Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Jab Recruitment; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JAB Recruitment in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Instrument & Control Engineer or Senior I&C Engineer to join a leading Oil & Gas Operator on a contract/staff basis. You will oversee technical delivery of I&C scopes across offshore brownfield modifications and asset projects, ensuring safe and compliant design solutions.

You will act as Responsible Engineer for C&I activities, guiding multi-disciplinary teams, reviewing deliverables, and supporting offshore operations with expert

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience in Instrumentation, Control and Systems Engineering.
• Experience working with an offshore Oil & Gas Operator.
• EPC and engineering design experience is essential.
• Strong knowledge of instrumentation and control systems design requirements.
• Experience with intrinsically safe (IS) calculations and related datasheets.
• Familiarity with P&IDs, loop diagrams, pneumatic hook-ups and termination drawings.
• Experience managing engineering changes and brownfield modification scopes.
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Instrumentation & Control engineering scopes across offshore brownfield modifications, technical studies and asset improvement projects.
• Act as Responsible Engineer for C&I-led multidisciplinary engineering activities, providing technical direction and guidance.
• Develop, review and approve engineering deliverables, including calculations, specifications, datasheets, design assessments, vendor documentation and workpacks.
• Provide technical support to offshore operations, troubleshooting and resolving complex engineering challenges.
• Work closely with EPC contractors, engineering service providers and equipment vendors to ensure effective project delivery.
• Ensure engineering designs and activities comply with relevant industry standards, engineering procedures and safety requirements.
• Support the Management of Change (MoC) process, ensuring modifications are appropriately assessed, documented and implemented.
• Provide technical expertise across control systems, instrumentation, actuated valves and associated engineering systems.
• Plan and coordinate engineering activities to support operational priorities and project schedules.
• Lead technical investigations, engineering studies and improvement initiatives, presenting findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Support the safe and efficient execution of engineering modifications throughout the project lifecycle.

Job description

Sector: Oil & Gas | Offshore Operations

Employment Type: Contract / Staff

About the Opportunity

JAB Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Instrument & Control Engineer / Senior Instrument & Control Engineer to join a leading Oil & Gas Operator in Aberdeen.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering professional to provide technical expertise across an established UK offshore asset, supporting brownfield modifications, engineering projects and ongoing asset operations.

Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will take responsibility for the technical delivery of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) engineering scopes, ensuring engineering solutions are safe, compliant, technically robust and delivered to the required standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Instrumentation & Control engineering scopes across offshore brownfield modifications, technical studies and asset improvement projects.
• Act as Responsible Engineer for C&I-led multidisciplinary engineering activities, providing technical direction and guidance.
• Develop, review and approve engineering deliverables, including calculations, specifications, datasheets, design assessments, vendor documentation and workpacks.
• Provide technical support to offshore operations, troubleshooting and resolving complex engineering challenges.
• Work closely with EPC contractors, engineering service providers and equipment vendors to ensure effective project delivery.
• Ensure engineering designs and activities comply with relevant industry standards, engineering procedures and safety requirements.
• Support the Management of Change (MoC) process, ensuring modifications are appropriately assessed, documented and implemented.
• Provide technical expertise across control systems, instrumentation, actuated valves and associated engineering systems.
• Plan and coordinate engineering activities to support operational priorities and project schedules.
• Lead technical investigations, engineering studies and improvement initiatives, presenting findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Support the safe and efficient execution of engineering modifications throughout the project lifecycle.

Experience & Technical Requirements

• Minimum 10 years' experience in Instrumentation, Control and Systems Engineering, ideally within the offshore Oil & Gas industry.
• Proven experience working with an offshore Oil & Gas Operator.
• EPC and engineering design experience is essential.
• Strong technical understanding of instrumentation and control systems, including associated design requirements.
• Knowledge and practical application of relevant engineering standards, including IEC 61511 and BS EN 60079.
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering specifications, datasheets and design calculations, including intrinsically safe (IS) calculations.
• Good understanding of P&IDs, loop diagrams, pneumatic hook-ups and termination drawings.
• Experience with actuated valves and associated instrumentation.
• Demonstrable experience managing engineering changes and brownfield modification scopes.
• Strong project development, technical problem-solving and engineering execution capabilities.
• Experience managing engineering contractors and vendors.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant Engineering or Applied Science discipline.
• Functional Safety Engineer Certification.
• Professional Engineering Registration.

About You

You will be a technically capable and commercially aware engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of complex engineering scopes.

You will have a proactive approach to problem-solving, excellent attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with offshore operations teams, engineering contractors and senior stakeholders.

Experience within an operating asset environment, combined with a strong engineering design background, will be particularly advantageous.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Instrument & Control Engineer or Senior C&I Engineer looking for your next opportunity within the UK offshore Oil & Gas sector, we would like to hear from you.