Electrical, Control & Instrument Engineer

Strategic Resources ERC Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Oil and Gas company in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Electrical, Control & Instrument Engineer for a PAYE contract role until December 31, 2026. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement. The role entails executing design and engineering tasks, providing technical support, and reviewing maintenance routines, ensuring that project output meets timelines and budgetary constraints. Candidates should possess relevant certifications and demonstrate experience in an operational process environment, preferably in the Offshore sector.

Qualifications

• Creative and organized Instrument Engineer with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must have necessary certification for offshore travel.
• Demonstrable experience in an operational process environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute agreed design and engineering delivering quality output on time.
• Provide technical support for the repair and maintenance of equipment.
• Review planned maintenance routines and raise modification requests.

Skills

Creative and organized

Excellent interpersonal skills

Problem-solving ability

Computer literate in Microsoft Office Applications

Familiarity with discipline-specific software

Education

HNC/HND or BSc in Instrument Engineering or equivalent

Job description

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Electrial, Control & Instrument Engineer

Our client, an Oil and Gas business is seeking an experienced Electrical, Control & Instrument Engineer. This is a PAYE contract role until 31 December 2026. A hybrid working arrangement is in place for this position.

Execute agreed design and engineering and deliver quality output on time and within budget ensuring defined requirements are met.

Provide technical support with regards to the repair and maintenance of equipment.

Reviewing planned maintenance routines.

Raising modification requests, and reviewing modification requests raised by others.

Raising contract service orders (technical work scopes) for vendors.

Reviewing technical content of maintenance frame agreements and determining spares requirement for items of equipment.

Report on progress, set backs, opportunities and risks, concerns and anomalies to both job leader and line manager.

Keep knowledge and skills up-to-date and pro-actively share with discipline team and others.

Propose, develop and maintain discipline standards, improvement initiatives, templates and tools in liaison with the line manager to improve quality and cost-effectiveness.

Requirements

• A creative and organised Instrument Engineer with excellent interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability.
• An HNC/HND or BSc in Instrument Engineering or equivalent (Chartered/Incorporated preferred)
• Necessary certification for offshore travel essential.
• Demonstrable experience in an operational process environment, preferably within the Offshore / Oil and Gas sector data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office Applications and relevant discipline specific software.