Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineering Manager

Pond & Co

  • The Woodlands, TX
  • 3 days ago

    Highlights

    This role will provide technical leadership, project oversight, and team management across a variety of energy and industrial projects, including power generation facilities, natural gas compressor stations, LNG facilities, gas processing facilities, and other midstream and downstream infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a senior I&C professional with strong technical expertise, project experience, and leadership capabilities who can work directly with clients, lead multidisciplinary teams, and help grow and develop the I&C engineering practice.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationThe Woodlands, TX

    Description

    Position Summary

    We are currently seeking an Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineering Manager to lead and support engineering projects within our Energy group. This role will provide technical leadership, project oversight, and team management across a variety of energy and industrial projects, including power generation facilities, natural gas compressor stations, LNG facilities, gas processing facilities, and other midstream and downstream infrastructure.

    The ideal candidate is a senior I&C professional with strong technical expertise, project experience, and leadership capabilities who can work directly with clients, lead multidisciplinary teams, and help grow and develop the I&C engineering practice.

    Role & Responsibilities

    • Lead and manage I&C engineering teams across multiple projects and clients
    • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to I&C engineers and designers
    • Serve as a key technical and client-facing leader throughout project execution
    • Coordinate I&C activities with electrical, mechanical, civil, process, and other engineering disciplines
    • Review and approve engineering designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical deliverables
    • Develop engineering scopes, design approaches, studies, and project estimates
    • Develop instrumentation and control system specifications and procurement documentation
    • Evaluate vendor proposals, technical bids, and equipment selections
    • Troubleshoot complex I&C and controls engineering issues and provide practical solutions
    • Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation
    • Participate in client meetings, design reviews, technical discussions, and project presentations
    • Support business development activities, proposals, and development of new client relationships
    • Conduct field walkdowns, site assessments, construction support, equipment installations, commissioning, and start-up activities as needed
    • Help establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, and quality expectations
    • Identify opportunities to improve project execution, technical capabilities, and team performance
    • Travel periodically to client and project sites as required

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, or another relevant engineering discipline
    • 10+ years of professional I&C engineering experience
    • Experience leading I&C engineering projects, teams, or departments
    • Experience supporting power generation, oil & gas, midstream, downstream, LNG, natural gas, gas processing, or other industrial energy projects
    • Strong understanding of instrumentation, controls, control systems, and I&C engineering design
    • Experience with engineering design, equipment specifications, procurement, vendor coordination, and field support
    • Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinate technical activities across disciplines
    • Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and client-management skills
    • Ability to travel to project and client sites as needed
    • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred

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