Principal Engineer - Control & Instrumentation

Wood Plc; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Plc seeks an experienced Control & Instrumentation Engineering Lead for minerals and metals projects. You will own end-to-end C&I deliverables, ensuring conformance to codes and client procedures, while coordinating the C&I team and interfacing with licensors and vendors.

The role requires strong experience in SPI/AVEVA tools, P&ID reviews, instrument datasheets, and risk management, with a focus on safety and quality across design and commissioning stages.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech. in Control & Instrumentation from a reputed institution.
• Professional Engineer Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own all C&I engineering and design deliverables, aligning with international codes and client policies.
• Coordinate C&I team and report to Project/Engineering Manager.
• Support planning, scheduling and execution of discipline activities and bid/tendering."
• Originate or revise engineering deliverables and ensure conformance with procedures and checklists.
• Manage discipline work to schedule and manpower allocation; supervise discipline personnel.
• Track budgets, productivity, and progress reporting for C&I engineering work.
• Identify risks or quality concerns and recommend corrective actions.
• Attend progress meetings and prepare status reports for Project Manager.
• Collaborate with licensors, vendors, and OEMs to meet project scope and cost targets.
• Coordinate with other disciplines during design, construction and commissioning phases.

Skills

C&I engineering

P&ID review

Instrument indexing

DCS/PLC/ESD/SIS

Risk assessment

Education

B.E./B.Tech. (C&I)

Professional Engineer certification (preferred)

Tools

SPI

AVEVA Instrumentation

OpenPlant

AVEVA E3D

SP3D

Job description

Industry Type - Minerals and Metals

Responsibilities:

1. To have single point responsibility for all Control and Instrumentation (C&I) engineering & design deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering international codes and standards as well as the Client s policies and procedures.
2. Coordination of C&I team and reporting to Project or Engineering Manager on project related matters
3. Supporting the Planning, scheduling and execution of discipline activities and deliverables, including manhour estimating and schedule preparation to support bid / tendering as required.
4. Originate new and revise existing engineering deliverables.
5. Revise and check engineering deliverables against company procedures, standards, and checklists.
6. Manage discipline work to the required schedule and manpower allocation, including requesting personnel as identified by the plan, and day-to-day supervision of discipline personnel on the project.
7. Manage and report progress of all C&I engineering and design budgets in line with contract requirements including weekly and cumulative productivity
8. To identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and / or quality and recommend corrective actions as required.
9. To attend weekly internal and external progress meetings and generate status reports for the Engineering / Project Manager
10. Liaise and engage with Licensors, Equipment Vendors and OEM s as required to conclude the project deliverables in accordance with the project scope and provide third party budget costs for stage gate estimates as required.
11. To co - ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre - commissioning, and start - up to ensure there is no conflict within the overall engineering design.
12. To provide technical support to site in terms of material inspection, Factory Acceptance Testing etc.
13. Ensure compliance with management of change processes both technical and financial
14. To provide direction and guidance on technical queries relating to mechanical engineering and raise appropriate EQ s / deviations.
15. To participate in all project safety and design reviews as necessary
16. To ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule.
17. Should be Able to work on P&ID Review & Tagging, Instrument Index (preferably in SPI / AVEVA), I / O List, Data Sheet for various Instruments including sizing calculations, Instrument Loop Typical, Material Requisition (MR), Technical Bid Evaluation, Vendor Drawing/Document Review, Mechanical Package Review, Cause & Effect Diagram, Alarm & Trip Schedule
18. Knowledge on DCS, PLC, ESD/SIS and F&G Systems (Preferred)
19. Take ownership for Risk Identification, Assessment, Mitigation, Monitoring and Close Out for your respective discipline.
20. To always promote safe behaviour
21. To provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
22. Promote and encourage smarter ways of working and champion continuous improvement within your department.
23. Ensure all lessons learnt are captured and shared

Software

Shall be familiar with SPI, AVEVA Instrumentation and 3D model environments like Open Plant, AVEVA E3D, SP3D or equivalent.

Education

B.E. / B.Tech. (Control and Instrumentation) from reputed institution.

(Candidate having Professional Engineer Certification is preferred)