The Principal / Senior Instrument Engineer (Operations) will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Providing operations support, including maintenance, fault diagnosis, installation and modifications to field instruments, process control systems, process safety systems, fire and 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.
• Carrying out feasibility studies and reviewing design alternatives.
• Developing instrument databases.
• Participating in design reviews, including HAZOP SIL / LOPA, hazardous area, constructability, etc.
• Performing calculations for intrinsic safety, SIL verification, flow metering sizing, valve sizing, thermowells, etc.
• Managing the preparation of design deliverables.
• Working with Turnaround Team to plan and implement instrument activities in Turnarounds.
• Managing vendors and support contractors.
• Developing the control and instrumentation content of piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs).
• Liaising with and managing interfaces with other engineering disciplines (Process, Electrical, Mechanical, Piping, Civils and Architectural).
• Interfacing with client engineering representatives.
• Preparing subcontract requisitions for E&I installation and testing.
• Visiting offshore to perform trials, commission modifications, participating in investigations, and coordinating the activities of service companies.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A Degree qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline would be preferred. However, an equivalent level of experience in a relevant role will also be considered.
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards, would be preferred.
• TUV certification would be preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience within the Oil and Gas industry is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar Principal / Senior Instrument Engineer type role, within the Oil and Gas Industry, is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar role – directly with an Oil and Gas Operator – would be preferred.
• Previous experience of providing engineering support to offshore operations is essential.
• Previous experience in the design and operations of Oil and Gas installations – including DCS, ESD, F&G and process instrumentation for use in hazardous area environments – is essential.
• Experience in the planning and delivery of technical projects is essential.