Senior Instrumentation Engineer

WOOD PLC

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: PP000-15789

Job description / Role

Job Type
Full Time

Job Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Nationality
Any Nationality

Salary
Not Specified

Gender
Not Specified

Arabic Fluency
Not Specified

Job Function
Engineering - Chemical & Petrochemical

Company Industry
Construction

Job description

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

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior instrumentation engineer with a proven track record in designing, developing, and maintaining instrumentation systems to ensure efficient and safe operation of industrial processes for a high-profile client.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world. Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.

We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway and the Middle East and Africa.

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects: delivered to high-profile clients across the energy sector

Commitment to diversity and inclusion: we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business

Competitive remuneration package: with regular 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

Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover

End of service gratuity: in line with UAE labor law, all employees are eligible for an end of service benefit

The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company

Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

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

Energy transition academy: join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

Create and implement advanced instrumentation systems for industrial processes.

Ensure instruments are properly calibrated and conduct regular testing for accuracy.

Diagnose and resolve issues in instrumentation systems to minimize downtime.

Enhance system performance by integrating automation and control strategies.

Ensure adherence to industry standards and safety regulations.

Work with cross-functional teams and maintain detailed records of instrumentation processes.

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

To have single-point responsibility for all instrument and controls system design and engineering deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering codes and standards as well as the client's policies and procedures.

Definition of plant overall controls architecture.

Coordination of I&C team and reporting to project or engineering manager on project related matters.

Supporting the planning, scheduling and execution of discipline activities and deliverables, including manhour estimating and schedule preparation to support bid/tendering as required.

Ownership of I&C schedule and planning.

Manage discipline work to the required schedule and manpower allocation, including requesting personnel as identified by the plan, and day-to-day supervision of discipline personnel on the project. This includes approval of timesheets, holiday approval and overtime approval where delegated.

Manage and report progress of all I&C engineering and design budgets in line with contract requirements including weekly and cumulative productivity.

To identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and/or quality and recommend corrective actions as required.

To attend weekly internal and external progress meetings and generate status reports for the engineering/project manager.

To ensure all team members are competency assessed and maintain the competency of the team in line with company and client requirements.

Define minimum acceptance criteria and undertake pre-qualification of third parties.

Liaise and engage with licensors, equipment vendors and OEMs as required to conclude the project deliverables in accordance with the project scope and provide third party budget costs for stage gate estimates as required.

Define scope of work for third party subcontracts as required.

Preparation of tender bid evaluations and assessment of bids.

Review of vendor documents on detailed engineering projects.

Provide input to EPC scope of work and EPC tender package for execute stage.

To coordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up to ensure there is no conflict within the overall engineering design.

To provide technical support to site in terms of material inspection, factory acceptance testing etc.

Ensure compliance with management of change processes both technical and financial.

To provide direction and guidance on technical queries relating to I&C engineering and raise appropriate EQs/deviation.

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