Instrument Maintenance Advisor

Job description / Role

Wood is currently recruiting for an Instrument Maintenance Advisor to join its Singapore business unit focusing on delivering and driving national technician coaching, mentoring, assessment, and development in instrumentation and control.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirements.

Responsibilities

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently recruiting for an Instrument Maintenance Advisor to join its Singapore business unit focusing on delivering and driving national technician coaching, mentoring, assessment, and development in instrumentation and control.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirements.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Instrument Maintenance Advisor to join our Singapore Business Unit.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

This project focuses on allocating more resources towards improving maintenance and reliability on the oil, gas, and water systems, required to efficiently support maintenance, turnarounds, and engineering organizations with the appropriate qualifications and experience.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Key objectives

• Deliver and drive national technician coaching, mentoring, assessment, and development in instrumentation and control
• Accountable for the safe execution of maintenance activities
• Assist and guide local instrument supervisors and technicians in the maintenance (preventive and corrective) activities of all instrumentation and control equipment
• Assist in developing instrumentation and control maintenance scope of work and review maintenance routines with recommendations for improvement
• Analyse equipment failures and prepare reports regarding findings on causes of failures; assist local site teams in developing action plans for remediation of instrumentation and control failures and follow up on implementation of agreed actions
• Monitor and ensure compliance with HSE policies and procedures; be an active participant and champion of behaviour-based safety within area of responsibility
• Ensure that instrumentation and control systems on facilities are maintained and operated in a safe and environmentally sound manner that complies with all applicable local laws and regulations and in accordance with company guidelines and policies
• Support implementation of maintenance procedures and task lists, both preventive and corrective, into CMMS
• Review equipment spare parts requirements, holdings of materials, and special tools; recommend stock levels and purchases where deficiencies or shortages are found
• System software, hardware, and healthcare management
• Ensure all instrumentation and control design changes are captured by the change control process
• Engage with instrument design personnel and other disciplines as required in the production of engineering and design deliverables
• Supervise shutdown and turnaround maintenance activities; execute modifications and commissioning of expansions for new plant activities
• Prepare turnaround and modular shutdown plans and material requirements for instrumentation and control systems
• Supervise, maintain, test, install, and repair control systems on site (Emerson, ABB, Schneider, Rockwell Allen Bradley PLCs); interface with instrumentation and control vendors
• Support work pack development and closure of completions documentation
• Support root cause failure analysis, instrumentation and control breakdown support, maintenance work order review, and material technical evaluation
• Carry out HSE and technical audits and inspections as directed by Deputy E&I Maintenance Manager
• Compile and distribute comprehensive reports as necessary

Role intent

• Deliver and drive national technician coaching, assessment, and development in instrumentation and control, maintenance best practices, and hazardous area Ex equipment maintenance
• Ensure that appropriate preventative and corrective maintenance is carried out in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and maintenance department standards
• Support national maintenance teams in preventative and corrective maintenance
• Make recommendations for modifications to existing plant instrumentation and control equipment as required

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Above 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
• HNC (preferably degree) in instrumentation and control engineering or equivalent
• This position requires personnel to be trained in CompEX or recognised equivalent for maintenance of equipment for use in hazardous areas
• Knowledgeable in maintenance methodologies
• Training and mentoring of local nationals
• An experienced engineer with demonstrated hands-on technical ability but equally with a keen interest and talent for teaching and coaching in a multicultural environment
• Excellent communication skills, well-developed interpersonal skills, self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision with a strong sense of team involvement in a multicultural environment

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.