Instrument Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Instrument Engineer, based in Aberdeen.

Applicants must have the full legal rights to work in the UK.

Responsibilities:
* Responsible for ensuring that designated assets are operated within their design envelop, current best practice guidance and legislation
* Responsible for on-going technical assurance of the asset instrument systems and equipment's
* Responsible for assuring software change control procedures on all software based instrumented systems are complied with and managing users in the software change control system
* Provide front line technical support to operations
* Raise technical queries and produce scope of work for change requests to resolve operating issues with the platform
* Perform offshore troubleshooting of operational issues and plant trials of improvements
* Monitor performance of ICSS SCADA packages including ExaQuantum, SER, SFM, ARA and PRM and implement improvements in platform monitoring and verification reporting
* Conduct performance reviews to identify improvement opportunities including bad actor analysis and root cause analysis
* Monitor and evaluate maintenance and fault rectification on instrumented systems
* Liaise with major projects group on discipline specific technical issues
* Review of design deliverables from engineering contractor
* Provide operations commissioning assistance to brownfield modifications including management of support vendors
* Participate in management of change (MoC) process and ensure instrument modifications are risk assessed and comply with MoC procedures
* Participate in Performance Standard Non-Compliance (PSNC) process to ensure incremental risk are assessed to determine if it is safe to continue to operate and comply with Performance Standard Non-Compliance process.
* Responsible for preparation and annual budget control for instrument & telecoms.
* Responsible for management of healthcare support contracts including KPI reviews
* Provide Instrument input to production loss reporting
* Collaborate with production engineers to develop data visualization, machine learning/analytics tools to improve asset availability and uptime
* Responsible for assuring remote access procedures on all software based instrument systems are complied with and managing users in the remote access software system
* Responsible for assuring Cyber security procedures are complied with and audit actions implemented

Experience & Qualifications:
* Degree qualified Engineer with relevant detail design experience and significant operations involvement.
* Experience with Yokogawa Centum VP and/or ProSafe RA systems
* Good knowledge of IEC 61511 & IEC 62443 lifecycle and verification requirements
* Current working knowledge of instrument engineering, guidance and legislation, as it is applied by an E&P operator in the UK NS sector
* Preferably Chartered Engineer with professional engineering institute such as IET or InstMC
* Aware of latest technical developments and commitment to maintaining competence through CPD

Permanent position

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: PR/068680.

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.