Lead I&C Engineer (SmartPlant Instrumentation & Smart 3D)

About the Role
We are seeking a Lead I&C Engineer (SmartPlant Instrumentation & Smart 3D) to take the lead on executing projects and supporting bids in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This role involves leading the Instrumentation & Control discipline and the SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) and Smart 3D (SP3D) instrument design team, ensuring technical leadership, quality delivery, and adherence to client standards in our Digitization Projects. You will work on multi-discipline local and overseas projects with the opportunity to collaborate with various stakeholders, driving discipline goals alongside project management teams, clients, and vendors. Our company values continuous learning, so a drive for sharing ideas and developing people will be essential for success.

Reports To
This position reports to the Head of Discipline, I&C.

Key Responsibilities – Project Coordination, Interface & Quality

• Coordinate with project managers, clients, vendors, and OEMs, attending client meetings and presenting discipline status.
• Manage interfaces between process, electrical, piping, mechanical, civil-structural, and telecom disciplines, including inter-discipline checks (IDC).
• Implement discipline QA/QC procedures, conducting internal audits and deliverable quality reviews.
• Follow department and client engineering and drafting methods, promoting HSE in all activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BEng/BSc) in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical, or Control Engineering. A master's degree is advantageous.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant I&C engineering experience in the oil & gas/petrochemical industry with EPC contractors or engineering consultants, including at least 5 years as Lead I&C Engineer.
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on SPI experience, leading SPI teams and project setup/administration.
• Minimum of 5 years of SP3D experience in instrumentation/E&I modelling, including leading or coordinating 3D designers.
• Proven experience with ADNOC (Onshore/Offshore/Gas) or ADNOC group projects. Familiarity with AGPS/DGS and ADNOC SmartPlant deliverable standards is strongly preferred.
• Hexagon (Intergraph) certification in SPI administration and/or S3D is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of DCS, ESD/SIS, F&G and PLC systems, functional safety (IEC 61511), hazardous area classification, and instrument sizing.
• Experience with SPI modules: Instrument Index, Specifications, Process Data, Calculation, Wiring, Loop Drawings, Hook-ups, Browser and Administration, plus InfoMaker customization and custom reports.
• Experience in S3D instrument and cable tray modelling, model reviews (SmartPlant Review/Navisworks), clash management and drawing extraction.
• Integration experience with SPPID, SPEL, and SPF.
• Experience in brownfield modification and shutdown/turnaround projects.
• Experience preparing man-hour estimates, deliverable lists, and proposals for I&C and SmartPlant scope.
• Knowledge of MSSQL/Oracle queries and VB.NET or other automation will be considered an asset.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and coordination skills, with an analytical and proactive approach.
• Ability to conduct training sessions for engineers and designers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to take on challenges and work under pressure during project peaks.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team including process, mechanical, civil-structural, electrical, instrumentation, and CAD support.
• UAE local experience is an added value.
• Fluent in the English language.
• Shares the company values of teamwork, transparency, honesty, and equality.
• A team player, hardworking, problem solver with a can-do attitude.
• Meets UAE visa requirements.

Benefits
Our work is guided by our vision: Home of the learning minds. We prioritize continuous learning and development, striving for success both as individuals and as a company through a common goal of continuous learning.