency of deliverables within project schedule and budget requirements.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, vendors, procurement, and construction personnel throughout project execution.
• Support proposal development, engineering estimates, project planning, and technical bid evaluations.
• Participate in design reviews, HAZOP workshops, constructability reviews, and client meetings as required.
• Support site activities, including surveys, troubleshooting, commissioning, startup, and field engineering support when required.
• Ensure work complies with applicable codes, standards, project requirements, and company procedures.
• Understand project change management and apply the process to scope variations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal