Principal Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Wood

Sunbury-on-Thames

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects
Hybrid working
Diversity & Inclusion
Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Principal Instrumentation and Control Engineer to support site operations at Sunbury-On-Thames on a hybrid basis. You will provide day-to-day I&C engineering support, working with the site team to resolve issues and drive safe, reliable operations.

The role requires a degree in engineering, significant I&C experience, and strong knowledge of industry codes and risk mitigation. Wood offers diverse projects, flexible hybrid working and a global network.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering or related discipline, and/or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Significant experience in an Operations I&C Engineering support role.
  • Advanced technical knowledge in engineering with knowledge of industry codes, standards and regulations.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

  • Performs day-to-day I&C Engineering support to deliver immediate operations support with site team guidance.
  • Ensures asset I&C Engineering risks are understood, risk assessed and actions taken to reduce risk within agreed timeframe.
  • Defines I&C Engineering operating envelopes and monitors health of static I&C equipment.
  • Monitors I&C Engineering KPIs and initiates corrective action when needed.
  • Provides I&C Engineering support to MoCs and Engineering Queries (EQs).
  • Identifies production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecast and growth.
  • Writes, reviews, and contributes technical input into Site Operations Procedures (SOPs).
  • Provides I&C Engineering coaching to North Oil Company and North Gas Company engineers.
  • Generates, revises, and reviews discipline Technical Documentation.

Skills

I&C Engineering
Risk assessment
Stakeholder management
Operating envelopes

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline
Equivalent professional qualification

Job description

Principal Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting for aRotational Support Engineer – Instrument & Control Engineer. Thisis a contract opportunity, working out of our Sunbury office on a hybrid basis.

#LI-Hybrid

The Role

The rotational support Instrument & Control (I&C) Engineer will provide day to day I&C Engineering support for site operations related queries / activities / risks to delivery of safe, reliable and compliant operations. Collaborates with site-based team to ensure that identified longer term engineering solutions are progressed to the appropriate team to reduce risk and grow production.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

It’sa future for all of us. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.

Wood’s Projects business unit specialises in delivering predictable and consistent results in high complexity projects that includenew technology, challenging constructionlogisticsand, or sheer scale. Just like the nature and expansiveness of our sectors, so is our Projects business, in its solutions, abilities and globaltrack record. Across any major capital project lifecycle, we provide a full suite of solutions from programme and project management, to engineering and design, procurement,constructionand project delivery.

What we can offer

  • Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil & gas,renewablesand emerging energy sectors
  • Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working where relevant
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
  • Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
Responsibilities

The keyobjectivesfor this role are:

  • Performs day to day I&C Engineering support to deliver immediate operations support, working closely with the site team to resolve issues under the direction of the Operations Engineering Manager
  • Ensures that asset I&C Engineering risks are understood, appropriately risk assessed, and actions driven to reduce risk within agreed timeframe
  • Defines I&C Engineering operating envelopes, monitors health of static I&C Engineering equipment using operating envelopes, records and investigates excursions outside operating envelopes
  • Monitors I&C Engineering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and initiates corrective action as necessary
  • Provides I&C Engineering support to technical Management of Change (MoCs) and Engineering Queries (EQs)
  • Identifies production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecast and growth
  • Write, review, recommend technical input into Site Operations Procedures (SOPs)
  • Provides I&C Engineering coaching to North Oil Company (NOC) and North Gas Company (NGC) engineers
  • Generates, revises, reviews discipline Technical Documentation
Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

You may read these details and are potentially thinking about not applying due to not having every single skill, knowledge or experience listed and that’s understandable. However, we’d still like to hear from you. At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all of the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge and experiences and embrace differences. So even if you feel you don’t have everything listed, but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills to help us unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges….do apply.

Expected:

  • Degree in Engineering or related discipline and / or equivalent relevant professional qualification
  • Significant experience in an Operations I&C Engineering support role
  • Advanced technical knowledge and experience in engineering, with sound knowledge of the relevant industry codes, standards and regulations, and the ability to initiate guidance on the appropriate designs and systems to prevent, control and mitigate risks
  • Sound stakeholder management experience
Job Info
  • Job Identification 31724
  • Posting Date 08/25/2026, 08:46 AM
  • Apply Before 10/30/2026, 08:46 AM
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Locations Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
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