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Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Wood

Hybrid
Melbourne, Victoria
Full-time
Principal
Salary not listedPosted 14m ago

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Job description

Wood is hiring a Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer — a full-time, based in Melbourne, Victoria role. Apply directly on Wood's careers page below.

Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Hybrid

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. 

Wood is currently recruiting for a Principal Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer to join our team in Melbourne on a permanent role. 

This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for delivering complex Instrumentation, Control Systems and Automation engineering solutions across major energy and industrial projects.

Reporting to the Lead Instrument & Controls Engineer and working as part of our clients' integrated project teams, you will provide technical leadership, engineering assurance and discipline governance while leading teams across FEED, Detailed Design, EPCM and execution phases for major brownfield and greenfield projects.

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What we can offer 

  • Meaningful and interesting projects 
  • Flexible working arrangements 
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Competitive remuneration package 
  • Flexible benefits 
  • Commitment to continued professional development 
  • Global connections

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement 
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
Wood is currently recruiting for a Principal Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer to join our team in Melbourne on a permanent role.

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