Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer - Instrumentation and Controls in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Oil and Energy engineering opportunity focused on conceptual design, FEED studies, detailed engineering, automation systems, safety controls, and multidisciplinary project delivery. McDermott International, Ltd is hiring an experienced engineer who can lead complex instrumentation and control activities, guide junior team members, coordinate technical deliverables, and support major offshore and onshore energy projects.

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Electrical-Electronics Engineering
Salary: 30000-45000 (estimated)
Gender: Any
Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time

The Senior Engineer - Instrumentation and Controls will provide technical leadership across engineering studies, FEED assignments, detailed design, procurement support, fabrication activities, and project execution. The position carries responsibility for producing reliable instrumentation and automation solutions that comply with project specifications, customer requirements, applicable codes, safety standards, and operational objectives. Working closely with engineering disciplines, project management, fabrication teams, procurement personnel, vendors, subcontractors, and customers, the engineer will resolve complex technical matters and ensure that instrumentation and control systems remain safe, functional, coordinated, and suitable for construction and operation. The successful candidate may also act as Lead Engineer on smaller projects or serve as an area lead or deputy lead on larger assignments.

• Perform conceptual engineering, FEED studies, technical assessments, and detailed instrumentation and control design activities.
• Prepare design calculations, engineering reports, control philosophies, technical specifications, procedures, and design basis documents.
• Develop and review automation system definitions, system architecture, safety drawings, and operating philosophies.
• Prepare and verify emergency shutdown logic, fire and gas logic, cause and effect diagrams, and related safety control documentation.
• Produce and review equipment specifications, data sheets, instrument indexes, spare parts lists, and technical requisitions.
• Support the development and markup of piping and instrumentation diagrams using approved project information and vendor data.
• Review instrumentation and control equipment testing procedures and participate in factory acceptance testing when required.
• Assist in closing HAZOP actions and resolving recommendations related to instrumentation, alarms, shutdowns, and process safety.
• Coordinate with process, piping, electrical, mechanical, structural, safety, layout, procurement, planning, fabrication, and project management teams.
• Identify interface concerns and design conflicts at an early stage and initiate practical corrective actions.
• Conduct single-discipline checks and inter-discipline design checks to confirm technical accuracy and clash‑free engineering.
• Review engineering work completed by other team members and confirm compliance with project procedures and specifications.
• Provide technical direction to engineers and designers preparing instrumentation and control deliverables.
• Guide less experienced engineers in engineering calculations, software applications, specifications, worksheets, requisitions, bid evaluations, and technical queries.
• Prepare technical queries to obtain missing information, define unclear requirements, and maintain compliance with approved engineering practices.
• Identify scope changes and support change notifications, variation orders, supporting estimates, and related documentation.
• Assist with bid proposals by reviewing technical requirements, preparing execution statements, and estimating engineering man‑hours.
• Finalize discipline deliverable registers and verify that planned outputs meet functional and contractual requirements.
• Participate in project reviews, engineering coordination meetings, vendor discussions, customer meetings, technical audits, and offshore site surveys.
• Support procurement activities by preparing requisitions, reviewing quotations, compiling technical bid tabulations, and issuing recommendations.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to obtain, review, and expedite vendor documentation.
• Review vendor and subcontractor submissions and provide clear technical comments where requirements are not fully satisfied.
• Verify vendor data manuals and confirm that requested documents have been reviewed and approved.
• Update design information and equipment weight reports