Lead Instrumentation

The Lead Instrumentation & Control Engineer oversees a team responsible for designing various aspects of energy industry projects from inception to completion. Key responsibilities include:

• Project Planning and Management:
  • Develop and manage scopes of work, man-hour estimates, schedules, and priorities for projects or proposals.
  • Plan, allocate, and review work programs, ensuring alignment with project demands and timely updates to Vista’s platforms (e.g., ForecastWeb).
  • Prepare weekly progress reports detailing completed work, upcoming tasks, and discipline-specific needs.
  • Update project schedules weekly, marking task statuses and identifying potential delays, in coordination with Project Management.
• Team Leadership and Supervision:
  • Supervise and mentor the engineering team throughout the design and development phases, providing expertise and direction on engineering solutions.
  • Assign and review the work of discipline engineering staff, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project requirements.
• Technical Expertise and Design Oversight:
  • Guide the design and delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, Vista, and client specifications.
  • Review vendor or subcontractor quotations, drawings, and specifications for technical adequacy and conformance with project requirements.
  • Approve discipline deliverables and support the development, implementation, and maintenance of design standards, checklists, and procedures.
• Client and Stakeholder Coordination:
  • Attend status meetings with clients, project management, and suppliers to coordinate activities and address project needs.
  • Communicate changes to work plans or resourcing needs through change management processes to project stakeholders.
• Quality and Compliance Assurance:
  • Ensure adherence to Vista's Quality Management System (QMS) and maintain current knowledge of industry and regulatory standards.
  • Authenticate documentation with a professional engineering stamp as required.
• Instrumentation and Control Design:
  • Prepare P&ID inputs and instrument selection.
  • Develop and review instrument indexes, datasheets, and sizing for instruments, F&G, and analyzers.
  • Create and review I/O lists, instrument wiring drawings, loop diagrams, and UPS load requirements.
  • Design PLC and fiber optic panels, control system architecture, and prepare related specifications and design criteria.
  • Prepare and review shutdown keys, cause and effect diagrams, control narratives, and philosophies.
  • Develop engineering work packages and review instrument location and wiring drawings.
• Construction and Vendor Support:
  • Provide technical support to vendors for DCS/SIS/FG panel design and fabrication, as well as mechanical/electrical equipment.
  • Offer construction support and assist in the negotiation of critical engineering issues.

Requirements

• Ten-plus years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science.
• Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and designers including process, mechanical, civil, structural & architectural, electrical, instrumentation & controls and piping.
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and efficient with time management.
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of applicable codes and industry standards.
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits.

Preferred

• 12 years or more of experience as a fully qualified engineer, with five years’ experience in the energy industry.
• Three or more years of experience leading an engineering team in an EPC environment.

What We Offer

An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.

Vista offers all employees

• A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are like-minded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which