Instrument & Controls Lead

Orion Engineering Services Limited; Doha; On-site; QAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering service provider in Doha is seeking an Instrument & Controls Lead for a contract position. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Instrument, Automation, or Electronic Engineering and a minimum of 8 years of experience in engineering, specifically in the Oil & Gas industry. Key responsibilities include ensuring engineering design compliance and managing contractor performance. This is a crucial role for maintaining safety and efficiency standards in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering roles, with 4 years in Oil & Gas.
• 1 year in a supervisory or acting role overseeing personnel.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership in SHES and participate in safety talks.
• Ensure compliance of engineering design with project specifications.
• Monitor contractor resource adequacy and competency.

Skills

Leadership in SHES

Engineering design adherence

Contractor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Instrument, Automation or Electronic Engineering

Tools

Technical software for engineering

Job description

Instrument & Controls Lead - Contract

Position title: Instrument & Controls Lead. Work hours per day: 5 days/week / 10 hrs. Location: Qatar Onshore. Estimated Start Date: 1st week of February 2026. Contract Duration: 36 months.

Minimum Experience required. Bachelor’s degree in Instrument, Automation or Electronic Engineering. 8 years’ experience in engineering roles, including 4 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 1 year in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor/subcontractors/service/vendor personnel.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Demonstrate personal SHES leadership and excellent SHES behaviours at all times and actively participate in Toolbox Talks, Task Instructions and site safety walkthroughs during construction phase.
• Ensure that Contractors/Subcontractors are conducting engineering design in accordance with project requirements, specifications, and safe practices.
• Resolve I&C discipline issues timely to ensure engineering designs meet NFW Project’s expectations and objectives.
• Ensure approved design recommendations and programs are utilized by the Project to improve design integrity, reduce inefficiencies, and maintain high safety and risk standards.
• Verify for both FEED and execution activities adequacy of Contractor resources and personnel competency for the tasks, employment of appropriate tools including use of approved technical software.
• Provide I&C Engineering input to other engineering disciplines and support commissioning and system completing activities and make appropriate recommendations to management on I&C discipline matters.
• Identify, track, and implement all improvements derived from lessons learned, particularly those related to existing plant sections as provided by the operation department.
• Monitor and ensure timely issuance of documents listed in the Master Document Register for all documents and deliverables produced by both the FEE D and EPC Contractors.

Broad experience and knowledge in international engineering standards, specifications and design. Experience managing Control System contractors and third-party vendors in several phases of the projects, preferably completing a complete project from FEED to Start-up. Broad I&C equipment and controls systems experience and familiarity with relevant manufacturing processes. Brownfield engineering and execution knowledge. Berth control system for LNG and HC liquid product loading/unloading.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.

For further information about this position please apply.