Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

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.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Evaluate / comment work performed by the Contractor and sub-contractors
• 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
• Participate in discipline engineering reviews at Contractor's and subcontractor's locations
• 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
• 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
• 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

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

• Experience of Steam and Gas turbine control systems (Siemens & GE Mk 6eS)

• TUV Functional Safety qualified
• CompEx Ex12 qualified

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan