Lead Control System Engineer

**Who is our client and your future employer?**:Ranked among the world’s largest petrochemicals manufacturers, it is a public company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With operations in around 50 countries, The Company has a global workforce of over 31,000 talented individuals. The company operates through three strategic Business Units - Petrochemicals, Agri-Nutrients and Specialties. They support customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as construction, medical devices, packaging, Agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation, and clean energy.The company’s manufacturing, sales, technology, and innovation facilities are located throughout the globe and are managed by four regional offices: the Middle East and Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.The Company invests heavily in Technology and Innovation (T&I). The T&I facilities are spread across the globe with hundreds of dedicated scientists contributing to the ongoing development of new patents and certifications.**LHR Americas**:The job opportunity you have long waited for. LHR Americas recruit people from around the world to work in Saudi Arabia.**Who are we looking for?***:We are looking for Lead Control System Engineer to be responsible for the design, review and verification of control system engineering on assigned projects to ensure safe, high quality, fit for purpose design in addition to providing consultancy services and studies to Company Affiliates. As a lead he shall ensure control system engineering is aligned with all disciplines, executing the work within budget and on schedule whilst motivating and managing a team of engineers and designers and developing younger engineers.**Qualifications**:- Bachelor Degree in Instrumentation and Control / Electronics Engineering, Masters degree beneficial but not essential- 10 years’ experience in petrochemical, fertilizer, refining, oil or gas industrial environment. Typically, 7 years should be with a recognized international FEED/EPC contractor, performing control system engineering to build green and brown field facilities in the petrochemical, or related chemical and Fertilizer industry.- Experience in the following- Complete project cycle (basic engineering and detailed engineering including construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning support) of green/ brown field projects is ideal.- Resolving operational/design issues- Control system design specialty related to PDP & FEED- Pre-tender stage design- Scheduling, man-hour control, productivity and status reporting- Secondment- Typical FEED project size of circa 50,000 hrs.- Up to date with the latest technical developments in the respective fields of expertise- Deep knowledge of relevant international codes i.e. API, IEC, ISA, NFPA, PIP, ASME, ANSI standards and Industrial practices and regulations- Capability to interpret Project standards, specifications, analyze exceptions when put up by vendors/contractors and to provide technical and engineering support to control system issues.- Shall possess knowledge to review/update and develop company's control system standards.- Comprehensive and in- depth knowledge is essential for handling of all the activities related to development / review of control system engineering deliverables during basic and detailed engineering phases of major projects.- Experience in preparation of control system specification, logic diagram, I/O allocation based in process philosophy.- Experience in preparation of Request for quotations, Material requisitions, evaluation of Technical offers, project specifications.- Capability to review and approve control system design document.- Knowledge in Value Engineering techniques/ practices- Troubleshooting all control system related malfunctions and shall have core strength to carryout Root Cause Analysis of plant's chronic problems and develop the solution for resolving such problems.- Work with vendor technical representatives to resolve technical problems.- In-depth experience in control system design in PDP & FEED.- Preparation of proposal for PDP and FEED**Duties and responsibilities****:- Preparation of the project specific control system section in Invitation To Bid (ITB) documents for mega projects.- Technical bid clarification activities, face-to-face clarification meetings with bidders, technical evaluation reports, bidder ratings and other bidding cycle activities up to the award of contract.- Design and Develop PDP and FEED control system package- Review the following:- EPC discipline documents and deliverables- Basic & detailed engineering documents- Key documents such as control system specification, I/O list, control system panel drawing, ILD etc.- Act as control system Lead on small sized projects- Lead Technical Assurance Audits of larger mega projects to ensure that SABIC standards, Local Regulations and project specifications and requirements are fo