Associate Director, Instrumentation

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owners senior engineering leader and design authority for field instrumentation and control devices.
• Lead the owners instrumentation team and provide technical oversight of Engineering contractors design activities related to instrumentation and control.
• Establish engineering standards and execution strategies for field instruments and control devices.
• Provide technical leadership for instrumentation selection, specification, integration, and lifecycle management across all strategic capital projects.
• Ensure consistency of instrumentation architecture and implementation across global projects and manufacturing sites.
• Review and approve instrumentation deliverables including Instrument datasheets, Instrument indexes, I/O List, Loop drawings, Cause and Effect matrices, Control philosophy and narrative, P&IDs, Network communication and architecture drawings, panel arrangement, cabling and tray/support specifications, shielding, ATEX ratings, control valve sizing and calculations, valve calculations, data sheets.
• Support design reviews, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, FAT/SAT activities, and operational readiness assessments.
• Support project planning, budgeting, negotiation and procurement strategies, and schedule development for instrumentation packages.
• Review vendor submittals and ensure alignment with process, automation, cybersecurity, and GMP requirements.
• Partner with automation and process control teams to ensure proper integration between field instrumentation, PLC/DCS/SCADA platforms, and manufacturing execution systems.
• Support definition of control strategies, alarm management philosophy, and data integrity requirements.
• Ensure field devices and instrumentation networks align with digitalization and smart manufacturing initiatives.
• Ensure system design meets GMP, reliability, and operational requirements in addition to supporting contamination control, reliability and maintainability.
• Lead instrumentation commissioning strategy and execution for process systems, clean utilities, and facility infrastructure.
• Support development and review of commissioning plans, test scripts, turnover packages, and startup procedures.
• Ensure instrumentation systems are specified, procured, installed, calibrated, tested, and documented in accordance with GMP, ISA, IEC, NEMA and engineering standards.
• Coordinate with CQV teams to support qualification readiness and successful handover to operations.
• Troubleshoot startup and operational issues related to instrumentation and controls.
• Drive transformation across all phases of the projects to deliver best-in-class technology, efficiency in execution to reduce the overall project line up to 20% from the baseline, introduce AI and digitalization in various aspects of project management and development.

Qualifications

• BS, in a relevant discipline of Engineering or an equivalent technical degree; Masters degree in Engineering preferred
• 12+ years of experience in in field instrumentation, controls in process industry
• Proven experience in supporting large capital projects ($500MM $1B+)
• Deep technical expertise in instruments, control devices, transmitters, communication protocols, analyzers
• Demonstrated experience managing Engineering contractors and global equipment vendors
• Results-oriented leadership with outstanding negotiation skills and risk-based decision making is required
• Ability to mentor and develop next generation of leaders
• Travel within the US outside the US for reviews/workshops/visits to vendor facilities will be required