Instrumentation Engineer

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Instrument engineering in energy sector from HQ near Poole Dorset within specialist controls & instrumentation firm, known for process safety solutions. This includes design and manufacturing of controls , engineering services and systems integration for key clients in oil & gas, renewable energy and utilities. They have an excellent reputation as a first-class engineering firm and an employer of choice.

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The Instrumentation Engineer job itself where you will work amongst our small team of engineers, contract support staff and our admin team, in a friendly office environment located between Poole & Bournemouth, Dorset with occasional requirement to attend meetings and provide pre/post commissioning support for systems at our customer’s sites.

The role will manage control & instrumentation design and consultancy projects (circa £10K to £200K in size) from point of sale, through to site commissioning. Being customer facing, great communication skills from a technical and commercial perspective, are essential.

You will be responsible for a wide range of engineering design and project management tasks, with importance placed heavily on reading and interpreting technical documents to include industry standards, client specifications, P&IDs, logic diagrams etc. More specifically:

• Ensuring that standards, specifications and guidelines pertaining to the Instrumentation and Control discipline conform to the requirements of relevant industry legislation, standards and guidance.
• Effective prioritisation of operations support / own projects and tasks to ensure on time delivery and within budget.
• General control of project work, including look-ahead planning, control of project budgets and schedules, change control, estimating activities, project document management and progress reporting.
• Review of client’s specifications and other national / international standards to ensure project compliance.
• Development of functional requirements specifications for control systems, SIS, F&G and instrumentation.
• Development of instrument databases.
• Participation in design reviews, including HAZOP / LOPA, hazardous area, etc.
• Specification of a wide range of process instrumentation. Performing calculations for intrinsic safety, SIL verification, flow meter sizing, valve sizing, thermowells, etc.
• Development of control and instrumentation content of piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs).
• Interfacing with client engineering representatives.
• Participation in site commissioning tasks
• This position provides great opportunities for skills development and training, working in oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation amongst other business sectors.

You will have

To be successful as an Instrumentation Engineer, you will have a healthy mix of the following:

• HNC / HND / Degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or an equivalent level of engineering experience in a similar role, is essential.
• TUV Functional Safety certification would be preferred but not essential as a development pathway will be provided.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within an instrumentation role within the process industries.
• The ability to conduct site surveys and brownfield verification of existing control systems and field instrumentation is required.
• Familiarity with ATEX / IECEx equipment and an awareness of the National & International Standards for Hazardous Area Equipment is required.
• Experience in the planning and delivery of technical projects is essential.
• Current UK driving license is essential.

You will get

As Instrumentation Engineer, you will enjoy competitive salary ~£45K-£55K+ Package

You can apply

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