Control & Instruments Engineer

We have a current opportunity for a Control & Instruments Engineer on a temporary basis. The position will be based in Aberdeen. 

Key Accountabilities 

• The Control & Instrumentation Engineer is a critical role within the company delivering on safety and production aspects to our operated assets. They are looking for a proactive, highly skilled individual who can work as part of a multi-disciplined team.
• The role is embedded within the Operations team and focused in supporting the delivery of safe and reliable operations.
• The role will manage C&I equipment and systems on late life assets.
• You will be an engineer experienced in supporting asset operational control systems and instrumentation, such that you can demonstrate a suitable breadth & depth of knowledge for this role.
• Budgetary accountability for control and instrumentation equipment will be a key part of the role.

Detailed Tasks & Responsibilities

• Ensure C&I System compliance with legislative requirements and good engineering practice.
• Be aware of appropriate discipline legislation, safety cases and safety management systems required to support the role.
• Own and maintain the asset CAT 1 C&I documentation
• Maintain asset Performance Standards and Planned Maintenance Assurance routines.
• Manage SECE’s, ensure compliance with Performance Standards.
• Liaise with regulator and ICP to ensure compliance.
• Ensure application of company procedures and policies, support/deliver asset improvement plans, and ensure continued safe reliable operation.
• Where applicable review and input to Operational Risk Assessments.
• Responsible for all aspects of Functional Safety from HAZOP, IL Determination, IL Validation and maintaining of associated asset documentation.
• Provide front line technical support to the assets ensuring troubleshooting is managed efficiently and effectively, participate in incident investigations and produce reports i.e. RCFA investigations for equipment failures.
• Co-ordinate and manage the instrumentation and control aspects of asset delivery plans, manage and coordinate 3rd party vendors, ensure company MAXIMO system is updated.
• Contribute to asset Operations plans, ensuring maintenance scopes are adequately provided for.
• Lead C&I Management of Engineering Change.
• Identify opportunities and deliver enhancements to the safe & reliable operation of equipment, whilst ensuring production efficiency is maintained.
• Manage Operations engineering studies as and when required to support business and safety objectives.
• Review equipment reliability & availability with the aim of identifying bad actors and develop improvement plans to address bad actors.
• Assess obsolescence and sparing philosophy and optimise.
• Be the custodian for the asset C&I System maintenance strategies and ensure they are updated to reflect current industry standards/manufacturer guidelines.
• Manage asset maintenance budgets.
• Manage critical & operating spares with the aim of ensuring spares are available

 
Skills & Attributes

• Pro-active self-starter who is able to work independently with minimum guidance.
• Demonstrates creative thinking and problem solving.
• Strives for continuous improvement; brings solutions and constantly seeks new and better ways to work.
• Actively shares Company vision and demonstrates ability to adapt to change.
• Has a good knowledge of discipline regulatory requirements, technical codes/standards/guidelines and use of new technology.
• Management of 3rd parties.
• Budgetary preparation, cost control and contractual awareness.

EXPERIENCE
 
Essential

• Experience of Control and Instrumentation engineering and of delivering maintenance support to operating assets.
• Knowledge of design safety though application of inherently safe design and international standards relating to instrumented protection systems.
• Strong safety/environmental awareness - understanding of legislative requirements.
• Demonstrable industry experience working to an advance level of competence.
• Experience in the production of SoWs, BoDs and engineering workpacks for vendor and offshore workscopes.
• Experience of modification/project ‘close-out’, FATs & SATs.

 
Desirable

• Operations experience

 
QUALIFICATIONS  
 
Essential

• Related C&I engineering Masters or Bachelor’s degree
• Certification to travel offshore

 
Desirable

• Chartered status
• Accredited Functional Safety Engineer

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/075637.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.