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Instrument Technical Authority

NES Fircroft
Posted 25 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Stockton-On-Tees, Durham TS19 8QP, England

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Flexible Spending Account
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  • Salary: Not specified
  • Experience Required: Degree in Instrumentation Engineering, Chartered Instrument Engineer or working towards chartership, Supervisor experience, TUV Functional Safety Certification, extensive Operation & Maintenance experience in the oil & gas industry
  • Responsibilities include establishing and maintaining Instrument standards, developing Functional Safety Management System, providing engineering assurance to projects, defining competency requirements, and leading safety reviews
  • Tasks involve carrying out SIF reliability calculations, providing technical responses to discipline related Technical Queries, supporting maintenance teams, and defining long term opportunities for Instrumentation improvements
  • The role also includes technical review and approval of relevant discipline MOCs, providing expertise to incident investigations, supporting shutdowns and major outages, and developing planned maintenance routines
Reporting to the EI&C Team leader, you will be the Instrument Technical Authority responsible for establishing and maintaining a suite of Instrument standards, practices and procedures aimed at delivering consistent engineering activity across our operations and projects.

Responsibilities
  • Accountable for site standards and processes relevant to the design, operation and maintenance of instrumentation and protective systems
  • Develop and own our Functional Safety Management System in compliance with the requirements of EN 61511
  • Provide Instrument engineering assurance to projects, including formal review of external engineering documentation
  • Custodian and ownership of common Instrument discipline processes such as Functional Safety Analysis (FSA)
  • Carry out and approve SIF reliability calculations
  • Provide technical responses to discipline related Technical Queries (TQs)
  • Define Instrument Engineering competency requirements and provide assurance of business wide Instrumentation competency and discipline health
  • Technical review and approval of relevant discipline MOCs
  • Provide Instrument expertise to incident investigations
  • Define long term opportunities for Instrumentation improvements
  • Lead or contribute to safety reviews, risk assessments and investigations as the instrumentation engineering focal point
  • Support the maintenance teams by developing planned maintenance routines
  • Support the maintenance teams in regard to equipment breakdowns, including investigation of equipment faults and defect elimination
  • Support the planning and execution of shutdowns and major outages/turnarounds

Experience & Qualifications
  • Candidates will hold a Degree in Instrumentation Engineering
  • Be a Chartered Instrument Engineer or working towards chartership
  • Hold Supervisor experience
  • Gained TUV Functional Safety Certification
  • Be familiar with CDM Regulations
  • Hold extensive Operation & Maintenance experience in the oil & gas industry
  • Knowledge of instrument engineering principles and proven ability to apply them to real-world problems
  • Knowledge and experience of the design, operation, commissioning and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems to IEC 61511


For more information on this role, please contact Ashleigh North on 07708 297 513 or

All our current vacancies are listed on our website www.nesfircroft.com


With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.

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