Instrumentation Engineer

Mentor IMC Group; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an experienced Instrument Engineer for a contract position in Algeria. This role includes developing maintenance procedures, supporting instrumentation works, and ensuring compliance with international standards. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience in oil and gas instrumentation. The position operates on a rotation of 28 days on, 28 days off, for a duration of 12 months that is renewable.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in maintenance of instrumentation equipment in oil and gas.
• Experience in rotational and international working environments.
• Understanding of ATEX management and Alarm Management using ISA 18.2.

Responsibilities

• Assist in routine instrumentation works and compliance activities.
• Develop and incorporate maintenance procedures for control systems.
• Provide technical guidance to EPIC contractor.

Skills

Teamwork

Technical expertise in instrumentation

Alarm Management knowledge

Education

Engineering Degree in Instruments, Controls or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Rockwell PLC

Siemens PSC7

Honeywell EPKS ICSS

Job description

INSTRUMENT ENGINEER

Contract basis in Algeria. Rotation 28 days on / 28 days off. Duration 12 months renewable, long‑term.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist and support routine instrumentation works, compliance activities and statutory planned and unplanned shutdown works within the central processing facility.
• Site wide support on all I&C systems related to a remote joint venture oil processing facility.
• Develop and incorporate maintenance procedures for Honeywell EPKS ICSS and SIS systems, including database backups, regular check‑pointing and associated hardware and software checks.
• Develop instrumentation preventative maintenance procedures.
• Assist in shutdown execution instrument works as shutdown instrument supervisor.
• Maintenance of Dresser Rand Datum compressors driven by Solar Mars 100, Thomassen Frame 5P and Nuovo Pignone Frame 5 Turbines.
• Cataloguing of new instrumentation items into CMMS.
• Perform Technical Bid Evaluations for all instrumentation and control equipment and components offered by external vendors during GB procurement process.
• Maintenance representative for Decree 14‑349 Compliance Project, working with 3rd party auditors to ensure that the facility complies with International Best Practice in terms of codes and standards as directed by Algerian Government.
• Mentoring, assessment, training and developing the competence of Instrument technicians through on‑the‑job training, classroom lessons, coaching, assessment and feedback.
• Maintaining technical competence and compliance to GB procedures and HSE standards.
• Develop maintenance procedures for installed and commissioned Process Control Systems.
• Provides instrumentation and controls engineering expertise plus consultation and technical guidance to EPIC contractor.
• Ensure compliance to specifications and documentation of site engineering changes under management of change.

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering Degree, ideally in Instruments, Controls or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 8 years’ experience in the maintenance of instrumentation equipment within oil and gas production facilities.
• Experience working on similar operated producing projects.
• Previous rotational and international working environment experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team of technical staff, to work with the maintenance department management of an organization, and to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Understanding of ATEX management.
• Understanding of Alarm Management using ISA 18.2 and EEMUA 191.
• Working knowledge of PLC installations including Rockwell, Siemens PSC7 and TIA portal using Step 7, upgrading site wide fire detection system Honeywell/Notifier, SIL allocation and verification and Solar Mars 100 control systems.
• Working knowledge of IEC 61511 and functional safety.