Lead Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Vista Projects Limited; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance-linked variable pay

Company-sponsored social events and 팀스

Half-day Fridays

Free parking

Job summary

Vista Projects in Calgary is seeking a Lead Instrumentation & Control Engineer to lead a multi-disciplinary team through design of energy sector projects from concept to commissioning. You will oversee planning, schedules, vendor coordination, and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with codes and Vista standards while mentoring engineers and collaborating with clients.

The role offers a senior leadership path, exposure to cutting-edge low-carbon initiatives, and a collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science.
• P.Eng registration with APEGA.
• Ten-plus years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with time management and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team designing energy industry projects from inception to completion.
• Develop and manage scopes of work, schedules, and man-hour estimates.
• Lead and mentor the engineering team during design and development.
• Review vendor quotations, drawings, and specifications for technical adequacy.
• Attend status meetings with clients, project management, and suppliers.
• Ensure adherence to Vista's Quality Management System and industry standards.
• Prepare instrument inputs, lists, and control system design documents.

Skills

Ten-plus years experience

Team leadership

Strong communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Code knowledge

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering or applied science

P.Eng registration with APEGA

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better, smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects, and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America. For our people, that means meaningful, varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.

We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered, and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

Why We Do It

The world needs energy, and better engineering makes the projects that deliver it safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Our multi-discipline teams have designed some of the most challenging and successful projects in the North American energy sector, from early-stage studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions. We take pride in doing that work well, and just as much pride in continuously improving how we do it.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Lead Instrumentation & Control Engineer oversees a team responsible for designing various aspects of energy industry projects from inception to completion. Key responsibilities include:

• Project Planning and Management:
• Develop and manage scopes of work, man-hour estimates, schedules, and priorities for projects or proposals.
• Plan, allocate, and review work programs, ensuring alignment with project demands and timely updates to Vista’s platforms (e.g., ForecastWeb).
• Prepare weekly progress reports detailing completed work, upcoming tasks, and discipline-specific needs.
• Update project schedules weekly, marking task statuses and identifying potential delays, in coordination with Project Management.
• Team Leadership and Supervision:
• Supervise and mentor the engineering team throughout the design and development phases, providing expertise and direction on engineering solutions.
• Assign and review the work of discipline engineering staff, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project requirements.
• Technical Expertise and Design Oversight:
• Guide the design and delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, Vista, and client specifications.
• Review vendor or subcontractor quotations, drawings, and specifications for technical adequacy and conformance with project requirements.
• Approve discipline deliverables and support the development, implementation, and maintenance of design standards, checklists, and procedures.
• Client and Stakeholder Coordination:
• Attend status meetings with clients, project management, and suppliers to coordinate activities and address project needs.
• Communicate changes to work plans or resourcing needs through change management processes to project stakeholders.
• Quality and Compliance Assurance:
• Ensure adherence to Vista's Quality Management System (QMS) and maintain current knowledge of industry and regulatory standards.
• Authenticate documentation with a professional engineering stamp as required.li>
• Instrumentation and Control Design:
• Prepare P&ID inputs and instrument selection.
• Develop and review instrument indexes, datasheets, and sizing for instruments, F&G, and analyzers.
• Create and review I/O lists, instrument wiring drawings, loop diagrams, and UPS load requirements.
• Design PLC and fiber optic panels, control system architecture, and prepare related specifications and design criteria.
• Prepare and review shutdown keys, cause and effect diagrams, control narratives, and philosophies.
• Develop engineering work packages and review instrument location and wiring drawings.
• Construction and Vendor Support:
• Provide technical support to vendors for DCS/SIS/FG panel design and fabrication, as well as mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Offer construction support and assist in the negotiation of critical engineering issues.

Requirements

• Ten-plus years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science.
• Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers including process, mechanical, civil, structural & architectural, electrical, instrumentation & controls and piping.
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and efficient with time management.
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of applicable codes and industry standards.
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits.

Preferred

• 12 years or more of experience as a fully qualified engineer, with five years’ experience in the energy industry.
• Three or more years of experience leading an engineering team in an EPC environment.

Why People Like Vista

We do not just say we're a great place to work, our people do. Vista has been recognized by Great Place to Work as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada, a Best Workplace for Mental Health, and a Best Workplace for Women. These awards are earned through confidential surveys completed by our own team, so they reflect how people here actually feel and not just how we choose to describe ourselves.

What our people value most is how we work together. You will join experienced leaders and mentors who are genuinely invested in your growth, in teams built around collaboration rather than silos. We hire capable people, trust them to do their best work, and treat them as people rather than employee numbers. We are proud of the culture this creates, and we work hard to protect it as we grow.

Vista is also a place for people who like to make this better. If you are energized by innovating, by questioning how things are done and by helping vista continuously improve, you will be in good company. We back that work with strong, modern project systems run by people who know how to get the most from them, but it is our people, not our tools, that make Vista what it is.

What We Offer

An opportunity with Vista is more than a job. It is the chance to do challenging meaningful work alongside talented and supportive colleagues who want to see you succeed.

Vista offers all employees

• A challenging and rewarding work environment where you will contribute to meaningful projects across the energy industry
• Talented, collaborative colleagues who are invested in one another's success
• The chance to work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, where your ideas are heard and innovation is part of how we actually work, not just something we say.
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity