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Senior Instrument & Control Engineer

 

Quanta Philippines ROHQ is the regional operating headquarters of Quanta Services, Inc. located in Manila, Philippines. The ROHQ supports Quanta’s international expansion by sourcing and developing highly qualified workforce for Quanta companies in the US, Australia and worldwide. We are wholly owned by Quanta Services Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE:PWR).

Position Summary:

The Senior Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Engineer provides high-level technical expertise, engineering design leadership, and project execution support to Quanta Philippines ROHQ and its clients. Operating with 10 to 12 years of hands-on industrial experience in process plant engineering, this role is responsible for delivering end-to-end I&C design across Concept, FEED, and Detail Engineering stages within the onshore/offshore oil & gas, petrochemical, and energy sectors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

People: 

  • Provides coaching, training, and mentoring as delegated.
  • Supervision of Graduate Engineers. Provides input to the performance management of direct reports.
  • Manages performance of direct reports.

Process Ownership: 

  • Adherence to the discipline specific procedures and providing feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Support the development and delivery of technical safety standard expectations and technical assurance
  • Participate in audits & incident investigations as required.
  • Represent Quanta Philippines ROHQ discipline in the contract.
  • Actively maintaining own competence and continuous development.

Subject Matter Expertise: 

  • Technically competent in instrumentation and control and actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development.
  • Provide discipline support to the business.
  • Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments and promote direct reports.
  • Provide discipline input to scope definition and execution.

General: 

  • Executing assigned personal objectives.
  • Interact with Multi-Discipline Engineering Teams. 
  • Supporting and supervising tasks delegated to direct reports.
  • Management of third-party suppliers in the execution of Engineering delivery     

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

  • Advanced ability to apply engineering principles to practical designs while ensuring compliance with international standards, statutory regulations, and client specifications.
  • Extensive experience in producing and reviewing core instrumentation deliverables, including P&IDs, instrument indices, cause and effect matrices, technical specifications, cable schedules, loop diagrams, and location plans.
  • Proficiency in applying specialized discipline software to maintain database integrity, drive design quality, and promote continuous technical improvement.
  • Strong capability in procurement support, including writing technical requisitions, conducting Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs), and reviewing vendor design submissions.
  • Practical site support experience, including participating in job site visits for data collection, providing assistance during construction, and supporting pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
  • Proven competence in project management support, including scope definition, schedule and budget tracking, progress reporting, and managing project change controls.
  • Strong problem-solving skills to proactively identify technical discrepancies and formulate effective solutions aligned with project requirements.
  • Professional leadership and communication skills to direct discipline teams, mentor junior engineers, and interface effectively with multi-disciplinary stakeholders and clients

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Minimum 10 to 12 years of hands-on experience in Instrumentation and Control Engineering within onshore or offshore oil and gas, petrochemical, and energy sectors.
  • Proven track record executing multi-disciplinary projects across Concept, FEED, and Detail Engineering phases for field instrumentation, control, and safety shutdown systems including DCS, ESD, and F&G.
  • Proficient in using SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) for database administration and design, alongside working knowledge of AVEVA Instrumentation, SP3D or E3D, and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Active participation and direct engineering input in safety reviews and functional safety processes including HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, and SIL studies.
  • Applied understanding of international engineering codes, regulations, and functional safety standards such as ISA, IEC 61508, and IEC 61511.
  • Strong leadership capability to manage discipline work, direct junior engineers, enforce quality control, and ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule.
  • Effective communication skills to collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams, vendors, third-party reviewers, and clients.