Instrumentation Engineer
Role Overview:
Act as a technical leader, responsible for the correct specification and sizing of field instrumentation and valves required to operate process equipment in accordance with client specifications, industry standards, and guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) during project execution, providing guidance and resolving design issues.
- Assist execution centers with instrumentation design and troubleshooting activities.
- Demonstrate strong technical expertise in instrumentation engineering principles and practices.
- Review and evaluate customer specifications to ensure design compliance.
- Identify and clarify any deviations, exceptions, or compliance gaps with client specifications.
- Prepare cost estimates for:
- Instrumentation
- Control valves
- Specialty items
- Spare parts
- Field instruments and hookups
- Control systems
- Review P&IDs to:
- Verify instrumentation symbols and control schemes
- Confirm sizing of control valves, relief valves, flow elements, and instrument nozzles
- Perform sizing calculations for:
- Control valves
- Relief valves
- Flow elements
- Recommend and specify:
- Control valves
- Level instruments
- Flow instruments
- Manual valves
- Prepare technical requisitions for inquiry and procurement of instrumentation and valves.
- Participate in client and internal HAZOP studies.
- Coordinate with Engineering teams to identify spare parts requirements
- Prepare commissioning and operational spare parts lists.
- Provide installation instructions and dimensional requirements during vessel, piping design, and fabrication phases.
- Review and approve subcontractor field instrument and electrical hookup scopes.
- Ensure subcontractor deliverables comply with standards and client specifications.
- Participate in FAT, SAT, and ISAT activities.
- Conduct peer reviews of engineering deliverables.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance throughout project execution.
- Work closely with fabricators and contractors to resolve technical queries during construction and commissioning phases.
- Demonstrate understanding of hazardous area classification and appropriate protection methods for instruments and panels.
- Work independently while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Instrumentation Actual Cost vs Budget (including approved variation orders)
- Instrumentation Engineering Deliverables On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- Resource Planning and Utilization
- Contractual Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
- Engineering Design Change Notifications (EDCNs), Entries, and MOCs
- Service Quality (SQ)
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Control & Instrumentation Engineering
Experience:
- 10-12 years of industry experience
- Experience in:
- Oil & Gas Facilities Engineering and Construction
- Production Facility Engineering
- Management of Construction Suppliers
- Site Engineering Support
- Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up Activities
Technical Skills & Expertise:
- Strong knowledge of instrumentation and electrical engineering standards and codes, including:
- ISA
- NEC
- API
- IEC
- ATEX
- ASME
- NACE
- Site commissioning experience.
- Familiarity with Lifecycle Information Management Systems such as:
- AVEVA
- SPI/Intools
- Experience and/or certifications in:
- IECEx CoPC
- Functional Safety
- Proficiency in instrumentation sizing tools.
- Experience with Navisworks 3D model reviews.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
