Senior Project Engineer - Measurement Systems

Sensia; Tonbridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation specialist in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to oversee Liquid and Gas Metering or Sampling Systems. This hybrid role involves managing the technical aspects of projects, ensuring designs meet specifications, and supervising compliance testing. Candidates should have a Mechanical Engineering degree or HND, and experience in the oil and gas sector is highly desirable. Join a team that drives innovation and efficiency in oil and gas production and processing.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze and interpret customer specifications.
• Experience in layout and mechanical structural design of skid-mounted packages.
• Familiarity with metering or sampling systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical aspects of projects from initiation to completion.
• Develop cost-effective designs meeting specifications.
• Oversee system testing ensuring compliance.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Proficient in MS Office

Education

Mechanical Engineering Degree or HND

Job description

Senior Project Engineer - Measurement Systems

• Full-time

We bring together the best of the best: the pioneering process automation, real-time control and IoT technologies of Rockwell Automation, combined with the unmatched measurement and instrument, software and analytics capabilities of Schlumberger. Sensia is further strengthened by the oil and gas domain expertise and artificial lift experience shared by Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger. The result is Sensia – the leading automation specialist in oil and gas production, transportation and processing with a team of more than 1,000 experts serving customers globally in more than 80 countries. As the first fully integrated oilfield automation solutions provider, Sensia makes the production, transportation and processing of oil and gas simpler, safer, more secure, more productive and better understood from end to end. Now every oil and gas company can experience the advantages of industrial-scale digitalization and seamless automation, enabling each asset to operate more productively and more profitably.

Sensia is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead the specification, design, fabrication, and testing of Liquid and Gas Metering or Sampling Systems. This role involves full technical management of assigned projects, ensuring on-time delivery within budget, while meeting or exceeding customer requirements.

This is a hybrid role based in one of our UK offices: Tunbridge Wells, Aberdeen, or Malton.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage technical aspects of assigned projects, from initiation to completion.
• Develop cost-effective designs that meet agreed specifications and standards.
• Prepare technical requisitions and procurement packages for fabrication and assembly of skid packages, valves and instrumentation.
• Oversee system testing, including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), ensuring compliance.
• Provide direction to Mechanical and Electrical designers to generate project designs and documentation.
• Support project management, inspections, and technical compliance with Sensia’s Quality team.
• Collaborate with vendors and clients for system approvals and testing, acting as primary technical contact with customer.
• Offer technical expertise to the sales team for proposals and cost control.
• Mentor and support junior engineering team members.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering Degree or HND and related field experience highly desirable. Electrical engineering experience would also be advantageous but not a requirement.
• Ability to analyse and interpret customer specifications and international standards and develop into coherent package designs.
• Experience in layout and mechanical structural design of skid-mounted packages preferably electro-mechanical systems in oil & gas industry.
• Familiarity with metering or sampling systems.
• Knowledge of Flow measurement devices and their requirement for integration into skid packages.
• Knowledge of ASME design codes such as B31.3: 2016 and ASME IX or equivalent NORSOK and ISO standard, including knowledge of the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED/PER).
• Knowledge of Metering & Proving or Sampling standards (API & ISO)
• Knowledge of specification of Electrical equipment certified to ATEX or IECEX.
• Ability to problem solve to achieve technical/budget/schedule goals.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project)
• Able to work within an ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System.
• Strong communication skills at all levels.