Lead Automation Engineer

Job Title: Lead Automation Engineer

Duration: 7 months

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Location: Madrid, Spain

This opportunity sits within a major industrial project environment focused on instrumentation, control and telecommunication systems across oil and gas developments. The role supports safe project execution, technical integrity, EPC contractor oversight, commissioning readiness and project handover, with strong exposure to FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up activities. This position offers broad technical scope across design review, hazard and risk assessment, compliance, site inspection and multidisciplinary coordination.

Required Education: Bachelor of Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Required Experience:

• Minimum 12 years of experience across EPC phases including FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up
• Minimum 8 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a related discipline designation or specialty
• Experience working on EPC and PMC phases of major capital projects
• Industry exposure across oil and gas onshore and offshore, fabrication yard, petrochemicals and refining, LNG facilities, power plants and large infrastructure or utilities

Required Skills:

• Strong capability in instrumentation, control and telecommunication engineering within large industrial projects
• Experience reviewing and approving engineering deliverables including P&IDs, data sheets, hook-up drawings, loop diagrams and instrument indexes
• Knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards including API, IEC61511, ASTM, ANSI and ISO
• Ability to manage technical compliance, quality standards, engineering reports, project timelines, budgets and resources
• Experience monitoring EPC contractor performance and compliance with scope of work and quality requirements
• Capability to lead hazard and risk assessments including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, QRA, FMEA and Bow-tie analyses
• Experience developing and maintaining Process Safety Management programs, policies and procedures
• Ability to support design, engineering, construction, commissioning, inspections, testing, documentation, site supervision and project close-out
• Experience reviewing safety procedures, method statements and testing protocols, while identifying commissioning risks and mitigation plans
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Plant 3D, AVEVA PDMS/E3D or Intergraph Smart Plant 3D

Preferred Qualifications:

• Combination of strong discipline experience with PMC, PMT or client-side project exposure
• Familiarity with Saudi Aramco standards, including SAES, SAMSS, SAEP and standard drawings
• Prior experience with major Middle East projects including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar or Oman
• Experience on major upstream oil and gas developments
• Experience in gas production or gas processing facilities

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 unrivaled in the industry.