SR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER UK
Job Description:
Engineers Sourcing is currently sourcing a Principal/Senior Instrument Engineer to execute control and instrumentation project work and/or operational support based at our client site in Aberdeen.
Principal Accountabilities: –
- Ensuring that standards, specifications and guidelines pertaining to the Instrumentation and Control discipline conform to the requirements of relevant industry legislation, standards, and guidance
- Effective prioritisation of own projects and tasks to ensure delivery on time and within budget
- Provide specialist support and advice to other departments within the organisation; including, Operations, HES, Decommissioning, IT, F&A, Commercial, and Drilling
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operations support including maintenance, fault diagnosis, installation and modifications to field instruments, process control systems, process safety systems, Fire & Gas systems and other electrical and electronic equipment
- General control of project work including look-ahead planning, controlling budgets and schedules, change control, estimating activities, document management system set-up and weekly progress reporting
- Reviewing client and international standards and ensuring project compliance
- Developing project functional requirements specifications for control systems, SIS, F&G and instrumentation
- Carry out feasibility studies and reviewing design alternatives
- Develop instrument databases
- Participate in design reviews including HAZOP SIL/LOPA, hazardous area, constructability, etc.
- Perform calculations for intrinsic safety, SIL verification, flow metering sizing, valve sizing, thermowells, etc
- Manage the preparation of design deliverables
- Work with Turnaround Team to plan and implement instrument activities in Turnarounds
- Manage vendors and support contractors
- Develop the control and instrumentation content of piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs)
- Liaise with and manage interfaces with other engineering disciplines, process, electrical, mechanical, piping and civils and architectural
- Interface with clients‘ engineering representatives
- Prepare subcontract requisitions for E&I installation and testing
- Visit offshore to perform trials, commission modifications, participate in investigations and coordinate the activities of service companies
Skills / Qualifications:
- Significant experience in the Oil and Gas industry
- The candidate shall have had previous experience executing control and instrumentation project work and Operational support in the oil and gas industry.
- Degree in an Engineering discipline although relevant experience or related qualification will also be considered
- Detailed knowledge and experience with design and operation of Oil and Gas installations, including DCS, ESD, F&G, and process instrumentation for use in hazardous area environments
- Experience in provision of engineering support to offshore operations
- Experience in planning and delivery of technical projects
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- Self-starter who drives for results
- Fully conversant with relevant industry legislative requirements, standards, and guidance
- TUV Certified (Preferred)
- Chartered Engineer Status, or working toward this
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