Instrumentation and Controls Engineer III

We are currently recruiting for a Instrumentation & Control Engineer (Level III) - Site Base. This is a full time position working on a temporary on-going contract in Fife.

MAIN FUNCTIONS
Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the project's goals, objectives, and procedures. Assures accurate and timely communication among the Project Team and other Company functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues. In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate and coordinate discipline engineering technical work products
  
• Coordination and communication of various issues among the company's and contractor's engineering team that affect the discipline engineering design, safety, and regulatory compliance of the work
  
• Evaluate / comment work performed by the Contractor and sub-contractors to ensure that the work is being executed in accordance with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. Includes review of discipline design drawings and documents
  
• Identify and assess deviations to Contract Technical Specifications and regulatory requirements; ensure that such deviations will be processed according to project procedures; maintains Deviation Control Log.
  
• Steward discipline engineering queries from the Contractor and sub-contractors as well as technical information requests
  
• Keep Lead Engineer informed of discipline engineering progress, deviations, and execution concerns
  
• Participate in discipline engineering reviews at Contractor's and subcontractor's locations
  
• Drives and promotes capital efficiency in engineering design
  
• Support internal engineering general interest or Global Practice initiatives as requested by Supervisor
  
• Analyse maintenance records to determine instrument failure rates, availability / reliability calculations, bad actor / failure modes identification, and program effectiveness / cost analysis
  
• Develop and execute process control surveillance programs
  
• Collect and trend process data using company's multiple process historian database and visualisation software tools
  
• Perform process control philosophy and stability reviews coupled with execution of control logic updates and loop tuning
  
• Conduct criticality assessment and develop equipment strategies/maintenance plans for instrumentation's and control systems taking into consideration Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assessment, industry standards, regulatory requirement and manufacturer recommendations
  
• Execute control system life cycle management programs which include control system inventory, obsolescence plans, managing spare parts and upgrade/replacement planning
  
• Support control system maintenance and test planning as required, software upgrades, ESD testing, offline and online testing, and coordination of activities with/without plant shutdowns
  
• Support metering systems maintenance planning including for custody transfer, allocation, regulatory, and leak detection applications
  
• Support planning and coordination of tasks related to control system cyber security
  
• Review systems for compliance with company's Industrial Control System Requirements (ICSR) to minimise cybersecurity threats
  
• Participate with multi-disciplinary alarm management efforts including alarm rationalisation, prioritisation, development of state based alarm schemes, and design / modification of alarm systems
  
• Review update and develop instrument and controls technical documentation / drawings including P&IDs, cause and effect, and control narratives
  
  SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
  
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering speciality, or equivalent professional experience
  
• Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
  
• Able to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect, P&IDs, logic and architecture diagrams and control narratives
  
• Experience in selection, application, and ISA data sheet specification of hardware including pressure/ temperature /level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire/gas detection
  
• Proficient in data collection and analysis with common database and software data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for Excel and Tableau
  
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
  
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications
  
  Desirable SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
  
• Experience of Steam and Gas turbine control systems (Siemens & GE Mk 6eS)
  
• TUV Functional Safety qualified
  
• CompEx Ex12 qualified