Smartplant P&ID (SPPID) & Instrument (SPI) Administrator

Aibel; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a SPPID & SPI Designer/Administrator in Singapore. The ideal candidate should have at least 10 years of experience in a multi-disciplinary setup and 5 years specifically as an SPPID & SPI Administrator. Responsibilities include maintaining project-specific environments, administering user access, and supporting engineers. This role demands strong technical communication skills and good interpersonal abilities, with a focus on problem-solving and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in multi-disciplinary engineering for large scale projects.
• 5 years experience as SPPID & SPI Administrator.
• Familiarity with AVEVA handover and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Report to Engineering & IT Manager.
• Implement work processes and quality policies.
• Maintain project-specific SPPID & SPI environment.
• Administer user access and permissions.
• Provide onboarding and support to engineers using SPPID & SPI.

Skills

Strong computer literacy

Technical communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Engineering/IT

Tools

SPPID

SPI

Oracle/SQL

MS Office

Job description

With Aibel you have a chance to develop your career through a range of projects in renewables and oil and gas. We call ourselves Engineering Pioneers. Whatever our job is, we approach it with creativity, curiosity and a drive to find new and better solutions. First we imagine the future. Then we build it.

Job responsibilities:

• Report to the Engineering Manager at a project level and to the IT Manager at basis level.
• Implement Company work processes, procedures and quality policies as required by project.
• Adhere to Company contractual requirements, Scope Boundaries and support the project with the Management of change on assigned areas.
• Establish, configure and maintain the project specific SPPID & SPI environment, including plant structures, domains, catalogues, symbol libraries and rule sets.
• Define and maintain project standards for tagging, naming conventions, data attributes, revision control and approval workflows.
• Administer user access, roles and permissions in accordance with project and Company requirements.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency of P&ID and Instrument data across the project.
• Implement and maintain QA/QC processes, validation rules and automated checks to safeguard data integrity.
• Identify, analyse and resolve data conflicts, inconsistencies and integrity issues in coordination with relevant disciplines.
• Interface with Engineering Disciplines such as Process, Technical Safety, Instrumentation and IT Support to resolve system or data related issues and interface requirements.
• Facilitate extraction and maintenance of engineering indices such as line lists, equipment lists, valve lists, instrument indices and such, as required by the project.
• Support bulk data loading activities and controlled symbol or attribute customisation.
• Support to maintain consistency of tag numbers, line identifiers and equipment references across integrated systems.
• Coordinate system backups, upgrades, issue resolution and troubleshooting in collaboration with IT support functions.
• Implement and administer P&ID and Instrument deliverables revision control in alignment with the project change management process.
• Maintain full traceability of P&ID and Instrument tag changes and support document control workflows for issue, review and approval cycles.
• Provide system onboarding, training and day to day support to engineers and designers using SPPID & SPI.
• Provide strong hands-on expertise in SPI & SPPID.
• Expertise in SPPID & SPI configuration, customization, and administration.
• Experience with EDE (Engineering Data Editor) customization.
• Create hook-up library creation and drawing support.
• Ability to develop and customize engineering templates with Company logo (instrument datasheets, hook-ups, loop and termination drawings).
• Perform SPPID & SPI data migration and system integration.
• Define and manage custom fields and custom tables.
• Define and manage typical loop templates.
• Provide administrative support for data import and validation in customer AVEVA environments.
• Back-up typical templates, reports etc.
• handover of final As Built SPPID & SPI database (including drawings).
• Prepare and maintain user guides, work instructions and training material when required by the project.
• Conduct periodic system audits to verify correct usage, compliance with standards and data quality.
• Where applicable during the EPC phase of a project, support vendor data integration, IFC issuance, redline management and as-built updates to the P&ID & SPI database.
• Ensure that all risks related to his/her area of responsibility are identified, assessed and preventive measures are implemented in a timely manner when required.
• Be responsible for the progress of assigned scopes, including planning and coordination, in line with project budget and schedule.
• Continuously seek to improve working methods, tools and procedures and contribute actively to experience transfer.

Work experience requirements:

Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience having worked in a multi-disciplinary engineering setup for large scale capital projects having served in the capacity of a SPPID & SPI Designer/ Administrator, having accrued thereof a minimum experience of 5 years in the capacity of an SPPID & SPI Administrator.

• Must possess a good understanding of project phases, milestones, deliverables and engineering workflows.
• Must have strong computer literacy in commonly used business applications such as MS Office and possess practical knowledge in Database fundamentals such as Oracle/ SQL and managing structured engineering data & databases.
• Familiarity with client system AVEVA handover and data validation processes.
• Exposure to SPPID & SPI configuration.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Engineering/ IT or other relevant engineering specialisation.

Other skills:

• Must have good technical communication (verbal and written) skills with proven ability to present technical issues to design and project teams.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Must be a self-starter who can work independently, make sound decisions, analyse problems and provide focused solutions.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Other information:

Work location: Singapore
Application deadline: 26 February 2026