Instrument Engineer

Our Client, an Oil and Gas Company is seeking an Instrument Engineer to join their team in Aberdeen, this will be office based with a hybrid working arrangement . This is a contract role on a PAYE tax basis and will be for 12 months.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide discipline engineering support to UK operations to ensure equipment integrity and regularity.

This role supports breakdowns, delivers the maintenance plan in accordance with maintenance strategy and supports plant optimisation

Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and the Client’s HSES Procedures

Supports Instrument SECE degradation / threat management risk assessments and maintenance deferment risk assessments

Responsible for monitoring equipment/system performance initiating and ensuring corrective actions.

Responsible for discipline engineering and maintenance support to UK operations

Provide discipline support to operated assets and project teams

Deliver maintenance plans/programs to ensure cost effective operation and asset integrity throughout facility lifetime

Fully adhere to planning processes to ensure ‘right first time’ delivery of instrument workscopes

Responsible to provide budget input/scope for maintenance and modifications

Responsible for continuously challenging technical solutions, engineering performance and cost of modification projects

Review vendor workpacks to ensure compliance with performance standard requirements

Coordinate & robustly manage vendors to successfully deliver planned maintenance

Collaborate with key vendors to collectively problem solve/deliver complex scope

Raise TWMs where complex technical solutions and modifications are required

Provide an optimised preventive maintenance program, including detailed work packages

Responsible for equipment performance including spare part management and warranty follow up

Own management of change for non like-for-like instrument scopes
* Mobilise offshore as and when required by business.

ER Allowance - The postholder may be required to join the emergency response rota should this become a requirement of the position

Educated to engineering degree level or satisfactory equivalent e.g. HND/HNC plus preferable qualifications/experience and/or vocational certificates

Membership of professional body working towards Chartership preferred

Operational and engineering experience preferred
* Developing relevant technical experience.

Offshore experience

Understanding of processes required to meet HSE objectives. Fully conversant with UK regulatory environment

Developing understanding of the Client’s Corporate and Local budget, maintenance and project management processes and tools

Self-driven. Strong personal leadership and drive toward teamwork. Ability to perform effectively within a strong peer group and to drive toward optimal business solutions

Good communication, influencing, negotiating and networking skills. Builds excellent relationships. Respected internally and externally

Acceptance of ambitious, yet realistic goals and targets, and consistently achieve these.