Belcan
Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Job Location
Job Description
Belcan Workforce Solutions is excited to offer a contract opportunity for a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer at the Fife site of a multinational oil and gas corporation.
This position is for a 12-month contract, offering full-time on-site work within an IR35 framework.
Main Functions
Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the project's goals, objectives, and procedures. Assures accurate and timely communication among the Project Team and other Company functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues. In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Facilitate and coordinate discipline engineering technical work products
Coordination and communication of various issues among the company's and contractor's engineering team that affect the discipline engineering design, safety, and regulatory compliance of the work
Evaluate / comment work performed by the Contractor and sub-contractors to ensure that the work is being executed in accordance with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. Includes review of discipline design drawings and documents
Identify and assess deviations to Contract Technical Specifications and regulatory requirements; ensure that such deviations will be processed according to project procedures; maintains Deviation Control Log.
Steward discipline engineering queries from the Contractor and sub-contractors as well as technical information requests
Keep Lead Engineer informed of discipline engineering progress, deviations, and execution concerns
Participate in discipline engineering reviews at Contractor's and subcontractor's locations
Drives and promotes capital efficiency in engineering design
Support internal engineering general interest or Global Practice initiatives as requested by Supervisor
Analyse maintenance records to determine instrument failure rates, availability / reliability calculations, bad actor / failure modes identification, and program effectiveness / cost analysis
Develop and execute process control surveillance programs
Collect and trend process data using company’s multiple process historian database and visualization software tools
Perform process control philosophy and stability reviews coupled with execution of control logic updates and loop tuning
Conduct criticality assessment and develop equipment strategies/maintenance plans for instrumentations and control systems taking into consideration Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assessment, industry standards, regulatory requirement and manufacturer recommendations
Execute control system life cycle management programs which include control system inventory, obsolescence plans, managing spare parts and upgrade/replacement planning
Support control system maintenance and test planning as required, software upgrades, ESD testing, offline and online testing, and coordination of activities with/without plant shutdowns
Support metering systems maintenance planning including for custody transfer, allocation, regulatory, and leak detection applications
Support planning and coordination of tasks related to control system cyber security
Review systems for compliance with company’s Industrial Control System Requirements (ICSR) to minimize cybersecurity threats
Participate with multi-disciplinary alarm management efforts including alarm rationalization, prioritization, development of state based alarm schemes, and design / modification of alarm systems
Review update and develop instrument and controls technical documentation / drawings including P&IDs, cause and effect, and control narratives
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience
Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
Able to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect, P&IDs, logic and architecture diagrams and control narratives
Experience in selection, application, and ISA data sheet specification of hardware including pressure/ temperature /level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire/gas detection
Proficient in data collection and analysis with common database and software data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for Excel and Tableau
Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications
Desirable Skills & Qualifications
Experience of Steam and Gas turbine control systems (Siemens & GE Mk 6eS)
TUV Functional Safety qualified
CompEx Ex12 qualified
Location: Fife, GB
Posted Date: 12/26/2024
Contact Information
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