Instrumentation and Control Specialist

14 hours ago


Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom Thorpe Molloy McCulloch Recruitment Ltd Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Technical Authority to join our team at Thorpe Molloy McCulloch Recruitment Ltd in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentoring, and expert advice to the wider organization, while verifying activities to ensure compliance with technical standards, design performance standards, and operational performance standards.

The ideal candidate will have a degree qualification in Instrumentation & Automation Engineering or a similar discipline, previous experience in a similar role directly within the North Sea oil and gas industry, and experience with instrumentation, automation, and control systems engineering and design.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Owner of technical standards, defining minimum requirements for new and operating assets.
  • Providing technical leadership, mentoring, and expert advice to the wider organisation, where required.
  • Verifying activities to ensure compliance with technical standards, design performance standards, and operational performance standards.
  • Facilitating technical lessons learnt through the Lessons Learnt Database, leading to continuous improvement of Technical Standards and other engineering documents, methods, and tools.
  • Verifying engineering methods and tools.
  • Supporting the Concept Development Department with concept developments, technical framing, and value engineering studies.
  • Applying knowledge of industry rules, standards, and guidance related to instrumentation and automation, such as ABS, DNV, IEC, ISO, IEEE, etc.
  • In addition to instrumentation and automation, the Technical Authority shall also be the focal point for interaction with telecommunications and cybersecurity.
  • Collaborating with Projects and Asset Operations in the field of ICSS, SIS, metering, field instrumentation, and actuated valves.
  • Designing and selecting IS and non-IS equipment for Explosive Atmospheres, including descriptive system documents, simple apparatus assessments, specific conditions of use assessments, etc (IECEx CoPC Unit Ex 009 'Design of Electrical Installations' or equivalent).

Requirements:

  • A degree qualification in Instrumentation & Automation Engineering or a similar discipline is essential.
  • Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland or similar) certification would be preferred.
  • Previous experience in a similar Instrumentation and Automation Technical Authority type role directly within the North Sea oil and gas industry is essential.
  • Experience with instrumentation, automation, and control systems engineering and design is essential.
  • Experience with telecommunications and cybersecurity would be advantageous.
  • Experience of working on large FPSO projects would be preferred.
  • Experience in installation and construction, for understanding the practical aspects of field instrumentation and site engineering, is essential.

The estimated salary for this position is around £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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