Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Position Title: Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Reporting: Administrative: Maintenance Manager

Job Purpose: Supervise and manage instrumentation and control maintenance activities including preventive and corrective maintenance, systems engineering design, planned outages, and overhauls for all I&C systems in line with maintenance plans, HSE guidelines, and quality standards.

Number of Staff Supervised: Direct Reports: ~2–3 | Indirect Reports: ~7–8

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise team activities to meet targets and ensure policy compliance
• Monitor preventive and corrective maintenance for instrumentation and control systems
• Ensure accurate documentation including fault logs, repair methods, time, labor, and materials used
• Respond to emergency breakdowns and minimize downtime
• Promote condition-based maintenance through troubleshooting and RCA
• Troubleshoot critical I&C system issues and ensure compliance with quality and HSE standards
• Analyze maintenance data and propose reliability improvements
• Prepare feasibility studies for new installations or modifications, including technical evaluations and cost estimates
• Forecast manpower and material needs for maintenance execution
• Coordinate annual outage maintenance for critical I&C systems ensuring scope, cost, and timeline objectives are met
• Ensure accurate SAP documentation of maintenance activities
• Enforce HSSE compliance and permit-to-work procedures
• Collaborate with HSSE to ensure safety rules are followed and incidents investigated
• Prepare monthly/annual requirements for materials, spare parts, and tools
• Conduct technical evaluations with procurement for instrumentation and automation spare parts
• Maintain relationships with internal departments and external contractors
• Liaise with EPC/OEM contractors for technical guidance
• Supervise SAP processes including planning, scheduling, and data management to ensure system integrity
• Contribute to change initiatives and improvement projects
• Adhere to organizational policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager

Internal Relationships: Maintenance Manager, Instrumentation and Control Supervisor, Technicians, Operations Team

External Relationships: Contractors and vendors

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Minimum Experience: 8–10 years in instrumentation and control maintenance in water desalination and power generation plants, including 2 years in a supervisory role

Skills Required

• Practical instrumentation and control engineering experience
• Downtime analysis and problem-solving tools
• Maintenance management and predictive inspection tools
• CMMS knowledge (SAP preferred)
• Project management
• Preventive/predictive maintenance theory
• Mentoring and people management
• Knowledge of desalination and power plant operations
• Planning and organizing skills
• Experience in outage execution for critical I&C systems
• Teamwork and collaboration

Instrumentation & Control Engineer