Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineering Manager
Required skills
- I&C Engineering Manager
- Energy group
- technical leadership
- project oversight
- team management
- power generation
- natural gas compressor stations
- LNG facilities
- gas processing facilities
- midstream
Nice to have
- PE license
- business development
- proposals
- client relationships
Role summary
Seeking an Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineering Manager for the Energy group to lead engineering projects. Responsibilities include technical leadership, project oversight, and team management for power generation, natural gas, LNG, and other industrial energy infrastructure. The role requires a senior I&C professional with strong technical expertise, project experience, and leadership capabilities to engage with clients, lead multidisciplinary teams, and grow the I&C engineering practice. Key duties involve managing teams, providing technical guidance, reviewing designs, developing specifications, evaluating vendors, troubleshooting issues, supporting project planning, and participating in client meetings and business development activities. Field support, site assessments, and commissioning are also part of the role. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline and 10+ years of I&C engineering experience are required, along with experience leading projects and teams in the energy sector. Strong understanding of instrumentation, controls, and design, plus excellent communication and client-management skills are essential. A PE license is strongly preferred.
- Lead and manage I&C engineering teams across multiple projects and clients
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to I&C engineers and designers
- Serve as a key technical and client-facing leader throughout project execution
- Coordinate I&C activities with electrical, mechanical, civil, process, and other engineering disciplines
- Review and approve engineering designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical deliverables
- Develop engineering scopes, design approaches, studies, and project estimates
- Develop instrumentation and control system specifications and procurement documentation
- Evaluate vendor proposals, technical bids, and equipment selections
- Troubleshoot complex I&C and controls engineering issues and provide practical solutions
- Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation
- Participate in client meetings, design reviews, technical discussions, and project presentations
- Support business development activities, proposals, and development of new client relationships
- Conduct field walkdowns, site assessments, construction support, equipment installations, commissioning, and start-up activities as needed
- Help establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, and quality expectations
- Identify opportunities to improve project execution, technical capabilities, and team performance
- Travel periodically to client and project sites as required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or another relevant engineering discipline
- 10+ years of professional I&C engineering experience
- Experience leading I&C engineering projects, teams, or departments
- Experience supporting power generation, oil & gas, midstream, downstream, LNG, natural gas, gas processing, or other industrial energy projects
- Strong understanding of instrumentation, controls, control systems, and I&C engineering design
- Experience with engineering design, equipment specifications, procurement, vendor coordination, and field support
- Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinate technical activities across disciplines
- Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and client-management skills
- Ability to travel to project and client sites as needed
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred
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