Electrical & Instrument Specialist

Technology Co; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leading energy solutions company in Singapore is seeking an Electrical & Instrument Specialist to support day-to-day E&I troubleshooting and maintenance activities. The ideal candidate will have a Diploma in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering and at least 7 years of experience in the Oil, Gas, or Petrochemical industry. Responsibilities include managing projects, providing technical support, and promoting a culture of safety and reliability. This position offers growth opportunities within a sustainable environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in the Oil, Gas, or Petrochemical industry.
• Proven ability to manage electrical/instrumentation projects and work in a brownfield project environment.
• Good understanding of process, electrical, and instrumentation hazards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for troubleshooting and engineering design for E&I equipment.
• Support root cause analysis investigations and oversee MOCs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure safe E&I operations.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Project management

Communication

Education

Minimum Diploma in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering

Tools

CMMS systems

DCS & PLC systems (Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell, Yokogawa Centum)

Job description

Electrical & Instrument Specialist

Location: Singapore, SG

Country/Region: SG

Job Area: Maintenance

Business Unit: RP, Refining

At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future. We are looking for an Electrical & Instrument Specialist to join our Asset Management team in the Singapore Tuas Refinery. As an Electrical & Instrument Specialist, you will support Electrical & Instrument Engineers in managing day‑to‑day troubleshooting activities, verify and validate the effectiveness of reliability programs, and act as the Turnaround Quality Assurance focal. This role necessitates close collaboration with operations, maintenance, turn‑around field supervisors, and safety to ensure right‑first‑time troubleshooting, quality execution of E&I activities, and compliance with all safety regulations.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate. Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves. Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for troubleshooting and engineering design to improve the reliability of E&I equipment, ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, process control requirements, perform first-pass analysis, and recommend practical and sustainable solutions.
• Continuously monitor and assess the effectiveness of preventive maintenance (PM) programs.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA) investigations and oversee the execution of complex MOCs, ensuring full compliance with approved change documentation.
• Collaborate with the E&I Lead to establish and effectively implement predictive and preventive maintenance programs, leveraging best practices, procedures, and appropriate tools.
• Provide E&I engineering support and quality assurance for work executed during turnarounds (TA), maintenance, and projects, including assigning appropriate resources to review project design packages.
• Support maintenance activities during projects and turnarounds, covering planning, scoping, preparation, execution, and post‑event reviews, including lesson‑learned capture and closure.
• Work with the Maintenance team to eliminate E&I bad actors by recommending cost-effective repair, replacement, or re-engineering solutions, focusing on repeat issues and defect elimination.
• Manage all aspects of assigned E&I projects, ensuring achievement of HSSE, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
• Support implementation and execution of maintenance work processes and actively promote the site’s Reliability culture.
• Identify and raise reliability issues impacting safety, quality, availability, or capacity, and analyze and recommend corrective actions.
• Work closely with stakeholders from Maintenance, Operations, HSSEQ, Technical, NES Engineering, and external parties (OEMs, contractors, consultants) to ensure safe and reliable E&I operations and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support Pre‑Start‑Up Safety Reviews (PSSR), Ready for Start‑Up (RFSU) assessments, and related activities.
• Review E&I spare parts requirements and recommend appropriate spare parts inventory levels to support reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum Diploma in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering.
• At least 7 years of experience in the Oil, Gas, or Petrochemical industry as an E&I Supervisor, Specialist, or Senior Technician, supporting operation and maintenance of a process plant.
• Relevant professional certifications and demonstrated work experience aligned with these technical competencies will be advantageous.
• Prior experience in Turnarounds (TA), Projects, and Maintenance execution is essential.
• Proven ability to manage projects (electrical / instrumentation installation, construction, commissioning, and change management), plan and execute Turnarounds (TA), and work effectively in a brownfield project environment.
• Good understanding of process, electrical, and instrumentation hazards, including associated risk mitigation measures in operating process units.
• Good understanding of international standards, local regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems.
• Possess relevant technical electrical skillsets, i.e. power distribution & management (high/medium/low voltage systems, switchgears, transformers, MCC…), hazardous area proficiency, electric motors/generators…
• Possess relevant instrumentation skillsets, i.e. flow/pressure/level/temperature sensors, calibration & bench testing proficiency, final control elements, DCS & PLC systems like Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell, Yokogawa Centum, control loop tuning, knowledge in SIS, Fieldbus, Profibus or Modbus…
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Other strengths we value

• Strong communication skills with the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, while promoting a culture of teamwork.
• Strong work ethic with a positive attitude, and the ability to make timely decisions through sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with multiple stakeholders, including Plant Operations and other Engineering disciplines.

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request). By end Jan 2026, we will contact you within 2 weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The selected candidate must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance may be obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high‑quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027. Neste has high standards for sustainability and has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste’s revenue stood at €20.6 billion. Read more at neste.com.