EI&C Lead Engineer: Systems Design & Site Delivery

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb seeks an experienced EI&C Lead Engineer to manage the Electrical, Instrumentation & Control team, delivering designs, submittals, technical meetings, and procurement activities for projects in the Water Treatment / Environmental Engineering sector.

The role requires 12–18 years of total experience, including at least 5 years in a Lead/Senior Engineer role, with a proven record of leading engineers, reviewing deliverables, and coordinating across design and site execution.

Qualifications

• 12–18 years of total relevant experience in EI&C engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Lead/Senior Engineer role.
• Proven experience leading engineers and designers.
• Strong experience reviewing engineering designs and technical deliverables.
• Experience across both design and site execution is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the EI&C team to deliver designs, material submittals, technical meetings/workshops, and procurement activities.
• Lead and review Electrical engineering activities covering load schedules, SLDs, cable schedules, sizing, calculations, transformer/generator sizing, MCC/MDB design, motor/VFD applications, earthing, lighting, UPS/DC systems, equipment datasheets, specifications, vendor submittals, and ETAP studies.
• Lead and review Instrumentation engineering activities including instrument index, I/O lists, datasheets, loop diagrams, hookups, instrumentation installation, control valves, process instruments, hazardous area requirements, calibration, and vendor packages.
• Lead and review Automation/Control engineering activities including system architecture, DCS/SCADA, PLC hardware, I/O lists, network architecture, control philosophy, interlocks, sequences, alarm philosophy, HMI/SCADA, PLC programming concepts, protocols, FAT/SAT, and commissioning procedures.
• Coordinate technical meetings/workshops and support preparation/review of material and vendor technical submittals.
• Lead engineers/designers and review deliverables across Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation & Control disciplines.
• Support EI&C activities covering engineering design and site execution.
• Coordinate with suppliers/subcontractors for enquiries, quotations, negotiations, contracts, delivery requirements, POs, and quality inspections.
• Collaborate with Procurement Division for procurement-related activities.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering review

Team management

Vendor coordination

Project coordination

Tools

ETAP

PLC programming software

DCS/SCADA systems

Job description

Tanqeeb seeks an experienced EI&C Lead Engineer to manage the Electrical, Instrumentation & Control team, delivering designs, submittals, technical meetings, and procurement activities for projects in the Water Treatment / Environmental Engineering sector.

The role requires 12–18 years of total experience, including at least 5 years in a Lead/Senior Engineer role, with a proven record of leading engineers, reviewing deliverables, and coordinating across design and site execution.