Senior Instrumentation Control Engineer

2 weeks ago


united kingdom Belcan Full time

Belcan Workforce Solutions is excited to offer a contract opportunity for a Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer at the Fife site of a multinational oil and gas corporation.


This position is for a 12-month contract, offering full-time on-site work within an IR35 framework.


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 & 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 visualization 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 instrumentations 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 minimize cybersecurity threats

Participate with multi-disciplinary alarm management efforts including alarm rationalization, prioritization, 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 & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering specialty, 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 & Qualifications

Experience of Steam and Gas turbine control systems (Siemens & GE Mk 6eS)

TUV Functional Safety qualified

CompEx Ex12 qualified



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