Engineer, Process Automation (Process Automation Team - Habshan)

Job Purpose

Analyze and coordinate the activities of process automation systems installations, provide technical expertise in engineering design and contribute to the process automation projects to ensure efficient systems.

Job Specific Accountabilities

System Maintenance Support

•    Assess existing systems (Telecommunication and Telemetry, ICS and DCS, Process Control Systems, and Real-Time Plant Information and Laboratory Management Systems) on obsolescence, spare parts availability, vendor support, inter-operability and integration for a safe and reliable system operation conforming to Company and International standards.

•    Audit the performance of systems, identify opportunities for process performance monitoring and improvements to ensure that the systems conform to applicable standards. 

Technical Support

•    Provide support in development & updating of the technical specification document and conduct economic feasibility studies to evaluate financial and technical viability of applications.

•    Develop system functional specifications, design & as-built documentation, user manuals, training materials for minor modifications carried out in the existing applications. Co-ordinate with site maintenance personnel for development of Vendor support, modifications and upgrades.

•    Provide Technical & Engineering expertise to Plants in the field of Real-time Process Information Management system and Laboratory Information management system.

•    Provide operational, technical and engineering expertise in the field of Optimization, Alarm Management, Control Loop Performance Monitoring and higher level MES applications.

Contracts & Technical Bid Evaluation

•    Develop scope of work, tender documents, participate in the technical bid evaluation to meet systems requirements as per Company standards and specifications

•    Co-ordinate / participate in the implementation of approved projects including installation and commissioning and future upgrades to ensure timely completion within the budget.  

 

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Controls, Chemical  or Automation).

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

6 years of experience in design, installation, commissioning, operations continuing maintenance, testing and CS validation philosophies relating to automation systems within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.