Principal Instrumentation Engineer

Principal Instrumentation Engineer 12-Month Contract | Site-Based Role | Major Industrial Operations
An established engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Instrumentation Engineer to support a large-scale industrial processing operation. This is a full-time, site-based contract position offering exposure to sustaining capital works, brownfield modifications, shutdown projects and operational improvement initiatives.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide technical leadership across instrumentation and control systems projects, guiding engineering activities from scope definition through to construction and commissioning.
Key responsibilities

• Lead instrumentation engineering activities across a portfolio of brownfield and sustaining capital projects.
• Define project scopes and manage scope changes through established project controls processes.
• Prepare and review technical documentation including:
  • Datasheets
  • Engineering specifications
  • Scopes of work
  • Design calculations
  • Work instructions
  • Technical reports
  • Design drawings
• Provide engineering support during procurement, construction and commissioning phases.
• Review technical submissions and participate in vendor and contractor evaluations.
• Monitor engineering deliverables, budgets and project progress.
• Participate in risk assessments and ensure safety-in-design principles are applied throughout project delivery.
• Conduct technical reviews and quality checks of engineering deliverables.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, construction and project stakeholders.
• Mentor and support engineering team members while promoting technical excellence.
• Assist in resolving technical issues and delivering practical engineering solutions.

About you

• Degree qualified in Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechatronic or related Engineering discipline.
• Eligibility for professional membership with a recognised engineering institution.
• Extensive experience delivering instrumentation and control systems projects within mining, minerals processing, heavy industry, manufacturing or processing environments.
• Strong brownfield project experience.
• Proven capability leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing project interfaces between engineering disciplines, operations and construction teams.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery from concept studies through to commissioning and handover.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Technical experience Highly regarded experience includes:

• Instrumentation and control system design
• Process control systems
• Field instrumentation selection and specification
• Industrial automation systems
• Functional design development
• Brownfield modifications and shutdown planning
• Construction support and commissioning activities
• Hazard and risk assessment processes
• Engineering design reviews and verification

What's on offer

• 12-month contract with potential for extension
• Full-time site-based role
• Long-term pipeline of sustaining capital and improvement projects
• Exposure to complex brownfield operating environments
• Opportunity to lead multidisciplinary project teams
• Collaborative and technically focused engineering environment
• Competitive contract rates

This opportunity is suited to a senior instrumentation professional seeking a lead role within a large industrial operation, where they can combine technical expertise, project delivery capability and team leadership to deliver safe and practical engineering outcomes.
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