Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to be part of our Engienering team in Abu Dhabi for a permanent staff role.

Major Accountabilities Of Position

+ Ensures team member adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications

+ Supports the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates

+ Contributes to the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful

+ Uses local/global standards to support technical excellence

+ Supports checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings

+ Technical supervision of project designated Instrumentation & Control designers and draftsmen in the execution of their duty

+ Preparation /checking of Specifications, data sheets

+ Performance of bid evaluation and vendor document review and approval

+ Carry out the design and technical reviews for all areas of work such as field instruments, control valves, DCS/ESD control systems, Fire & Gas systems, analysers, vibration monitoring systems, etc.

Project Deliverables

+ Gathers data from multiple sources and prepares engineering studies, analyses, calculations.

+ Determines technical issues, defines alternate solutions, establishes pros/cons for multiple solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents such as technical queries, technical deviations, etc.

+ Creates final documentation incorporating all relevant information and pursues customer approval

+ Reviews documentation to assist others and reviews/authorizes work done by direct reports.

+ Evaluate new technology advancements against existing design standards and revise where applicable

+ Identify and review new technology development which could be applicable in providing more cost effective facilities

+ Perform discipline specific engineering services such as:

+ Identify and report changes to project scope;

+ Contribute to appropriate studies, analyses and recommend actions;

+ Assist with the preparation of detailed designs and drawings, specifications, data, calculations and reports;

+ Provide assistance during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.

+ Provide assistance in preparation, review and approval of project documents for instrumentation and Instrumented Control and Safety Systems (DCS/ESD/F&G), design specifications, philosophy documents, functional design specifications and project cost estimates

Knowledge / Experience / Competencies Required

+ Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to HSE management and its associated requirements in a project environment

+ Specialized expertise of the regulations, codes and standards and a good understanding of onshore and offshore engineering practices applicable to Instrumentation & Control design for oil and gas facilities

+ Specialized expertise in design specifications for field instruments, control & on-off valves, DCS/ESD systems, F&G systems, liquid & gas analysers, Gas Chromatographs, condition monitoring systems, etc.

+ Specialized expertise in developing calculations for SIS loops, orifice sizing, control valve sizing, thermowell wake frequency, etc.

+ Specialized expertise in developing DCS functional logic, PLC logic, hook up drawings, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, interface drawings, cable block diagrams, cable schedule, panel layout drawings, cable routing drawings, cable tray/duct layouts, instrument layouts, etc.

+ Expert knowledge of offshore installation techniques on brownfield projects on live facilities

+ Strong technical background in Instrument Engineering (with knowledge of the other discipline)

+ Working knowledge codes and standards

+ Expertise in preparation of Instrument Installation details, Junction Box wiring, Instrument Interconnection drawings,

+ instrument Cable Schedule, Safety grounding layout, Instrument Loop drawings and Material calculation (MTO), datasheets/ specifications of various instruments

+ Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills in the Instrumentation & Control discipline, and able to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to WOOD and its clients

+ Specialized expertise of the fundamental requirements of the Instrumentation & Control discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines

+ A thorough knowledge of codes, standards and practice applicable to the design and installation of instruments (eg API, ISA, ANSI, AGA, ISO and IEC codes etc.)

+ Specialized expertise of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements

+ Full-Time Bachelor's Degree in Instrumentation/Electronics Engineering from an accredited university

+ Minimum 15 years Instrumentation & Control engineering experience in oil and gas for offshore and onshore projects

+ Minimum of 5 years engineering experience in the same or similar industry, including experience in multi-disciplinary projects and teams

+ Good knowledge of discipline design/engineering with sufficient experience in different discipline areas

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Published Position Title: Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

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Name: Staff / Permanent

External Company Name: Wood Plc

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