Control and Automation Lead

Quest Global; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global seeks an experienced professional to lead Control & Instrumentation activities for Offshore Modules, focusing on compressor control systems and ICSS/DCS integration. The role covers design leadership, field instrumentation oversight, and multi-vendor coordination in a high-demand offshore setting.

Ideal candidates bring a decade of oil & gas control experience, knowledge of offshore safety, and proven capability to drive complex module integration across vendors and suppliers in

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compressor control systems for offshore or modular plants.

Responsibilities

• Lead Automation Engineering Leadership for Offshore Modules across FEED, detailed engineering, and module integration phases.

Skills

Compressor control systems

ICSS/DCS integration

Offshore modular projects

Vendor & package integration

Field instrumentation knowledge

Control architecture

Leadership in multi-vendor env

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electrical & Electronics, Automation, Control Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Siemens PCS7

Schneider Electric PCS

Emerson

Yokogawa

Job description

Job Requirements

At Quest Global, it’s not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—to make a positive difference that contributes to a brighter future. We bring together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals who are empowered by an intentional workplace culture, to solve problems better and faster.

Key Responsibilities

• Automation Engineering Leadership for Offshore Modules
  • Lead automation scope across FEED, detailed engineering, and module integration phases
  • Define control architecture considering offshore constraints (space, redundancy, modularization, operability)
  • Provide technical leadership across multi-module and multi-vendor environments
• Compressor Control System Engineering
  • Lead design and validation of compressor control for offshore applications:
    • Anti-surge control
    • Load sharing across multi-compressor trains
    • Start-up / shutdown and emergency sequences
  • Ensure reliable operation under transient and variable offshore process conditions
  • Coordinate with factory and control system vendor on all control related topics, tie-ins and documentation
  • FAT/SAT of control system, field instrumentation and offshore commissioning documentation
• Ownership of Key Engineering Deliverables (Module Integration Focus)
  • Control Philosophy aligned with offshore operability and safety
  • Cause & Effect diagrams (ESD / F&G / PSD integration)
  • Control Narratives for compressor and package systems
  • ICSS / DCS system architecture for modular plants
  • Interface definitions between modules, skids, and vendor systems
  • Alarm philosophy for remote / offshore operations
• Vendor & Package Integration (Multi-Skid / Offshore / FPSO Environment)
  • Lead interface with compressor OEMs, control system supplier and packaged equipment suppliers
  • Manage integration of multiple control systems across:
    • Compressor & Gas Turbine skids
    • Utility and process modules comprising of air coolers, nitrogen package, gas treatment package
    • Electrical and safety systems
  • Ensure alignment with ICSS integration strategy and offshore communication architecture
• Field Instrumentation & Instrumentation Engineering
  • Lead development and review of key instrumentation deliverables including instrument index, I/O list, datasheets, specifications, hook-ups, installation details, cable/JB schedules, layouts, wiring/interconnection diagrams, loop diagrams, cause & effect diagrams, philosophies, narratives and design basis till as-built updates.
  • Ensure proper selection, specification and requisition of field instruments such as pressure, temperature, flow and level instruments, control/on-off/actuated valves, analyzers, metering skids and package instrumentation.
  • Verify instrument suitability for hazardous area classification, environmental/process conditions, operability and maintainability.
• Technical Safety, Workshops, Site & Offshore Project Support
  • Ensure compliance with offshore project requirements:
    • Functional safety (ESD, SIL)
    • Availability, redundancy, and maintainability
  • Support HAZOP, SIL, Alarm management, model reviews, and constructability reviews, participation and close-out
  • Provide support during mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, offshore commissioning, & start-up

Work Experience

• Job Profile: Lead – Control & Instrumentation (Offshore Modules – Compressor Systems)
• Industry: Oil & Gas / Refining / Offshore / FPSO / EPC
• Experience: Minimum 10 years in Control, Automation & Instrumentation engineering, in oil & gas projects
• Role Type: Discipline Lead

Experience Requirements

• Strong experience in compressor control systems for offshore or modular plants, Proven experience as control & instrumentation lead in offshore module projects (FPSO, topsides, gas compression)
• Experience in multi-vendor package integration in ICSS/DCS environments, Experience with module-based engineering and integration (yard and offshore phases), Commissioning or site experience in offshore environments

Experience Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electrical & Electronics, Automation, Control Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, offshore or EPC projects, including detailed engineering and brownfield/greenfield execution.
• Experience working with Siemens PCS7, Schneider, Emerson, Yokogawa control systems or similar.