Lead Engineer - Instrumentation

Lead Engineer - Instrumentation

The person shall be responsible for the complete design, detailing and proposal engineering of instrumentation /Automation of Oil & Gas projects and substations. The Lead of Instrumentation shall manage the entire design for a project or a set of smaller projects including co-ordination with other disciplines viz., Electrical, Civil and Mechanical

Lead of Instrumentation shall lead a team of Engineers, Design Engineers and draftsman to manage the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Estimate manpower resources as per work schedule allocation for project.
• Monitor and report Instrumentation engineering progress of the projects.
• Coordination with BU Operation’s Team, BU Contract’s team, Project Manager, Site Team, Clients, Consultants and vendors.
• Ensure timely submission of Design deliverables.
• Review and monitoring Equipment and Lot items with respect to ACE, timely reporting to Management for necessary action.
• Review of the instrumentation drawing/document deliverables before submission to Client for approval.
• Review of Pre-bid queries, DBR, BOQ & Scope of work for Proposal Engineering & Project Engineering.
• Propose optimization Ideas during Pre-bid stage to reduce the BOQ cost.
• Checking design conformity to ISO Quality standards & contract technical specification.
• Interaction with client for drawing approval & clarification.
• Interaction with site for clarification on drawing.
• Interaction With vendors, Clients for giving Manufacturing Clearance for Instrumentation equipment.
• Review of technical scope & specification for final contract document sign off.
• Man­-hour monitoring and control.
• Standardize and adhere to the checklist of the deliverables.
• Prepare and review technical submissions of proposal including design drawings, layout and

interface points Requirements

• Reports any deviation from L&T standard specification and practices, concept change report to manager and seek his approval on the solution.

• Leads/participates in meetings, reviews progress of projects and addresses complex interface/implementation/execution issues to ensure that the project proceeds timely and smoothly.

• Knowledge on standards API, ISA, ASME, ANSI, NACE, and regulatory authorities certifications CSA, UL, IEC, NFPA, ATEX.

• Anticipates potential problems and takes preventive actions and independently handles variations in project execution.

• Independently manages/develops/provides advice on solutions to technical/engineering and related problems by reviewing the issues/data and analysis and evaluating various options/measures using expert knowledge, seasoned experience and precedents and professional references where necessary.

Technical Expertise: 

• Should have good experience in Oil & Gas project engineering execution & international standards and exposure to customer like Aramco, ADNOC, KNPC, QP, PDO standards / practices.   
• Should have good experience in detailed engineering and site commissioning activities of field instruments like Transmitters, Switches, Control Valves, On-Off Valves, Pressure Safety Valves, Various type of Instrumentation cables, Junction Boxes, Cable Trays, Cable Gland etc.
• Should have good expertise in studying and correct P&I Diagram, Process interface checks, Interdisciplinary checks etc.
• Should have good experience in detailed engineering and site commissioning activities of Various Industrial control and safety systems like DCS, Process PLC, Emergency Shutdown PLC, Fire and Gas PLC etc. 
• Should be aware of various design aspects like SIL study, Hazardous area classification, UPS Load Calculation, Battery sizing calculation, Ingress Protection etc.
• Should have good experience in various industrial safety, security and communication systems like Fire alarm System, Public Address System, CCTV System, EPABX System, Fiber-Optic Communication etc.
• Should have good understanding of various communication protocol used in industry like Modbus, TCP/IP, Profibus, Foundation Field Bus, IEC-61850 etc.
• Develop engineering specification, basis of design, and scope to upgrade obsolete fire & gas detection system, detector layout drawings, cause & effect matrix in compliance with NFPA 72
• Must be aware of the interface between fire alarm panels and the HVAC, FDAS, deluge valves, security access control systems, and DCS.   
• Should have good experience in engineering deliverables of the Front-End and Detail Engineering Design which include preparation of DBSP, scope of work, technical specifications, developed instrument loop drawings, I/O lists, cabinet design, Shutdown keys, Wiring terminations, orifice plate sizing, Instrument and Detectors selection, JB details, data sheets, calculations/reports.

• Should have Conversant knowledge in Smart Plant Instrumentation development procedure and implementation standards. 

Operating Network: 

• Internal: Engineering Heads, Other Section Heads & their team, BU Operations team, Cluster team, Project manager, Site team, BU proposal team, Business Development Team, Safety Team, Quality Team, ISD Team. 
• External: Clients, Consultants and Vendors

Key Value Drivers 

• Productivity, Timeliness in deliverables, Design Improvements, Quality control, Development of Subordinates, Customer Relations, Cost Optimization, 

Software Skills Required: 

• Good Skill in MS Office and PDF professional. Awareness of AUTOCAD software, Basic understanding of project scheduling software like MS Project, Primavera, etc 

Behavioural Attributes: 

• Market Insight
  1. Market Foresight
  2. Leveraging Opportunities
• Customer at Core
  1. Sustainable Partnership
  2. Anticipating Needs
  3. Customer Centricity
• Disruptive Innovation
  1. Challenge Traditional Approaches
  2. Generate Innovative Solutions
  3. Take Calculated Risks
• Collaborate and Influence
  1. Internal Stakeholders
  2. External Stakeholders