Working within the Operations Delivery Management Department, the Instrument Engineer will provide operations and maintenance support to offshore installations. 

Acting as the onshore technical focal point for instrumentation and metering, the Instrument Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Acting as the onshore technical focal point for matters on control / instrumentation / telecoms / fiscal and environmental metering and providing support as required to the offshore installation.
• Preparing for planned and corrective maintenance activities, including but not limited to, scope development, vendor selection and procurement support etc.
• Reviewing vendor and close out reports for technical content and ensure corrective work orders for follow up work is raised, including further vendor mobilisations as required.
• Assisting in closing out of synergy cases and ORA / HIRA actions as assigned to own discipline.
• Providing input to asset planning process for yearly to 14-day execution plans for control / instrumentation / telecoms / fiscal and environmental metering scopes.
• Reviewing and monitoring planned maintenance routines and equipment performance and identify continuous improvements required for associated maintenance strategies including update of CMMS.
• Reviewing and monitoring planned maintenance routines and equipment performance and identify requirements for operational and critical spares adjustments to minimise risk.
• Identifying modifications required for continuous improvement, obsolescence, set point changes or regulatory compliance and raise modification requests as required and agreed, as well as reviewing technical content of modifications raised by others.
• Monitoring daily reporting and equipment breakdown and processing of fiscal and environmental mismeasurements.
• Monitoring safety instrumented functions performance and proof test results, taking corrective action as required.
• Monitoring alarm performance – preparing monthly KPIs and initiating remedial actions for alarm reduction.
• Producing and submitting deferrals for safety critical scopes within area of expertise (i.e. control / instrumentation / telecoms / fiscal and environmental metering).
• Contributing to the development of scope of work for maintenance frame agreements / contracts.
• Participating in inspections, FAT and offshore surveys as required.
• Advising on competency assessments of offshore instrument personnel as requested.
• Ensuring effective implementation of HSEQ&RC requirements in specifications, systems, procedures, maintenance routines and in daily practice.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline would be preferred.
• Chartered Engineer status would be preferred.
• TÜV Rhineland Functional Safety Engineer certification would be preferred.
• Current / valid offshore certification would be preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar operations support-based Instrument Engineer type role, directly within the North Sea Oil & Gas industry, is essential.
• Applicants should have an understanding of Class & Flag requirements for FPSOs.
• Experience with Maximo would be preferred.
• Experience of working with Kongsberg Maritime’s K-Chief marine automation system would be preferred.

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