Instrumentation Technician – Field Engineer, O&G, Bonus & Car

Technical Partners International; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Annual bonus 6%

Overtime/standby pay 10-15%

Pension scheme

Job summary

Technical Partners is seeking an Instrumentation Technician to support essential gas transmission assets across the East Region. The role, based near Chelmsford, involves installing, maintaining and repairing instrumentation and control systems within a safety-critical environment.

You will perform calibration, testing and fault diagnosis across hazardous-area equipment, with travel across Essex. A UK driving licence and relevant apprenticeship or qualification are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within an instrumentation, electronics or control systems engineering discipline.
• Strong fault-finding and maintenance experience with industrial instrumentation and process control systems.
• Experience undertaking calibration, inspection, testing and repair of instrumentation equipment.
• Previous experience working within oil & gas, utilities, petrochemical or similar industrial processes.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Carry out installation, inspection, commissioning, maintenance and repair of instrumentation and control equipment across operational sites.
• Diagnose and resolve instrumentation, telemetry and control system faults.
• Undertake preventative and reactive maintenance to ensure equipment reliability.
• Implement safe systems of work, including permits, isolations and relevant documentation.
• Support commissioning, construction, replacement and upgrade projects.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and asset information.
• Monitor third-party contractors and ensure work meets technical and safety requirements.
• Participate in emergency response, standby rotas and incident management.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

Fault-finding

Maintenance experience

Driving licence

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or time-served training

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Telemetry systems

Process control systems

Job description

Technical Partners is seeking an Instrumentation Technician to support essential gas transmission assets across the East Region. The role, based near Chelmsford, involves installing, maintaining and repairing instrumentation and control systems within a safety-critical environment.

You will perform calibration, testing and fault diagnosis across hazardous-area equipment, with travel across Essex. A UK driving licence and relevant apprenticeship or qualification are required.