Instrument Engineer Permanent Staff role based in Aberdeen with an Oil & Gas client.
Full-time office based.
Provide front line Instrument/Control Engineering support to the operations site based team.
• Deliver engineering modifications where Instrument/Control Engineering is the main discipline.
• Provide technical discipline input to the Projects team.
Act as asset instrument and protective systems engineering focal point for site projects, including studies.
• Act as Instrument and Protective Systems single point of accountability (SPA) for long-term Asset strategy.
• Define and own the asset’s Instrument and Protective Systems spares strategy.
• Lead discipline improvements in plant reliability, root cause analysis, defect elimination and continuous improvement.
• Lead / contribute to safety reviews, risk assessments and investigations as the Instrument and Protective Systems engineering focal point.
• Maintain the integrity of asset and protective systems relevant to discipline.
• Act as custodian of asset maintenance strategies for Instrument and Protective Systems equipment.
• Support the maintenance team with the implementation of planned maintenance routines.
• Act as custodian of key Instrument and Protective Systems engineering documentation including Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Hazardous Area Drawings, Loop Diagrams, Trip and Alarms Registers, Alarm Response Manual, ensuring same are kept up-to-date.
• Job Responsible Engineer for Asset Instrument and Protective Systems MOCs (Management of Change) proposals
• Technical approval of Instrument and Protective Systems engineering content of Asset MOCs proposals
• Provide technical support to asset TAR activities.
• Support the Instrument and Protective Systems Engineering Technical Authority with the development and ongoing management of electrical practices and procedures.
• Coach asset instrument technicians to ensure their competency and skills are continually improved.
Travel to Offshore Platforms or remote onshore sites to provide technical support;
• Participation in the Asset self-audit program
Degree in Instrument Engineering or Equivalent.
• BOSIET, Medical and MIST for offshore travel.
10+ years’ experience including experience of Oil&Gas, Refining or Chemical Industries
Knowledge and experience of the design, operation, commissioning and maintenance legacy instrument equipment, control systems and ESD systems.
Comprehensive understanding and applied knowledge of relevant UK Regulatory (Safety Case, COMAH, etc) and industry standards.