Instrument Engineer

s1jobs; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Hybrid work model

9-day fortnight

Job summary

Our client, a leading international Oil & Gas Operator, seeks an experienced Instrument Engineer to support its Aberdeen-based Engineering team. This ongoing contract, on an Agency Worker / PAYE basis, offers 33 days of annual leave, hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight.

The role leads multidisciplinary scopes, applies IEC61511/BS EN60079 standards, and ensures safe, efficient delivery of engineering deliverables, with close collaboration across contractors and service providers.

Qualifications

• Experience with IEC61511 and BS EN60079 standards.
• Experience with management of change processes.
• Proven track record with Offshore Operator; EPC/design experience beneficial.
• Experience managing engineering contractors and service providers.
• Bachelor or Masters in Engineering or Applied Science.
• Broad Instrument and Systems Engineering experience.
• Functional Safety Engineer Certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering scopes and provide technical solutions.
• Ensure safety requirements and standards are met.
• Deliver discipline engineering outputs including calculations, datasheets, design assessments, vendor documents, workpacks, schedules.
• Present project proposals and recommendations to senior management.
• Plan and organize studies and expeditie completion of projects.

Skills

Instrument engineering

Offshore experience

Control systems design

P&ID knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

Our client, a leading international Oil & Gas Operator, is seeking an experienced Instrument Engineer to support one of the UK’s highest-producing fields and its Engineering team based in Aberdeen. This is an ongoing contract opportunity on an Agency Worker / PAYE basis. Offering 33 days’ annual leave, hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight.

Responsibilities

• Responsible engineer for multidisciplinary engineering scopes to provide effective technical. Exercise authority to group of professionals engaged in complex technical issues.
• Apply engineering principles, standards, procedures, good practices to ensure all engineer work is carried out to meet all necessary safety requirements.
• Ensure work processes and procedures are fit for purpose and implemented to ensure the team is consistently applying sound engineering principles and work is performed in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner.
• Accountable for discipline engineering deliverables for engineering scopes/changes / studies / investigation. This includes calculations, datasheets, design assessments, review/approval of vendor documents, workpacks, schedules, etc.
• Review and evaluate recommendations and actions proposed by others.
• Works at advanced technical level by providing original approaches to practical and economical solutions.
• Effectively plan work to meet asset requirements and alignment with planning processes.
• Provide technical advice and guidance on engineering activities that affect more than one department or operated asset.
• Plan, organise and carry out special, complex and advanced level studies upon request. Responsible for presenting project proposals, conclusions or recommendations to senior management.
• Take course of action necessary to expedite the successful completion of projects.
• Lead technical change through all steps of innovation, development, risk management, implementation, training and sustainment.

Requirements

• Experienced in use of standards (e.g. IEC61511 and BS EN60079); instrument and general engineering specifications & datasheets; design calculation, e.g. I.S. calculations; control systems design requirements; understanding of engineering diagrams, e.g. P&ID’s, loop diagrams, pneumatics hook ups, termination drawings. High attention to detail.
• Experience in management of change processes and requirements.
• Proven track record with Offshore Operator. EPC/design experience beneficial but not mandatory.
• Experience in managing engineering contractors and service providers.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or Applied Science.
• Broad Instrument and Systems Engineering experience.
• Functional Safety Engineer Certification