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instrument engineer

Job title

Instrument Engineer

Location

Aberdeen (Office Based)

background

FPS is a 100% INEOS-owned integrated oil and gas liquid transportation and processing system with a nominal capacity in excess of one million barrels per day serving the central area of the North Sea.

Oil and gas liquids from over 50 offshore fields and St Fergus flow through pipelines into FPS. FPS transports crude oil and gas liquids from offshore and onshore entry points, processes the liquids at Kinneil, and redelivers to the customer Forties Blend crude oil at Hound Point and either Raw Gas or fractionated Gas Products at Grangemouth.

Job Purpose

• Provide front line Instrument/Control Engineering support to the operations site-based team.
• Deliver engineering modifications where Instrument/Control Engineering is the main discipline.
• Provide technical discipline input to the Projects team.
• Ownership of the relevant Unity Performance Standards.

Principle accountabilities

• Adhere to and promote INEOS 20 Principles and 7 Life Saving Rules to colleagues and external vendors.
• Specify, scope, and execute improvements to instrument and protective systems.
• Act as asset instrument and protective systems engineering focal point for site projects, including studies.
• Act as Instrument and Protective Systems single point of accountability (SPA) for long-term Asset strategy.
• Lead discipline improvements in plant reliability, equipment strategy, defect elimination, and equipment rationalization.
• Define and own the asset’s Instrument and Protective Systems spares strategy.
• Lead discipline improvements in plant reliability, root cause analysis, defect elimination, and continuous improvement.
• Lead or contribute to safety reviews, risk assessments, and investigations as the Instrument and Protective Systems engineering focal point.
• Maintain the integrity of asset and protective systems relevant to discipline.
• Act as custodian of asset maintenance strategies for Instrument and Protective Systems equipment.
• Own the discipline relevant Forties Unity Performance Standards and close out ICP actions related to them.
• Support the maintenance team with the implementation of planned maintenance routines.
• Support the maintenance team regarding equipment breakdowns, including fault investigation, defect resolution, and breakdown maintenance execution.
• Monitor and advise on the technical and safety implications of any maintenance backlog.
• Lead and coordinate additional vendor support where required.
• Act as custodian of key Instrument and Protective Systems engineering documentation, ensuring they are kept up-to-date.
• Act as Single Point of Accountability (SPA) for Instrument and Protective Systems site activities.
• Manage Asset Instrument and Protective Systems MOCs (Management of Change proposals).
• Provide technical approval for Instrument and Protective Systems content in Asset MOCs proposals.
• Support asset TAR activities with technical expertise.
• Assist the Instrument and Protective Systems Engineering Technical Authority in developing and managing electrical practices and procedures.
• Coach asset instrument technicians to ensure ongoing competency and skill improvement.

Special features

• Participation in the FPS incident management team as required.
• Travel to offshore platforms or remote onshore sites to provide technical support.
• Periods of inconvenience to support planned and unplanned outages.
• Participation in the Asset self-audit program.

Qualifications and Technical Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Instrument Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartered status.
• BOSIET, Medical, and MIST certifications for offshore travel.

Minimum Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience, including experience in Oil & Gas, Refining, or Chemical Industries.

Job-Specific Skills:

• Knowledge and experience of designing, operating, commissioning, and maintaining legacy instrument equipment, control systems, and ESD systems.

Job Knowledge Skills:

• Comprehensive understanding and applied knowledge of relevant UK Regulatory (Safety Case, COMAH, etc.) and industry standards, including operations of subsea and onshore overland pipelines.

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