Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Aurecon Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Group in Brisbane is seeking a Senior I&C Engineer to lead instrumentation and control design across a large gas infrastructure portfolio, supporting ongoing operation of critical assets. You will collaborate across mining, oil & gas, and water sectors, delivering hands-on I&C design from concept to implementation.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive technical excellence, and work with multi-disciplinary teams to resolve complex challenges while building long-term client

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation or Control Engineering.
• Experience and certification in hazardous area design and functional safety.
• Experience delivering brownfield design solutions and managing projects in alignment with client policies, standards and specifications.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, together with a genuine interest in mentoring and developing emerging engineers.
• Experience in working with Australian Coal Seam Gas operators would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Be a key point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders across instrumentation and control engineering works within the APLNG portfolio, building trusted relationships that support long-term client partnerships.
• Deliver hands‑on instrumentation and control engineering design, providing technical problem‑solving across the portfolio from concept development through detailed design and implementation.
• Develop and review I&C deliverables, including control philosophies, functional descriptions, instrument specifications, datasheets, instrument indexes, I/O lists, loop drawings and cause‑and‑effect documentation
• Provide clear, practical advice on instrumentation, control systems, automation, communications and system integration for operating assets and brownfield environments.
• Work with electrical, process, mechanical and other disciplines to resolve technical challenges and deliver complete multidisciplinary projects.
• Mentor and guide emerging engineers, sharing your technical knowledge and helping them develop.
• Manage project progress and performance outcomes while driving continuous improvement and supporting best‑practice I&C standards.

Skills

RPEQ registration

I&C experience

Education

Electrical/Electronic/Instrumentation or Control Engineering

Job description

At Aurecon, we are optimistic about the future. We are thinkers, solvers, and collaborators who work with our clients to deliver the infrastructure and assets that strengthen communities and create a sustainable future.

What you'll do

As a Senior I&C Engineer based in Brisbane, you'll play a key role in delivering instrumentation and control engineering across a large, newly awarded gas infrastructure portfolio supporting the ongoing operation of critical APLNG gas field infrastructure.

Working across projects in mining and resources, oil and gas, and water, you'll have the opportunity to deepen your technical expertise through a long-term, secure body of work while helping to develop the next generation of I&C engineers.

It's a chance to build deep technical expertise across a long-term, secure body of work, while helping shape the next generation of I&C engineers coming up around you.

You'll be part of a team that embraces challenges, welcomes diverse ideas and engineers solutions with people and outcomes in mind. You will:

• Be a key point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders across instrumentation and control engineering works within the APLNG portfolio, building trusted relationships that support long-term client partnerships.
• Deliver hands‑on instrumentation and control engineering design, providing technical problem‑solving across the portfolio from concept development through detailed design and implementation.
• Develop and review I&C deliverables, including control philosophies, functional descriptions, instrument specifications, datasheets, instrument indexes, I/O lists, loop drawings and cause‑and‑effect documentation
• Provide clear, practical advice on instrumentation, control systems, automation, communications and system integration for operating assets and brownfield environments.
• Work with electrical, process, mechanical and other disciplines to resolve technical challenges and deliver complete multidisciplinary projects.
• Mentor and guide emerging engineers, sharing your technical knowledge and helping them develop.
• Manage project progress and performance outcomes while driving continuous improvement and supporting best‑practice I&C standards.

What you'll bring

• Relevant qualifications in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation or Control Engineering.
• RPEQ registration in a relevant area of engineering.
• Extensive experience in instrumentation and control engineering across oil and gas, resources, energy and heavy industrial environments, with a proven ability to apply technical expertise to successfully deliver project outcomes.
• Strong technical capability across field instrumentation, control systems, automation, communications and the integration of I&C systems with operating assets.
• Experience and certification in hazardous area design and functional safety.
• Experience delivering brownfield design solutions and managing projects in alignment with client policies, standards and specifications.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, together with a genuine interest in mentoring and developing emerging engineers.
• Experience in working with Australian Coal Seam Gas operators would be highly regarded.

How we support your growth

We believe your career should be a rewarding adventure. You will tackle some of the world's most complex infrastructure challenges, in an environment that supports your ambitions, where we hold ourselves, and each other, to the highest standards. Recognised by the AFR as a Best Place to Work in 2026, we embrace diverse perspectives, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact.

Who we are

We are an engineering consultancy with more than 6,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. We believe the world needs people who can engineer possibilities. They are the ones who can create infrastructure that makes life better for people and the planet. That is our purpose. Bringing ideas to life. This is The Aurecon Way.