Instrument - Discipline Activity Specialist (DAS)
Full time
na Brunel International
no
Kuwait
Publicado em December 15, 2024
Detalhes do emprego
What are you going to do Responsibilities:
- Strong knowledge of control systems, including DCS, PLC, SCADA, and all field instrumentation such as pressure, flow, temperature, levels, vibration, and speed;
- Proficiency in using diagnostic and troubleshooting tools;
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a high level of logical approach;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams;
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
- Familiarity with industry standards and regulatory requirements;
- Develop/enhance routine and preventive maintenance of instruments to ensure high reliability;
- Perform calibration and troubleshooting of instruments, ensuring compliance with ISO standards;
- Develop procedures to improve testing, repair, and preventive maintenance of field instruments;
- Implement best practices to maintain instruments test equipment with standard tolerances;
- Control and maintain calibration records through the system and review/ensure instruments meet accuracy requirements;
- Lead the installation and commissioning of instrumentation projects;
- Perform system testing, calibration, and configuration to ensure proper operation;
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors to ensure timely and quality material delivery/installation and repairs;
- Obtain appropriate instrument model codes based on the design datasheets and process data sheets maintaining industry standards (ISA, API, IEC) or company standards for announced obsolete instruments;
- Develop/review detailed technical specifications and documentation for new projects or upgrades and add comments to improve or develop existing instrument selections;
- Collaborate with the operation/process teams to optimize control systems for better efficiency and product quality;
- Analyze and interpret data from Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) to resolve issues and improve system performance;
- Update control loop based on MOC (management of change system);
- Ensure all instrumentation activities comply with safety regulations and industry standards, including hazardous area classification (ATEX, IECEx) for new projects or obsolete instruments;
- Implement best practices for functional process safety assessment/management with engineering and operation teams in line with (MET) and IEC 61511;
- Provide technical support and guidance to maintenance and operation teams and PD team;
- Develop training programs for technicians on best practices for instrumentation maintenance and safety instrument systems (SIS);
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) as investigator and participant for instrument-related failures and implement corrective actions;
- Support operation in operating large rotary equipment such as gas/steam turbines;
- Cooperate with operation/process team to develop and enhance control systems of gas/steam turbine GOV systems;
- Support condition monitoring team in analyzing related rotary uncertainties indications situation;
- Support automation team in rotary monitoring systems and its related instruments;
- Work with planners and schedules for the day-to-day activities and its related discoveries.
- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Electrical/Electronics/Instrument Engineering;
- Minimum of 8-10 years experience in carrying out instrument maintenance in the oil and gas industry;
- Experience working with all major types of instrumentation used in the oil and gas industry;
- Experience in maintenance of various control systems - DCS, ESD, PLCs, vibration monitoring systems, governor controls, anti-surge controllers, etc.;
- Experience working with Field Bus systems is preferable;
- Shall interface with maintenance, automation, and operations teams.
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