Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join its Projects Canada business. This opportunity is hybrid and based in Edmonton, AB, supporting the execution of projects with a primary focus on the Shell Scotford Program.

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The Role

The Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer / Technologist will coordinate the execution of instrumentation and controls engineering activities across a variety of projects within Wood's Projects Canada business, with a primary focus on the Shell Scotford Program. Supporting both greenfield and brownfield projects, this role will contribute throughout the project lifecycle, including Studies, Design Basis Memoranda (DBM), Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Detailed Design, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, and Commissioning. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor junior team members, and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver safe, high-quality engineering solutions.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Projects Canada business delivers consulting, engineering, procurement, and project services across Canada's energy and industrial sectors. Our teams support complex brownfield and greenfield developments, partnering with industry-leading clients to deliver safe, innovative, and sustainable engineering solutions throughout the full project lifecycle.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to industry-leading clients across Canada.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements balancing client, team, and individual needs.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, supported by employee networks across the business.
• Competitive salary with regular market-based reviews.
• Flexible benefits package to suit your lifestyle.
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual career goals.
• Global collaboration with industry experts shaping engineering excellence worldwide.

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise of professional recruiters for application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the Instrumentation & Controls Working Lead on assigned projects.
• Ensure compliance with Wood engineering procedures, company standards, and quality management requirements.
• Coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams, clients, vendors, and suppliers.
• Provide technical input to P&ID development and review activities.
• Specify, select, and size field instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments, control valves, on/off valves, relief valves, and associated control devices.
• Prepare and review control system engineering deliverables, including Control Philosophies, Control Narratives, Cause & Effect Diagrams, and Control System Architectures.
• Apply knowledge of industrial communication networks and fiber optic systems during project execution.
• Participate in HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, and other process safety reviews.
• Prepare and review instrument loop diagrams, control system cabinet designs, and wiring drawings.
• Review engineering deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, quality, and compliance with project scope.
• Prepare Material Requisitions (MRs), Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs), and equipment award recommendations for instrumentation and control systems.
• Develop and review instrument engineering documentation, including Instrument Indexes, I/O Lists, I/O Assignments, and Load Lists.
• Maintain regular communication with clients, vendors, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
• Provide technical support during Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and Site Acceptance Tests (SATs).
• Support and mentor junior Instrumentation & Controls engineers and designers.

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. Even if you don't meet every requirement below, we encourage you to apply if you believe your experience and potential align with this role.

Expected:

• Diploma in Instrumentation Technology or Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum eight years of Instrumentation & Controls engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of API, ASME, CSA, and ISA codes, standards, and industry practices.
• Demonstrated experience leading instrumentation and controls engineering activities on multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of industrial communication and network systems.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

• Experience within the oil and gas industry.
• Experience using SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI/Intools).
• Registration with, or eligibility for registration through, APEGA.
• Experience supporting FATs, SATs, and commissioning activities.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.