Senior Instrument & Control Engineer

About Surbana Jurong

Surbana Jurong Group (SJ) is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Singapore. Driven by a vision to build cities and shape lives, SJ delivers sustainable, innovative, and integrated solutions across the built environment. With a strong presence across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, SJ provides multidisciplinary expertise in transport, ports, marine, water, energy, buildings, and large-scale infrastructure projects.

SJ partners with governments, multilateral development agencies, and private sector clients to plan, design, supervise, and manage complex infrastructure projects throughout their lifecycle. By combining global expertise with local knowledge, SJ delivers practical, high-impact solutions that enhance connectivity, strengthen communities, and support long-term sustainable development.

The role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Instrument & Control Engineer to support the delivery of major utility, industrial, and infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will provide technical oversight of instrumentation, automation, control, and SCADA systems throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and handover phases, ensuring reliable system integration and operational performance.

• Provide technical supervision of instrumentation, automation, control, telemetry, and SCADA system installation activities across complex infrastructure projects.
• Review engineering documentation, instrumentation layouts, control philosophies, P&IDs, loop diagrams, technical submittals, and construction methodologies.
• Monitor installation, testing, commissioning, and system performance verification activities to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Support factory and site acceptance testing, loop checking, system integration, and operational readiness assessments.
• Oversee quality assurance and quality control processes for instrumentation, control, and automation systems.
• Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to support seamless integration of electrical, mechanical, process, and control systems.
• Maintain commissioning records, technical documentation, defect tracking registers, and project reporting requirements.
• Review as-built documentation, operation and maintenance manuals, and handover deliverables.
• Provide technical support for troubleshooting, system optimization, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

With a track record of achievement in a related role, you will have gained your experience in a consultancy environment and have a passion for building trusted relationships to drive positive change and win new work.

Suitable applicants will have/be:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumentation Engineering, Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in instrumentation, control, automation, or SCADA engineering on major utility, industrial, water, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of PLC, SCADA, telemetry, field instrumentation, control systems, communication networks, and integrated plant automation.
• Demonstrated experience in testing, commissioning, loop checking, system integration, and performance verification of complex control systems.
• Proven ability to review engineering documentation, control philosophies, instrumentation drawings, technical submissions, and contractor deliverables.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces during construction, commissioning, and operational handover phases.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and technical reporting skills with strong English language proficiency.

Surbana Jurong Group is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion strengthen our people, enrich our perspectives, and enable us to deliver better outcomes for our clients, partners, and the communities we serve.

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online and for a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Taimoor Tariq - [email protected]

For further information about Surbana Jurong Group, please visit our website at www.surbanajurong.com.

To explore career opportunities and learn more about working with SJ Group, please visit our Careers page at SJ Careers.

All recruitment activities are managed by the Recruitment & Talent team. At this stage, this position does not require agency support. Kindly do not forward resumes directly to SJ Group employees.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!