Principal Instrumentation & Control System Engineer

Technip Energies is a global oil and gas leader, specialized in subsea, onshore, offshore, and surface technologies. Our mission: to enhance the performance of world’s energy industry. How we do it: by constantly challenging conventions and investing in our 15000+ employees, across 34 countries. At Technip Energies, we aim to offer an inspiring working experience: tackling some of the most complex technical and engineering challenges in the world in collaboration with a truly global team. 

1. Job Description 

• Preparation, review and comments of Instrument documents- Instrument data sheets, specification, Instrument index, System Input/output list, Level sketches, Alarm & Trip Schedule.

• Preparation and review of Instrument documents- Control and Safety system specification,  Control and Safety System modification scope of work, Instrument Design basis, Instrument Specification for Package equipment, Cause & Effect Diagram, Functional Logic Diagram, Control narrative.

• Preparation, review and checking of Instrument Drawings-Instrument cable block diagram, Cable schedule, Instrument Location layout drawing, Control room Layout drawing, Instrument wiring diagram, Loop Diagram, Instrument Hook-up Diagram, MCT layout drawing, Cable routing and trench layout drawings, Bill of Materials, Instrument Earthing Diagram, System Architecture diagram in close coordination with CAD designers.

• Inputs to deliverables from other departments- Input to P&ID, Input to Control room layout, Input to Cable Trench layout, Input to offshore oil production platform layouts, Input to offshore platform structural weight control report, Input to electrical power consumption list for Instrumentation, Input to air consumption and utility report, input to heat load calculation for HVAC load, Input to project design basis memorandum, Input to control and shutdown philosophy, Input to Fire & Gas Philosophy, Input to HVAC control philosophy.

• Inter-discipline review of deliverables from other departments- P&ID, Plot plan, Piping GA drawings, Equipment layouts, Electrical single line diagrams, HVAC duct layouts, Hazardous area classification drawings, F&G Layout drawings, F&G C&E Diagram.

• Preparation of procurement deliverables - Material Requisition and Technical Bid Evaluation for procurement of field Instruments and Control & Safety Systems.

• Vendor drawing review for field instruments, Control & Safety Systems, Instrument packages (Metering skid), equipment (tanks, pumps) and equipment packages (Compressors, Chemical injection skids, HVAC) etc.

• Input to Package equipment specification, input to MR, input to Technical bid evaluation, Vendor drawing review of package equipment.

• Data retrieval, onshore & offshore Site surveys & reports generation.

• Review of P&ID for process control, Material selection as per piping material specification.

• Participation to risk reviews like Hazop and SIL. SIL verification calculation and validation. 

• Instrument sizing Calculation.

• Proposal activities-Review of project scope, issue technical clarification, prepare list of activities and deliverables required, estimation of man-hours, preparation of method statement, Scope split matrix with EPIC Contractor, Scope of work for Third party services, Input to cost estimate etc. 

• Issue TQ (Technical Query) to CLIENT for the technical deviation

• Response to Site technical queries, Site commissioning Support.

• Review of ITB documents.

• Review of Contract documents

• Issue Internal Change Request (ICN) for the change in scope.

• Develop manpower charts and schedules

2.Areas of Experience

• Feasibility study, FEED, Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering with Reputed International detailed Engineering contractor

• Oil & Gas projects, Offshore and onshore

• Experience on Brownfield and Green Field Oil & Gas projects

• On Shore instrumentation- Design and selection of Flow, Pressure, Level, Temperature measuring elements, Transmitters, Control valve, ESD Valve, Partial stroking system, Blowdown valves, MOV, Tank gauging system, PRV, PCV, Foundation fieldbus, Serial Communication, Fiber optic communication, F&G Instruments, Bulk Materials

• Selection of Instruments for Hazardous area application, Instrument signal grouping

• Off shore special instrumentation- WHCP, ICSS, RTU, SCADA, DHG, MPFM, Hydraulic Power Unit, Choke valve, Sub-sea Umbilical cable

• Instrument Packages-Analyser, Metering skid, Burner Management System, Leak Detection system

• Integrated Control and Safety Systems (DCS, ESD/SIS, F&G), Machine monitoring system, HIPPS, FACP, HSSD, LCP, IRP, RTU, SCADA, BMS, LDS, AMS, DTS/DAS

• Control narrative, Design Basis, Study of existing systems and recommendation for upgrade

• International standards applicable for Instrumentation like AGA, API, ASME, ASTM, BS, IEC, IEEE, ISA, ISO, NACE, NFPA

• Familiarisation with Client standards-SHELL DEP, QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, NOC (North Oil Company), QatarEnergy LNG

• Detailed engineering experience with EPC MNC’s

3. Specific skills required

• Microsoft Office® applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.)

• Instrucalc® for instrument sizing

• TUV® Certified Functional Safety Engineer-SIS

• Exida ExSILentia® software for SIL calculation

• SPI® (Smart Plant Instrumentation)

• AVEVA® Instrumentation & AVEVA Engineering

• Navis works for 3D Review

• Cyber security knowledge on OT networks

• Alarm rationalization procedure

4. Educational Qualification

• 4 year Bachelors degree in Instrumentation & Control Engineering or equivalent

• Professional Engineer / Membership of relevant professional institution

5. Specific Responsibilities 

Reports functionally to the Head of Discipline and operationally to the Project Manager and is 

responsible for

• To lead a team of Engineers and designers for the assigned project. To lead Multiple projects

• Plan the leave of the team so as not to affect the project commitments.

• Quality assurance- To follow Company’s quality procedures to ensure the required quality of the 

deliverables.

• Cost optimization- Monitor and control the engineering cost, procurement cost and installation 

related cost during engineering.

• Schedule compliance- To continuously monitor, plan adhere to the project schedule

• Review of contract document and raising technical queries to resolve conflicts.

• Prepare Discipline schedule and review of project schedule.

• Prepare the Deliverables list and review of Master Document register.

• Weekly input to Document Control Register to update the progress on time.

• Regular liaison with Client in order to minimize the review cycle and to expedite the approval 

process. 

• Plan and execute the design work in required quality to meet the project schedule and cost.

• Input to weekly progress reports and maintains manhour log.

• Prepare discipline weekly report and daily meeting with discipline HoD

• Establish good communication with all the stake holders of the project and HoD.

• Maintain Quality records and participate in quality audits.

• Performance of a specific task on a project or proposal or department development goals as defined by Head of Discipline.

• Management, maintenance and control of documents and data required for the smooth execution of the work.

• Definition of tasks and supervision of personnel such as Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior designers and draftsmen assigned to the team, including checking of documents and drawings produced. 

• Checking and commenting on drawings and documents issued by other disciplines as well as Vendor drawings wherever applicable within the schedule and to minimize the review cycle.

• Provide technical expertise and support during various phases of the project design and execution.

• Demonstrates experience and expertise with various engineering deliverables and procurement engineering and is aware of commercial, contractual and administrative aspects of the discipline scope of work.

• Reporting main developments and results of tasks performed to HOD (including items leading to ICR-Internal Change Requests).

• Update, retrieval and maintenance of design inputs for engineering improvement.

• Co-ordination within and with other disciplines.

• Participation in meeting with Client, Vendors, Subcontractors etc.

• Sharing the lessons learned and capturing in the global data base.

• Facing the technical challenges and proposing technical solutions on time

• Review of OTB documents and prepare proposal documents in order to get maximum order intake.

• Comply with company policies.

• Carrying out required technical training to the newcomers and develop junior engineers.

• Scrutinizing new engineer candidates resume and conduct interviews to enhance the team.

• Maintain lessons learned records and share to the team.

• Prepare discipline close-out reports for the project.

• Contribute to the development of department working procedures.

• Set yearly objectives and to carryout self-performance evaluation 

• Carry out performance evaluation for the team.

• Assists in planning and management of department /team objectives, budgets and resource 

requirements 

• Promotes innovation, departmental improvements and team working for continuous  improvement of knowledge base, cost-consciousness and Quality and Safety procedures 

• Ensure and facilitates an awareness of HSSE in all design and activities across the discipline.

• Promotes Quality control throughout their team ensuring that their team works within the Quality management System and participate in regular quality audits

• Analyses exposure to risk and quantifies potential for losses, applying logical solutions for managing the risk taken through composition and implementation of the contingency plans.

• To serve as Technical authority or as Subject matter expert 

• Active participation to meetings either internal or external, sharing knowledge and presentation

• Participation to the technical training, mentoring people

• To know other disciplines, constraints of other disciplines

• Gather feedback during project execution, raise and close out department Quality alerts, then provide Lesson Learnt to others, to present project close out report/ feedback / LL during department meeting.

• To participate to Technology Day, for the technical referent or expert, or others

• To contribute to the department DRB

• To populate Work Breakdown structure and required manhours for all types of deliverables 

created to establish the unit manhours for the proposal

• To assist HoD in interview and shortlist new resources

• To prepare new department procedures, review the existing procedures and suggest modification 

required.

• To be part of quality audit/ spot check of other projects

• To be part of technical audit/ design review of other projects

• To carry out software validation for the department softwares for sizing/ calculation based on a manual calculation.

• High performer

• To uphold Company Values

• To be a change agent and also a change contributor

• To meet company corporate goals for QHSE

• Issuance of deliverables on time as per project schedule and with quality

• Respect allocated project budget and if any change to the initial contract, e-ICR to be raised to project for COR issuance to client

• Populate the discipline database (KPI, Manhour tracking, establish unit manhours per deliverable/ per instrument/ per I/O etc.)

• Coordination with others operating center, whenever applicable

• Maintain HOLD register and NEED list required for the project

What’s Next?

Once receiving your system application, Recruiting Team will screen and match your skills, experience, and potential team fit against the role requirements.  We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications with reasonable timeframe.  Check your application progress periodically via personal account from created candidate profile during your application.

We invite you to get to know more about our company by visiting www.ten.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube for company updates.

#instrumentengineering #SPI #Instrucal #3D