Instrumentation Controls Engineer II
BH-310391
Posted: 05/08/2025
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- Canada Alberta Alberta
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Oil & Gas
Job Title: Instrumentation & Controls Engineer II
Location: Calgary, AB
Start Date: August 15, 2025, or later
Work Arrangement: Office-based, full-time
Position Overview
We are seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer II to support engineering execution across a range of technical projects. The successful candidate will ensure that discipline engineering work—both internal and contractor-delivered—is aligned with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. This role also plays a key part in communication across project teams, supporting execution planning, design quality, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications & Skills
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Location: Calgary, AB
Start Date: August 15, 2025, or later
Work Arrangement: Office-based, full-time
Position Overview
We are seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer II to support engineering execution across a range of technical projects. The successful candidate will ensure that discipline engineering work—both internal and contractor-delivered—is aligned with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. This role also plays a key part in communication across project teams, supporting execution planning, design quality, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyzing maintenance records to determine failure rates, calculate availability/reliability, identify failure modes, and evaluate program cost-effectiveness.
- Developing and executing process control surveillance programs.
- Collecting and trending process data using multiple historian databases and visualization tools.
- Performing control philosophy reviews, logic updates, and loop tuning to improve process stability.
- Conducting criticality assessments and developing maintenance strategies for instrumentation and control systems, factoring in SIL assessments, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and OEM recommendations.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or a related Engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Strong knowledge of discipline-specific design standards, specifications, codes, and safety criteria.
- Hands-on experience with specification and application of pressure/temperature/level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire/gas detection systems.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for Excel, and Tableau.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; capable of working with diverse teams and managing shifting priorities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.