Lead Instrumentation and Controls Engineer Job at WTS Energy

WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Lead Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Job Location: Nigeria

Overall Purpose of the Job

• Job Holder is required to provide controls and instrumentation engineering expertise and experience input into design and construction of gas plant and related Works. 
• The role will act as Company representative (control and instrumentation) to ensure design work by Contractors meets Company standards and relevant industry codes.
• To establish and maintain a facilities control and instrumentation installations database
• Provide input to Integrity Management and Planned Maintenance planning
• Assist Company Site Representative and project engineers on control and instrumentation matters.
• Assist construction and commissioning teams with field questions encountered during installation
• Given the level of competence required for this role Job holder’s technical background and experience must be of a commensurate standard.

Principal Accountabilities

• Act as focal point/Technical Authority for control and instrumentation engineering matters throughout all phases of engineering design, construction and installation, commissioning and operation
• Provide control and instrumentation engineering input to other disciplines to assure that design outputs are consistent.
• Act as Company authority for review and guidance of design drawings, specifications, etc. 
• Act as Company representative (control and instrumentation) to ensure design work by Contractors meets Company standards and relevant industry codes
• Monitor performance of design contractors and suggest remedial actions related to control and instrumentation design.
• Assist Company Site Representative and project engineers in control and instrumentation aspects.
• Assist construction and commissioning teams with field questions encountered during installation
• Initiate and coordinate tasks needed for project execution
• Participate in HAZOP’s and other key design reviews.
• Assist in the development of junior control and instrumentation engineers
• Act as focal point/Technical Authority for control and instrumentation engineering matters throughout all phases of engineering design, construction and offshore installation, commissioning and operation
• Provide control and instrumentation engineering input to other disciplines to assure that design outputs are consistent.

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• Dimensions: (Record any significant quantities on which job has some effect, e.g. budget or turnover, records processed, employees supervised, including personnel at other locations, if appropriate).
• Shared responsibility for Design, Construction & Commissioning of controls and instrument and meeting the contractual delivery date for 300 mmscfd of gas production

Relationship: 

• Internal: Relevant personnel within project team and Production Team.
• External: Engineering, design and construction contractors and other 3rd Parties (e.g. NGPTC, DPR)

Job Context and Challenges: 

• To prepare Electrical and Maintenance Engineering for seamless transition from Construction to flawless start-up and Operations
• Manage safe energising of all Controls and Electrical Systems

Requirements
Job Knowledge and Qualifications:

• University Engineering Degree (Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation) or European Equivalent (HND/C – BTEC Cert) – Extensive Experience in lieu accepted.
• Minimum twenty (20) years relevant experience with oil industry design and fabrication contractors and Operators
• Must have worked in as a control and instrumentation engineer/senior control and instrumentation engineer for an Operator and demonstrate extensive background in projects both design and onsite commissioning Plant
• Have strong technical capacity in the design of DCC control technologies
• Must be used to working in a multi-discipline environment
• Must have worked in Multi-cultural environment in order foster integration in view of envisaged diverse vendors in Project and compact commissioning schedule