Senior Instrumentation Engineer

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Role Summary

Plan and support instrumentation and fire & gas (F&G) engineering activities at a senior engineer competency level during the EPC and start-up phase through handover to operations. Ensure project deliverables meet operational expectations in terms of safety, operability, reliability, and maintainability throughout the facility lifecycle.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Provide instrumentation and fire & gas engineering support including:
  • Design reviews (e.g. HAZOP, SIL workshops, assessment and verification)
  • Commissioning and start-up activities
  • Failure analysis and advanced troubleshooting
• Support the development and implementation of surveillance and administration programs for critical instrument and F&G systems to achieve high standards of:
  • Reliability
  • Availability
  • Cyber security
• Support the definition and execution of integrity programs for instrument and F&G systems to ensure safe and reliable operations.
• Provide technical input within the area of expertise to other disciplines and business functions as required.
• Supervise and coordinate activities carried out by contractors, consultants, and service providers.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers in applying integrity, reliability, and engineering systems.
• Support the planning and execution of project tie-ins for systems under the assigned area of responsibility.
• Maintain and manage an issue register, identifying and resolving critical issues and new technology risks that may impact system reliability, availability, or cyber security.
• Support high-risk commissioning activities for large or complex projects by:
  • Conducting rigorous system surveillance
  • Tuning and optimization of instrument and F&G systems
  • Providing technical advisory support to operations and maintenance teams

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Experience & Knowledge
Minimum of 6 years’ experience in an oil and gas or related industrial environment.
Strong working knowledge of:

• Distributed control systems (DCS)
• PLCs
• Emergency shutdown and fire & gas systems
• Anti-Surge control systems
• Metering systems
• Turbine and compressor control systems
• Full understanding of SIL requirements

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