Singapore, Singapore
Instrument and Control Engineer
Job Description:
This position is part of the Instrument, Control and Electrical team that provides maintenance and technical support to the Production, Mechanical and Project teams . This position is responsible for establishing, reviewing and overseeing the relevant instrument & control design of newly build or modified equipment including implementation of minor instrument and control engineering projects, while ensuring the overall technical integrity of the terminal from the instrument & control (I&C) discipline perspective.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support and solutions for the Production and Maintenance teams for instrument-related issues
- Liaise closely with Production and Maintenance teams as to how to reduce instrument maintenance costs and increase availability and functionality.
- Liaise with external stakeholder including government agencies on possible gas pipeline network and electrical power grid, instrument and metering interfaces to ensure conformity.
- Prepare and update instrument maintenance procedures for all instruments, PLC, Fire & Gas system, ESD, metering, CCTV and security equipment is up to date
- Conduct root cause analysis for instrument related incident and recommend preventive and corrective actions to prevent future occurrence
- Carry out MOCs project to resolve and improve instrument reliability and operational issues from engineering, construction to commissioning
- Ensure verification, inspection, testing and reporting to management in respect of all electrical and instrument equipment used for maintenance and their certification for use in hazardous areas of the terminal.
- Participate and provide support in execution of maintenance or major equipment turnarounds in the terminal
- Manage functional safety lifecycle of SIS in the Terminal
- Support expansion project from meeting overall facility integrity point of view, ensure smooth integration and any opportunity to leverage with existing Plant is captured
- The incumbent shall also participate in emergency response and may be assigned to a specific role and responsibility for such purpose.
Requirements
- Minimum eight (8) years practical experience in an instrument & control maintenance / design function in an oil & gas or petrochemical Plant
- Conversant with local codes, regulations and submission procedures, and must possess expert knowledge of electrical & instrument international engineering design and communication protocol(eg Fieldbus, Modbus)
- Experience in functional safety for the process industry as per IEC 61511. Certified functional safety engineer will be an advantage
- Experience in installation, commissioning, maintenance and trouble shooting of a variety of large and complex electrical, instrument and control equipment in the oil, gas or petrochemical industry is required.
- Experience with Siemens PLC programming software and languages and able to troubleshoot third party equipment issues through program debugging.
- Experience with Yokogawa DCS will be an advantage
Education
- The candidate must have a good Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
- Candidate with professional accreditation or affiliation to professional bodies of engineers will have an advantage.