SENIOR CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER
Our client, an Oil and gas Operator is seeking an experienced Control and Instrumentation Engineer. This is a 12 Month PAYE contract role based in Aberdeen.
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Role Purpose
Provides control and instrumentation engineering expertise to the operating assets.
SECE owner for assigned Performance Standards
Support safe operations and delivery recovery plans to address assigned ORA’s and Asset Risks.
Support project delivery by inputting to project specifications, attending HAZOPs/LOPAs, reviewing project deliverables and answering technical queries.
Providing technical support to the operations & maintenance teams on control & instrumentation issues
Pro-actively interact with other disciplines, teams and contractors to ensure quality and consistent application of engineering processes and workflows.
Maintain, enhance & audit Client Performance Standards and maintenance strategies
Identify and deliver opportunities to increase efficiency & production
Identify change opportunities to optimise asset configuration.
Manage obsolescence threats to ensure reliability of the equipment through field life.
Provide support and guidance to the asset operations EC&I engineer.
Travel Required
Offshore platform visits and Factory Acceptance Testing as required
Main Tasks
Provides support to Control & Instrumentation Asset Support Engineer as required including holiday cover.
Ensures operating discipline on activities specific to the asset control & instrumentation, telecommunications, and metering engineering role to sustain safe, reliable and compliant operations
Provides input into OMS gap assessments
Ensures asset control & instrumentation, and telecommunications risks are understood, controlled and continuously reduced, to help deliver safe operations.
Supports conformance with the client and regulatory requirements
Responsible for compliance and updates to relevant Performance Standards
The development and ensuring the execution of relevant equipment maintenance strategies
Ensures the engineering information is up to date in the asset risk register including actions and due dates
Discipline input and ensures compliance with management of change procedure
Participates in risk assessments and longer-term asset engineering studies e.g. HAZOPs, LOPAs etc. where required
Provides technical input on operations procedures where required
Ensure appropriate instrument & control, telecoms and metering engineering codes and client standards are adhered to during modifications to the asset
Monitor and manage discipline specific KPIs
Provides input into asset defect elimination, initiates Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for production deferrals and identifies production vulnerabilities
Participates and provides input into asset meetings as required
Supports asset to analyse performance data and to create interventions as required
Participates in improvement initiatives where relevant
Tracks and manages instrument and safety system defects, risks and vulnerabilities
Communicates instrument & control, telecoms and metering lessons learned to Site personnel
Provides input to ensure gate criteria readiness for activities entering the asset schedules are enforced
Delivery of minor modifications and repairs
Cost management of the agreed budgets for activities assigned
Performs relevant formal technical assessments of the SECE vs Performance Standard requirements
Conducts self-verification on key operations and engineering processes and procedures as required
Follows up on actions and observations from self-verification checks that are related to instrument & control, telecoms and metering engineering.
Supports business with Cyber Security management related to Operational Technology systems.
Professional and Behavioural Skills, Educational Requirements
* Significant experience in field instrumentation, process control and shutdown systems
* Experience of Instrumentation Control Safety Systems including Fire & Gas
* Experience in metering/measurement/ analysing equipment
* Experience of operations-critical telecoms systems
* Expert knowledge of discipline regulatory requirements, technical codes/standards/guidelines
* Expert Knowledge of new and emerging technology and innovation
* Management experience of 3rd parties and package management including budgetary preparation, cost control and contractual awareness
* Understanding of Availability and asset management processes.
* Demonstrates creative thinking and problem solving including generating innovative solutions
Education Requirements
Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
Chartered Engineer in a relevant discipline preferred.
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