Experience: 8+ years in Upstream Oil & Gas / Downstream Refinery Units

Industry: Oil & Gas

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in safety instrumented systems (SIS), functional safety, control system engineering, and risk assessments within the Oil & Gas industry. This role requires hands-on experience in HAZOP, SIL assessments, installation, commissioning, maintenance, and vendor coordination.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety & Risk Management:

- Perform hazard and risk assessments, ensuring proper allocation of safety requirements to SIS.

- Participate in HAZOP reviews and SIL assessments in compliance with IEC 61508 & IEC 61511.

- Prepare and validate SIL assessment reports for various technologies such as Methanol, Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Renewable Fuels.

Instrumentation & Control System Management:

Install, commission, and maintain various control systems, including:

DCS & PLC Systems: Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell HC900 Safety PLC, Honeywell Safety Manager, ML-200 PLC, Rockwell Advance, Schneider Electric Foxboro DCS.

- Monitoring & Automation Systems: Meggitt VM600, Honeywell Enraf TFMS, Honeywell HUS & Maxpro CCTV, ACS, Simplex & ESSER FAP, and Terminal Automation Systems.

Machinery Control & Vibration Monitoring: Bentley Nevada Systems.

Process Engineering & Vendor Management:

- Collect and analyze instrument failure data to assess failure rates, availability, and cost-effectiveness.

- Manage instrumentation for key Oil & Gas equipment such as flare systems, cooling towers, centrifugal pumps, desalter units, fired heaters, compressors, custody metering skids, and burner management systems.

- Finalize vendor deliverables, review quotations, and develop technical questionnaires.

- Oversee engineering and fabrication of custody transfer metering skids and interface with vendors.

Technical & Engineering Responsibilities:

- Conduct HAZOP-LOPA reviews, define safety instrumented functions (SIFs), and perform IL-calculations.

- Develop and update Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS).

- Define testing requirements and intervals, ensuring maintenance procedures align with industry standards.

- Ensure instrumentation scope compliance and manage scope changes within projects.

- Optimize designs to improve reliability, availability, maintainability, and cost-efficiency.

- Provide guidance to junior engineers, ensuring adherence to HSE requirements.

- Represent the Instrumentation discipline in meetings, workshops, and technical reviews.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

- 8+ years of experience in Instrumentation & Controls within the Oil & Gas industry (Upstream/Downstream).

- Strong understanding of safety instrumented systems (SIS), risk assessment methodologies, and regulatory compliance (IEC 61508, IEC 61511).

- Hands-on experience with DCS, PLC, ESD, FGS, vibration monitoring, and custody transfer metering systems.

- Expertise in vendor management, instrumentation engineering, and process optimization.

- Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.

- Proven ability to provide technical recommendations and resolve high-priority instrumentation issues.

Mandatory Certifications:

T- V Rheinland Certified Functional Safety Engineer (with at least 2 years of relevant experience post-certification).