Instrument Technician

CB&I; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

CB&I Asset Solutions seeks an Instrument Technician for offshore assignments on the Cygnus Alpha, on a 2x3 rotation. You will perform planned and corrective maintenance on instrumentation and control systems, support IT/Telecoms, and ensure asset integrity and safe operations.

You will join a team delivering safe, reliable, and efficient energy asset management offshore, bringing experience in DCS/ICSS, metering, and instrumentation, with a strong emphasis on safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Educated to ONC level or equivalent.
• Industry recognised apprenticeship in Instrument / Control Systems Maintenance.
• Appropriate Vocational Qualification or Certification in Instrument Maintenance.
• 2+ years’ oil & gas experience as Instrument/Control Technician.
• Experience with DCS/ICSS, control systems, and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of IT/Telecoms, metering and measurement equipment.
• Familiarity with safety procedures and permit-to-work systems.
• Offshore survival training (BOSIET/FOET) and medicals.

Responsibilities

• Participate in maintenance as part of an integrated team to maximise plant availability and asset integrity.
• Execute planned and corrective Instrumentation and Control maintenance work.
• Assist other disciplines and contractors as required.
• Maintain and calibrate instrumentation systems and equipment.
• Support IT/Telecoms and metering activities within maintenance.
• Complete maintenance records in CMMS and keep 'as-built' drawings updated.
• Ensure safe working practices and compliance with health & safety procedures.
• Prepare and participate in risk assessments and toolbox talks.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

Control systems

DCS/ICSS knowledge

IT-Telecoms

Problem solving

Team player

Offshore safety mindset

Effective communication

Education

ONC level or equivalent

Apprenticeship in Instrument/Control Maintenance

Certification in Instrument Maintenance

Tools

MAXIMO

CMMS

IT/Telecoms systems

Job description

Worldwide, energy asset owners choose CB&I Asset Solutions as their asset management partner, confident in our ability to deliver tailored, value driven asset management solutions.

Our commitment is simple but powerful: to deliver value to our customers through safe, effective and efficient operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning solutions, specialising in late life energy assets.

We're committed to investing in our people, and to building exceptional teams who deliver. Our people are trusted by our customers to safely operate their energy assets, improve performance and extend asset life through innovative solutions.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Think smarter. Move faster. Deliver value.

JOB TITLE: INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

This post is based offshore on the Cygnus Alpha on a 2x3 Rotation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate as part of an integrated maintenance team, responsible to execute Instrumentation and Control Systems maintenance works, and associated activities, in a safe, timely and quality manner to maximise plant & equipment availability, maintain asset integrity, and achieve business objectives.
• Execute planned and corrective Instrumentation and Control maintenance work.
• Assist other disciplines, 3rd party contractors and vendors, as required.
• The Instrument and Control Maintenance team have responsibility for:
• DCS/ICSS Instrumentation and Control System related roles.
• IT/Telecoms related roles.
• Metering, testing, analysis equipment related roles.
• with specific focal point roles assigned in these areas within the team as required.
• Control of Works, Emergency Response and supplemental roles, as assigned.
• Authorised Isolator for Extra Low Voltage, Control Systems & Instrumentation [CoW/PtW].
• Member of Normally Unmanned Installation Intervention Team, as required.
• Deputise as Lead Instrument and Control Technician, as required.
• Ensure all work undertaken is safe, and in compliance and accordance with statutory Health and Safety Procedures, Maintenance Manuals, specific Working Instructions, Safe Systems of Work (Control of Work / Permit to Work), recommended Safe Working Practices and any applicable temporary Bridging Documents in effect.
• Actively participate in thorough pre-job risk assessments for all non-routine activities, and confirm that they are accurately reflected in the resultnt Permit to Work.
• Actively participate in pre-job toolbox talks for all medium to high risk activities.
• Actively participate in pre-job site inspections for all works.
• Ensure all required Personal Protection Equipment is appropriately used.
• Ensure all work party members, especially 3rd party personnel, fully understand the purpose of, and can use, required Emergency Response Equipment.
• Ensure all personnel in proximity of works are fully aware of works planned, associated with risks and mitigation measures in place.
• Ensure compliance with established clean workplace practices.
• Ensure all accidents, incidents, near misses and non-conformances are fully reported.
• Under direction, undertake routine inspection, servicing & adjustment of equipment.
• Under direction, support performance and condition monitoring and assessment.
• Review issued maintenance work orders and ensure all required preparations are fully undertaken before commencement of works.
• Communicate with production operations personnel for Start-up and Shut-down of process and utility systems.
• Undertake planned and corrective maintenance on Instrument and Control System equipment, ensuring all works are carried out fully in compliance and conformance company procedures (inc. Process-Utility control & shut-down systems, Fire & Gas systems, IT, Telecoms, Metering, Measuring, Analysing, etc.; as assigned),
• Maintain safety critical equipment in accordance with procedures and regulations.
• Support installation and commissioning of new equipment as required.
• Ensure equipment and systems are reinstated to required condition and performance.
• Support diagnostic activities and analysis to rectify faults.
• First line support for IT and Telecoms issues.
• Prepare comprehensive activity records and logs in CMMS.
• Report works completed in CMMS.
• Update instrumentation maintenance, calibration and certification records in the maintenance management system.
• Maintain Metering Equipment log books.
• Provide input on any modifications made to equipment or systems for updating ‘as-built’ drawing status and reporting changes to onshore discipline engineers
• Ensure General Assistants and 3rd party vendors, equipment specialists and maintenance contract personnel onsite conform and comply with applicable rules and regulations, provide guidance as required.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Educated to ONC level or equivalent.
• Industry recognized apprenticeship in Instrument / Control Systems Maintenance.
• Appropriate Vocational Qualification or Certification in Instrument Maintenance.
• >2 years’ previous industrial experience in the oil & gas industry working as an Instrument, Control Systems, IT-Telecoms or related Technician.
• Experience, as part of a team of Control and Instrument Technicians, with competence in operation and maintenance covering a selection of the following:
• Facility instrumentation.
• DCS-ICSS Process Control.
• Process shut-down, start-up, control systems.
• Fire and Gas systems.
• Turbine, engine, compressor and generator control and management systems.
• Electronic and pneumatic control systems.
• Information Technology (Hardware, Network, Software systems, Desktop apps).
• Telecoms (Subsea fibre optic, VSAT, Public Address, Alarms, Digital voice and data network, Offshore SOLAS systems, VHF/UHF (FM) VHF (AM) Radio).
• Metering (automated systems, calibration & proving, fiscal transfer requirements).
• Environmental metering systems.
• Small bore tubing, cables and connectors.
• CMMS and Work Management Systems (MAXIMO)
• Condition Based Monitoring.
• Planned Preventative and Condition Based Maintenance.
• General appreciation of IS applications including ability to assist onshore IS staff with first line investigations, software loading/resets and IS administration.
• Respected, contributory team member able to establish rapport with others.
• Good communicator, accurately relates information, uses active listening to ensure own understanding and is comfortable with written, spoken or electronic media.
• Actively demonstrates commitment to higher performance standards.
• Understands own roles and importance of working to objectives and standards.
• Understands team goals & priorities, appreciates cost implications of own actions.
• Understands the importance of compliance & impact of non-conformance.
• Has good problem-solving skills, corrective action planning & follow-up.
• Offshore Survival (BOSIET/FOET).
• Offshore Medical.
• MIST.
• CompEx.
• Small Bore Tubing.