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Instrumentation and Controls Lead II

Airswift · United States · Posted Oct 08, 2026

Company Airswift Location Spring, United States Employment type Full-time Posted Oct 08, 2026 Listed via Airswift

Job Title: Instrumentation and Controls Lead II Duration: 1-year Schedule: 5/40 Location: Spring, TX, United States This opportunity supports upstream production operating units and capital projects, with a focus on maintaining safety, availability, and reliability across instrument and control systems while optimizing cost. The role is centered on pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, engineering oversight, and coordination across technical disciplines in the Midland basin. This position offers broad exposure to instrumentation engineering, commissioning execution, and project acceptance testing within a complex project environment. Required Education: Bachelor’s or MS degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience Required Experience: Previous experience in a closely related position and/or supervisory experience in a related field Experience supporting upstream production operating units and capital projects Experience overseeing engineering contractors and maintaining standard designs Experience participating in technical, constructability, and quality reviews including HAZOP and LOPA reviews Experience supporting project acceptance testing, including reviewing procedures, assigning resources, and integrating outcomes into commissioning scope Required Skills: Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria Ability to define scope for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, assign workloads, and support man hour estimating, cost estimating, budgeting, and progress reporting Ability to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect documents, P&IDs, logic diagrams, architecture diagrams, and control narratives Experience in the selection, application, and ISA data sheet specification of pressure, temperature, and level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire and gas detection systems Ability to support the design, review, and approval of instrumentation engineering deliverables including instrument indexes, installation details, location drawings, datasheets, wiring drawings, loop drawings, material requisitions, calculations, document control logs, bill of materials, and instrument change approvals Proficiency in data collection and analysis using SAP, Analytics for Excel, and Tableau Proficiency in Microsoft Office software Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and changing priorities Strong communication skills in English for technical and business communication Ability to evaluate and comment on low voltage electrical design documents at 480V and below Ability to liaise effectively with customers, vendors, engineers, and other disciplines About Airswift: Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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