Introduction

On behalf of our client, we are currently looking for an Instrument and Control Engineer to join their Facility Operations Department based in Darwin.
The role involves supporting operating assets for safe and efficient operations. Main responsibilities include managing instrument and control design modifications, ensuring compliance with the change management system, providing daily instrumentation expertise, assisting with engineering operations assurance tasks, supporting facility shutdowns, leading incident investigations, identifying and budgeting future work programs, revalidating HAZOP/LOPA/AoA reviews, and preparing Software Change Requests (SCR).

What are you going to do 

Technical Expertise:

  • To be responsible for the content and quality of all work within the Instrument and Control discipline
  • Organize and assist in technical reviews and audits
  • Review the relevant instrument and control documents with reference to Operations Information list
  • Provide technical support to Operations and Maintenance to operate the plant in a safe and optimal manner
  • Support instrument and control equipment root cause analyses and/or 5-Why reviews.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of instrumentation standards that will maximize reliability, design andmaintenance efficiency, and minimize required spare parts inventory.
  • Collaborate with Operations to improve existing process operations and reliability
  • Prepare technical memorandums and reports
  • Review and endorse risk assessments associated with field execution activities ensuring adequate controls are in place to maintain Asset Integrity
  • Support ongoing Alarm management activities and alarm rationalization.

Compliance:

  • Ensure that the plant technical integrity is protected by managing instrumentation and control equipment in line with the commitments made as part of the safety case performance standards and design assumptions.
  • Correct equipment is specified as part of the design
  • Equipment is operated within performance standards
  • Support review of plant changes associated with instrumentation and control equipment2/2
  • Prepare ICSS control bulletins to support design changes to facilities
  • Drawings are maintained and are up to date

Planning:

  • Provide input into the maintenance planning process – 120 day, 45 day, and 14-day planning cycles.
  • Provide input into major facility shutdown scope gathering and scope challenge sessions.
  • Support maintenance campaign planning and scheduling.

Risk Management:

  • Fully familiar with key risks associated with onshore operation including HSE, Business, and reputational related risks and ensure associated mitigating actions are identified and managed.
  • Able to identify and assess engineering risk.

Human Resources Management:

  • Maintain a strong team-based focus, assisting in peer checks and mentoring junior instrument and control engineers.
  • Assist in the recruitment process of Instrument and Control engineers

Occupational Health and Safety:

  • Actively supports the Company’s commitment to safety and its “Core Values.”
  • Ensure that Safety is reinforced as the highest priority consideration in conducting plant operations through an emphasis on Process Safety not losing sight of Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Conduct all activities in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures. At all times, ensure the welfare of personnel and the protection of our assets and the environment.

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • Australian Full working rights
  • Engineering Degree in either Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering
  • TUV or Equivalent Functional Safety Engineer
  • Technical professional within discipline with project and operations experience
  • Able to organize and/or carry out hands-on technical evaluations in own sphere.
  • Able to coordinate projects and activities and foster team awareness.
  • Able to manage intercultural group sensitivities.
  • Able to communicate with internal and external bodies on technical issues
  • Strong planning, organization, and time management skills
  • Highly motivated
  • Verifiable performance and delivery in positions of technical authority
  • Experience with the development of and commitment to, engineering systems, procedures and quality assurance
  • Experience working within a controlled change management culture to ensure that any changes are fully assessed and approved

What we offer

  • 12 month contract opportunity (initially)
  • Based in Darwin
  • Monday to Friday
  • 8 hour days

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Application process

First Contact

We carefully review your application and in the coming weeks, you will be notified for an interview session if you are selected. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 7 days.

Scheduling an Interview

After being shortlisted, you will be contacted via email or telephone to arrange for a date on your availability for the qualification interview.

Phone/ Qualification Interview

During the interview, you will be assessed on your level of experience and skills, work history, availability, and the qualifications the company is seeking for the position.

Meeting in Real Life

After successfully making through the phone interview, a face to face interview will be scheduled between the candidate and recruiter. This session can be a more in-depth  interview to review your communication and interpersonal skills.

Application for the Position

Submission of candidates resume for client’s approval and screening.

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