Consultant – Flow Measurement / Metering Specialist

SGS; Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 24,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Testing and Certification company is seeking a Consultant – Flow Measurement / Metering Specialist in Ahmadi, Kuwait. The role involves conducting assessments, evaluating metering systems, and liaising with industry partners to ensure compliance and accurate measurements. Candidates must hold a Graduate Engineering Degree and have over 20 years of experience in metering systems. Knowledge of flow computers and safety standards in the oil industry is essential. Fluency in English is required, with Arabic preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of twenty years of proven experience in metering.
• Experience with various meter applications including Orifice, Positive Displacement, Turbine, Ultrasonic, and Coriolis meters.

Responsibilities

• Conduct/witness/assess Metering and Proving.
• Evaluate and develop a program for verifying and calibrating instrumentation.
• Liaison with Production, KNPC, and KPC for system reviews.

Skills

Metering system assessment

Calibration of measurement equipment

Troubleshooting measurement issues

Knowledge of flow computers

Knowledge of oil industry safety standards

Education

Graduate Engineering Degree in Mechanical or Instrumentation Engineering

Job description

Consultant – Flow Measurement / Metering Specialist

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

Contract

Responsibilities

• Conduct/witness/assess Metering and Proving.
• Witness/assess Field Prover calibration by Water-draw and Master Meter Prover calibration methods in conformance with MPMS. Chap 4 and 12.
• Witness/Assess metering systems performance, trouble shoot measurement issues presented in meters and related instrumentation available at site, in order to pin point root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate and Develop a program for verifying and / or calibrate the related instrumentation (Temperature, Pressure, Diff. pressure, etc.) existing in the KOC metering systems.
• Knowledge and experience to assess and interact with all types of metering systems, turbine, PD, Orifice, Ultra-sonic, and all types of provers, small volume, bi-directional, uni-directional and various measurement standards.
• Knowledge and experience of using various flow computers.
• Knowledge and experience to assess and interact with Automatic/Sampling Systems and / or In- Line densitometers.
• Knowledge and experience to assess and interact with Automatic Tank Gauging Systems.
• Calculate and assess the uncertainty attached for any KOC metering system.
• Abilities/Skills to investigate and provide recommendations to correct situations that results in apparent loss/gain. Moreover, establish criteria to assess loss/gain and associated metering equipment performance tolerance.
• Keeping up with new technology development in crude oil measurement to recommend equipment to ensure accurate hydrocarbon measurement.
• Liaison with Production, KNPC and KPC, when required to help identifying system imbalances and reviewing and writing measurement KOC Standards, Manuals, Calibrations procedures and new Project Specifications.
• Should be familiar with Oil industry safety standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate Engineering Degree in Mechanical or Instrumentation Engineering.
• At least twenty (20) Years’ proven experience in metering related.
• Measurement application as listed below.
  • Orifice meter applications (AGA3, ISO5167)
  • Positive Displacement meter applications
  • Turbine meter applications
  • Ultrasonic meter applications
  • Coriolis meter applications

Language Requirements

• Fluent to speak / read / write English. Knowledge in Arabic language preferred.