Lead Instrumentation

About Us Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

About Us Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

The Role The Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer provides technical leadership and project delivery oversight for instrumentation and control (I&C) engineering services in support of Worley and its customers. The role leads small to medium-sized I&C teams, coordinates discipline activities, and ensures safe, high-quality, and compliant engineering deliverables are delivered on time and within budget. The Lead Instrumentation Engineer serves as a key interface between the project team, discipline leadership, and the client across the project lifecycle, from concept and detailed engineering through construction and commissioning.

Responsibilities

Lead instrumentation and controls engineering execution on assigned projects, ensuring alignment with project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.

Provide day-to-day technical direction to Instrumentation Engineers and Designers, including task assignment, technical oversight, and progress monitoring.

Serve as the primary I&C discipline interface with Project Management, other engineering disciplines, clients, vendors, and project stakeholders.

Support project planning, including execution strategies, resource planning, workshare models, and workload forecasting.

Ensure engineering activities comply with Worley management systems, applicable codes and standards, regulatory requirements, and client specifications.

Manage scope changes in accordance with approved change management processes and communicate impacts to project schedule and budget.

Oversee the development, checking, and technical integrity of I&C engineering deliverables, including:

P&IDs, control narratives, and cause & effect diagrams

Instrument specifications and datasheets

I/O lists and control system architecture

Loop diagrams, wiring, and termination drawings

Junction box and marshalling cabinet layouts

Motor control and interlock schematics

Instrument installation details and construction work packages

Provide technical input to procurement activities, including requisitions, technical bid evaluations, vendor data reviews, and purchase order support.

Support construction, commissioning, and start-up activities, including resolution of field queries, technical deviations, and engineering issues.

Participate in internal, interdisciplinary, and client design reviews to ensure technical integrity of designs.

Identify technical risks and execution challenges, develop mitigation strategies, and escalation issues as appropriate.

Coach and mentor junior and intermediate Instrumentation Engineers and Designers, supporting technical development and knowledge sharing.

Promote a collaborative, safety-focused, and high-performance team environment aligned with Worley values.

Promote best practices and continuous improvement within the instrumentation discipline.

Requirements

Accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, or equivalent discipline.

Currently registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with APEGA.

Extensive instrumentation and controls engineering experience within an EPC/EPCM or owner/operator environment.

Demonstrated experience leading small to medium-sized engineering teams on multidisciplinary projects.

Strong working knowledge of instrumentation and control system design for industrial facilities, including energy, oil and gas, chemicals, mining, and/or infrastructure projects.

Experience participating in HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, and other process safety and risk reviews.

Strong understanding of scope definition, work breakdown, task delegation, and engineering execution across project ph