C&I designer

Job Summary

The Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Designer is responsible for developing detailed instrumentation and control system design deliverables for industrial projects. The role includes preparing 2D drawings and 3D models, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, reviewing vendor documentation, and ensuring compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and client requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and develop instrumentation design deliverables for FEED, detailed engineering, and EPC projects.
• Develop instrumentation layouts, instrument location plans, cable routing layouts, junction box layouts, marshalling cabinet layouts, and control room layouts.
• Prepare hook-up drawings, installation details, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, interconnection diagrams, and cable schedules.
• Prepare Instrument Index, I/O List, Junction Box Schedule, Cable Schedule, Instrument Cable Routing, and Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Develop and maintain 3D instrumentation models using SmartPlant 3D (SP3D), AVEVA E3D/PDMS, or Autodesk Revit.
• Coordinate instrumentation routing with piping, electrical, mechanical, civil, and structural disciplines.
• Review and incorporate vendor drawings and data into project deliverables.
• Participate in model reviews, interdisciplinary design reviews, and constructability reviews.
• Ensure instrumentation designs comply with project specifications, client standards, and applicable international codes.
• Perform interdisciplinary squad checks and resolve design interface issues.
• Prepare material take-offs (MTO) and support quantity estimation activities.
• Assist engineering teams during procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up.
• Provide field engineering support by resolving installation and construction queries.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are completed within project schedules while maintaining quality standards.
• Promote compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements in all design activities.

Required Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical & Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–10+ years of experience in instrumentation design for EPC, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Chemical, Power, Metals & Mining, or Industrial projects.
• Experience preparing instrumentation design deliverables for greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation installation practices and industrial plant layouts.