Lead Instrument Engineer

Trainor Consulting is an internationalconsulting firm specialized in heavy industry and energy projects, supporting clients acrossChina and the APAC region. The company delivers high-value expertise in sectors such asoil & gas, refineries, tank farms, fuel storage infrastructure, and large-scale industrial EPC projects.

With a strong focus ontechnical excellence and project delivery, Trainor Consulting partners with major industrial players to provideengineering consulting, project management, and workforce solutions tailored to complex and capital-intensive environments.

The firm is recognized for its ability to mobilizehighly skilled international and local talent, includingexpatriate technical experts, consultants, and project specialists, to support critical operations and infrastructure development.

• Discipline Leadership: Lead the instrument engineering team, manage project workload, progress, quality and cost, formulate discipline execution plans, and regularly report project status, technical risks and solutions to stakeholders.

• Engineering Design: Oversee and approve all instrument engineering deliverables; design and optimize core systems including DCS, PLC, SIS, ESD, F&G and metering systems; participate in P&ID review, HAZOP study and SIL assessment to meet offshore functional safety requirements.

• Procurement & Vendor Management: Conduct technical bid evaluation, vendor technical assessment and document approval; lead FAT inspection, resolve equipment technical deviations and manage full-cycle vendor technical support.

• Site & Commissioning Work: Provide on-site technical guidance for offshore instrument construction, conduct loop check, system debugging and commissioning; troubleshoot on-site faults, complete final technical documentation and project handover.

• Cross-team Coordination: Act as the primary technical interface for instrument discipline, coordinate with clients, cross-functional teams and third-party authorities, and update team with latest industry standards.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree or above in Automation, Instrumentation, Electrical Engineering or related majors; 8+ years offshore oil & gas/marine EPC instrument engineering experience, including 3+ years team leadership experience; FPSO/subsea project experience is preferred.

• Professional Skills: Proficient in offshore instrument system design and harsh environment (explosive, corrosive, humid) instrument selection; familiar with IEC, ISA, API, ATEX standards, HAZOP and SIL verification; skilled in AutoCAD, SPI and common office & project management tools.

• Soft & Language Skills: Fluent in English for full technical communication and client docking; possess strong leadership, problem-solving ability, pressure resistance and cross-department coordination capability with rigorous engineering work attitude.

• Preferred Certifications: CFSP/SIL functional safety certification, PMP certification, offshore oil & gas professional certificates.

Working Arrangement

What We Offer 

• Competitive salary & performance bonus
• Social insurance & housing fund, annual leave, and benefits
• Global offshore/marine projects & cross-cultural teamwork