Instrument Technician

Atlas NextWave; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Job summary

Atlas NextWave is seeking experienced Instrument Maintenance Technicians to join a skilled maintenance team at a key UK gas processing facility. The role offers a fixed 9-day fortnight pattern and a long-term contract through 2028, with 7:30–16:30 onsite hours and 33 days annual leave.

You will perform routine and corrective maintenance on instrumentation, metering and safety-critical systems, conduct fault finding, and support plant modification projects while maintaining detailed records and

Qualifications

• Experience in oil & gas, petrochemical or process industry maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of instrumentation, metering and fire & gas systems.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and organizational abilities.
• Experience using maintenance management systems.
• Onshore or offshore maintenance experience preferred.
• Fixed 9-Day Fortnight.
• Working hours: 07:30 - 16:30 (9 hours onsite per day).
• 33 days annual leave entitlement, taken during working time.

Responsibilities

• Routine and non-routine maintenance of instrumentation and control systems.
• Fault finding, diagnostics and defect resolution on critical plant equipment.
• Commissioning and decommissioning activities.
• Supporting plant modifications and improvement projects.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and technical reports.
• Ensuring compliance with site safety systems, permits and procedures.
• Working on Fiscal Metering, DCS, ESD and Fire & Gas systems.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

Fault finding

DCS

Fire & Gas

Maintenance records

Tools

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Job description

Atlas NextWave is supporting a major UK energy operator with an ongoing requirement for experienced Instrument Maintenance Technicians to join a highly skilled maintenance team at a key gas processing facility.

This is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term contract role with work expected to continue until the site's planned end of production in 2028. Technicians will work a fixed 9-day fortnight working pattern offering an attractive work-life balance.

The Role

Working as part of the onsite maintenance team, you will undertake routine and corrective maintenance activities to ensure the continued reliability, integrity and availability of critical production and processing equipment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Routine and non-routine maintenance of instrumentation and control systems
• Fault finding, diagnostics and defect resolution on critical plant equipment
• Commissioning and decommissioning activities
• Supporting plant modifications and improvement projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and technical reports
• Ensuring compliance with site safety systems, permits and procedures
• Working on systems including:
  • Fiscal Metering
  • Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
  • Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD)
  • Fire & Gas Systems

About You

We are keen to hear from technicians with:

• Oil & Gas, petrochemical or process industry maintenance experience
• Strong knowledge of instrumentation, metering and fire & gas systems
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and organisational abilities
• Experience using maintenance management systems
• Onshore or offshore maintenance experience preferred
• Fixed 9-Day Fortnight
• Working hours: 07:30 - 16:30 (9 hours onsite per day)
• 33 days annual leave entitlement, taken during working time
• Long-term contract expected to run until 2028