The primary function of this position to provide controls and instrument technical support to the company’s UK Operated Assets to deliver in year performance of C&I equipment and address future threats posed by equipment reliability and obsolescence. 

Working in parallel with the Asset C&I Engineers, the position will focus on effective management of activities utilising vendor resources for routine maintenance and collaborate with the facilities engineering function to deliver longer term reliability improvements. The post holder will be the SME for the relevant FMECA based maintenance strategies and will be responsible for continuous review and improvement based on observed equipment performance, as well as carrying out RCAs into equipment failures to prevent re-occurrence.

Acting as Contract Demand Manager for the controls and instrument related maintenance contracts, this position is responsible for proactively managing support contracts to deliver efficient and effective maintenance delivery across the assets. This includes development of accurate scopes of work, tender evaluation criteria and performance management KPIs.

Reporting to the Central Equipment Management Team Lead, the Controls & Instrument Maintenance Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Improving asset equipment availability and reliability using current RCM techniques within the C&I discipline and act as subject matter expert during RCA.
• Being responsible for delivering technical support for field instrumentation, ICSS, telecoms and F&G. Applying professional knowledge to problems and provide guidance to offshore operations.
• Addressing “replacement in kind” system and field instrument obsolescence as per company MOC procedure.
• Acting as Discipline Engineer responsible for delivering technical support for Small Bore Tubing (SBT) in accordance with the company SBT Standard.
• Being the technical owner of business-critical equipment maintenance strategies relating to function and be responsible for proactive review and improvement activity to enhance equipment performance.
• Being responsible for the identification and implementation of risk mitigations for deferred maintenance activity (preventative and corrective maintenance classified as business and safety critical).
• Acting as a C&I focal point to identify, prioritise, plan and execute all reliability improvement scopes – both from a maintenance management (i.e. strategic) and a technical (i.e. EMOC initiation) standpoint, and ensure cross functional delivery of improvements to agreed timebound plans.
• Managing key vendors to produce results through effective supervision, planning and allocation of work.
• Fulfilling the role of Contract Demand Manager for assigned areas, focussing on driving vendor performance through the development and implementation of key performance indicators.
• Being accountable for identifying budget requirements for areas of responsibility and managing execution of those scopes within approved budgets.
• Utilising independent database to evaluate future obsolescence risks and prepare strategies to address.
• Maintaining frequent communications with the technical authorities on areas of concern to leverage all company knowledge to achieve the company key results.
• Being proficient in SAP CMMS for managing work and reviewing maintenance plans.
• Undertaking offshore visits to ensure the delivery of key scopes and provide support to the assets.
• Consistently applying sound engineering principles and performing work in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Reviewing and evaluating recommendations and actions proposed by others.
• Instructing, guiding and training lesser-experienced professionals in development of innovative options.

Experience/Qualifications:

• A relevant Engineering degree qualification would be preferred.
• Functional Safety Engineer certification would be preferred.
• Current/valid offshore certification would be preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar role, directly within the North Sea oil and gas industry, is essential.
• Applicants should have significant technical knowledge in field instrumentation, ICSS, telecoms and F&G within the oil and gas industry.
• Applicants should have previous systems engineering experience, as well as broad practical field instrument experience.
• Significant experience in using a CMMS (preferably SAP) is essential.
• Applicants should have experience in the following areas: working with IEC61511, IEC62443 and BS EN60079; instrument and general engineering specifications and datasheets; design calculations; control systems design requirements; understanding of engineering diagrams (e.g. P&ID’s, loop diagrams, pneumatics hook ups, termination drawings).

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