Instrument Engineer - Maintenance

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE is hiring an Instrument Engineer - Maintenance to oversee maintenance activities for instrument and control systems. The role requires at least 6 years of experience in instrument engineering, ideally within the Oil and Gas sector, ensuring reliable operations and minimal downtime.

The successful candidate will coordinate cross-functional teams, conduct critical maintenance tasks, and support operational excellence within ADNOC's advanced energy environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in instrument and control engineering and maintenance.
• Experience within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of instrumentation systems and maintenance execution.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise maintenance activities for instrument and control systems.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure reliable equipment functioning.
• Support operations and maintenance during equipment testing and troubleshooting.

Skills

Instrument maintenance

Control systems maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Equipment troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

HSE compliance

Education

Bachelor Degree in Instrumentation and Control, Electronics Engineering

Job description

Instrument Engineer - Maintenance – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy; Function: Engineering; Experience: Minimum 6 years in instrument and control engineering and maintenance; Job Type: Full-time; Salary: 30,000-45,000 AED.

Overview

Instrument Engineer - Maintenance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy engineering role focused on planning, supervising, and supporting maintenance activities for instrument and control systems across plant operations. The role supports ADNOC Group by ensuring reliable equipment performance, effective preventive and corrective maintenance execution, safe troubleshooting, shutdown support, and close coordination between operations, mechanical, electrical, and maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise maintenance activities for a wide range of instrument and control systems within plant operations.
• Coordinate with operations, mechanical, electrical, and maintenance teams to ensure reliable functioning of instrument and control equipment.
• Support operations and maintenance teams during equipment testing, troubleshooting, routine surveillance, and startup activities.
• Provide field technical support during critical maintenance activities to resolve equipment problems with minimum downtime.
• Ensure preventive, breakdown, and shutdown maintenance activities are planned, resourced, and executed effectively.
• Evaluate, allocate, and arrange manpower requirements for daily maintenance plans and shutdown activities.
• Assess workload, backlog, and work plans, then coordinate with relevant teams to complete planned maintenance tasks.
• Monitor resources and ensure compliance with agreed work plans, maintenance schedules, and operational priorities.
• Monitor and control the availability of required materials, spare parts, consumables, and tools in the correct quality and quantity.
• Conduct root cause analysis for equipment failures, recurring defects, and non-scheduled shutdowns.
• Recommend corrective actions and reliability improvements to increase equipment availability and reduce future failures.
• Provide input for major maintenance plans, upgrades, obsolescence reviews, and the division’s five‑year rolling business plans.
• Support development, implementation, and commissioning of new projects related to instrumentation and control systems.
• Review technical requirements, specifications, maintenance needs, and project deliverables to optimize cost and ensure compliance with standards.
• Participate in technical bid evaluation and inspection of received materials to confirm quality, specifications, and operational suitability.
• Monitor contractor performance for assigned maintenance and project works to ensure quality, safety, and required standards.
• Support seamless coordination between operations and maintenance teams to ensure planned maintenance activities are completed safely and efficiently.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of maintenance processes, equipment reliability, and plant operational performance.
• Follow applicable company policies, HSE procedures, maintenance standards, and ADNOC Code of Practices.
• Prepare maintenance updates, technical inputs, and progress reports for management and relevant stakeholders.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor Degree in Instrumentation and Control, Electronics Engineering, or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in instrument and control engineering and maintenance.
• Experience within a large industrial organization is required, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of instrumentation systems, control systems, plant equipment, and maintenance execution.
• Experience supporting preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, shutdown maintenance, and critical field troubleshooting.
• Ability to coordinate with operations, mechanical, electrical, maintenance, and contractor teams.
• Good understanding of equipment testing, routine surveillance, startup activities, commissioning support, and maintenance planning.
• Experience in manpower planning, workload assessment, backlog monitoring, resource coordination, and spare parts control.
• Strong capability in root cause analysis, failure investigation, reliability improvement, and problem resolution.
• Ability to review technical requirements, support bid evaluations, and inspect materials against required specifications.
• Strong communication, coordination, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work safely in plant environments and support reliable equipment performance with minimum downtime.
• Commitment to HSE compliance, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and high maintenance standards.

Skills Set

• Instrument maintenance
• Control systems maintenance
• Instrumentation engineering
• Electronics engineering
• Preventive maintenance
• Corrective maintenance
• Breakdown maintenance
• Shutdown maintenance
• Equipment troubleshooting
• Equipment testing
• Routine equipment surveillance
• Plant start‑up support
• Field technical support
• Maintenance planning
• Workload assessment
• Backlog monitoring
• Manpower planning
• Resource coordination
• Spare parts control
• Consumables management
• Tool availability
• Root cause analysis
• Equipment reliability
• Equipment availability
• Non‑scheduled shutdown analysis
• Major maintenance planning
• Obsolescence management
• Project commissioning support
• Technical bid evaluation
• Material inspection
• Contractor performance monitoring
• Operations coordination
• Mechanical coordination
• Electrical coordination
• HSE compliance

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to support critical instrument and control system reliability within ADNOC Group's oil and gas operations in Abu Dhabi. It is ideal for an experienced instrumentation maintenance professional who wants to contribute to safe plant performance, reduce equipment downtime, support major maintenance planning, and work with multidisciplinary teams in a technically advanced energy environment.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a leading energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with major upstream oil and gas operations and a strong focus on operational excellence, sustainability, technology, and safe energy production. The company continues to invest in reliable plant operations, advanced maintenance practices, carbon capture, enhanced oil recovery, and long‑term value creation across the UAE energy sector.