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Kent Recruitment

Instrumentation Specialist/Engineer

Location
Sarnia, Canada
Category
Engineering
Date Published
28/01/26
Status
Open
About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for an Instrumentation Engineer to support upcoming FEED and brownfield/greenfield scopes for client proposals. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on instrumentation experience, solid troubleshooting capability, and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Instrumentation Engineering & Technical Support

• Provide technical troubleshooting support for instrumentation and control system issues
• Assist with root cause analyses and development of corrective actions
• Review instrumentation design packages, engineering deliverables, and applicable standards
• Support field verifications, constructability reviews, and final walkdowns

Procedure & Documentation Development

• Prepare and review documentation in alignment with client standards and regulatory requirements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within instrumentation workflows and practices

• Quality Assurance – Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system

Vendor & Field Liaison

• Interface with vendors and contractors for technical clarifications

• Conduct field verifications and walkdown as required for the projects
• Review vendor documentation, test packages, FAT/SAT results, and technical data

Reliability & Optimization

• Support identification of recurring instrumentation issues
• Assist with reliability improvements, upgrades, and modernization initiatives

Reporting & Recordkeeping

• Maintain engineering notes, troubleshooting logs, and technical documentation
• Support weekly engineering progress and coordination reporting

Internal & External Interface

• Interface with client technical representatives as required
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the engineering lead, supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Knowledge/Qualifications/Training/Certification:

• Instrumentation Engineering degree or equivalent
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with active registration with PEO, or able to obtain within 6 months.
• 7+ years of instrumentation engineering experience
• Working knowledge of CSA codes, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
• Experience with control systems, transmitters, analyzers, and instrument loop functionality
• FEED and brownfield/greenfield project experience

Communication:

• Strong English communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly within multidisciplinary teams

Behavior/Core Competencies:

• Structured and analytical troubleshooting mindset
• Ability to work independently with appropriate supervision
• Strong collaboration skills within a growing engineering team

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

This is a new position.

Compensation:

Hourly Range: $52.00/hr - $57.00/hr CAD.

The hourly range reflects the expected compensation for this role and may vary based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

Details about the role:

Location: Sarnia, Ontario
Relocation required: No
Travel required: Minimal; occasional client site visits
Contract type: Full-time
Experience level: 7+ years

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