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Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

The Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer will coordinate engineering activities across various projects, with a primary focus on the Shell Scotford Program. This role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle.

  • Hybrid
  • Edmonton, AB
  • Posted Aug 6, 2026
  • 1 position

Job summary

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. Wood is recruiting for a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join its Projects Canada business. This opportunity is hybrid and based in Edmonton, AB, supporting the execution of projects with a primary focus on the Shell Scotford Program. #LI-Hybrid The Role The Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer / Technologist will coordinate the execution of instrumentation and controls engineering activities across a variety of projects within Wood’s Projects Canada business, with a primary focus on the Shell Scotford Program. Supporting both greenfield and brownfield projects, this role will contribute throughout the project lifecycle, including Studies, Design Basis Memoranda (DBM), Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Detailed Design, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, and Commissioning. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor junior team members, and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver safe, high-quality engineering solutions. Our Clients and Projects Designing the future. Transforming the world. Wood’s Projects Canada business delivers consulting, engineering, procurement, and project services across Canada’s energy and industrial sectors. Our teams support complex brownfield and greenfield developments, partnering with industry-leading clients to deliver safe, innovative, and sustainable engineering solutions throughout the full project lifecycle. What We Can Offer * Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to industry-leading clients across Canada. * Flexible hybrid working arrangements balancing client, team, and individual needs. * Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, supported by employee networks across the business. * Competitive salary with regular market-based reviews. * Flexible benefits package to suit your lifestyle. * Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual career goals. * Global collaboration with industry experts shaping engineering excellence worldwide. In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise of professional recruiters for application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments. 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 [https://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.

What you’ll do

The Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer will coordinate engineering activities across various projects, with a primary focus on the Shell Scotford Program. This role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a diploma in Instrumentation Technology or a bachelor's degree in Engineering, along with at least eight years of relevant experience. Strong knowledge of industry codes such as API, ASME, CSA, and ISA is required, as is experience leading instrumentation and controls activities.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements • Competitive salary • Flexible benefits package • Professional development • Employee networks

Listed skills

  • Problem solvingPreferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Instrumentation engineering
  • Controls engineering
  • Project lifecycle management
  • Technical leadership
  • Mentoring
  • API standards
  • ASME standards
  • CSA standards
  • ISA standards
  • Industrial communication
  • Network systems
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving
  • SmartPlant Instrumentation
  • Commissioning
  • FEED
  • Sustainable Engineering
  • Resilience
  • Technical Leadership
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Procurement
  • Consulting
  • Engineering Design Process
  • Front-End Engineering
  • Innovation
  • Project Management
  • Memos
  • Operations
  • Systems Development Life Cycle
  • Balancing (Ledger/Billing)

Job areas

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Consulting
  • Construction
  • Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
  • Electrical Controls Engineer
  • Electrical Engineers

Additional details

Minimum education
Professional degree
Minimum experience
10+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week