Instrument Engineer
🔍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit, regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.
The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs and planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.
This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.
We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?
JOB TITLE: Instrument Engineer
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
To provide technical guidance/input and direction to operation asset which follow Petrofac asset integrity framework.
Safety Critical Element Responsible Person (SCERP) for Instrumentation discipline.
Establish integrity program for Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and Fire and Gas System (FGS) based on Safety Integrity Level (SIL) study for all operating assets.
Participate in related ORA and MOC associated to instrumentation issues when deem required by the offshore team.
Be owner of Operational Technical Query (OTQ) and provided response to raised issue when it is required within stipulated time frame.
Develop technical procedures, technical inputs and technical guidance to Assets as required.
Interface with asset on regular basis in response to instrumentation issues.
Be responsible to assist asset in developing detail scope of work for contract related to instrument maintenance and project and perform procedural review provided by vendor.
Ensuring that the AIOS team’s plans and activities are delivered within budget and avoid non-cost recovery.
Supporting Petrofac Malaysia’s Health, Safety, Security, and Environment & Asset Integrity (HSSEAI) when it is required.
Providing technical support to Emergency Response and Incident Management teams when it is required.
To support Assets in internal and external Asset Integrity-related audits.
Interface with relevant departmental and authority e.g. supply chain, developing short and long term contract as per PETRONAS guideline.
Interface with new development when required e.g. facility improvement and new project as requested.
Liaison with appropriate statutory bodies e.g. MPM, SIRIM, when it is required.
Involved with routine external and internal audit on periodic basis
Direct participation in work program budget (WPB) preparation and submission
Offshore visit to all operating assets whenever required.
Good teamwork, active player and have mind-set cost conscious.
Capable of developing technical procedure and guidelines.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
A minimum of a Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Degree in Electronics Engineering, Degree in Instrumentation & Control Engineering or equivalent.
Offshore Medical and Survival certificates.
Depth knowledge in safety requirement, rules and regulation for oil & gas in particular when handling operational issues.
Demonstrable of Asset Integrity knowledge and it function to a safety, environment and business perspective.
Well verse with flow element – orifice sizing software and control valve sizing software.
Well verse with DCS, SIS and PLC programming/configuration software.
Excellent knowledge in managing instrumentation devices, Distributed Control System (DCS), Safety Instrumented System (SIS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Fire and Gas System (FGS) in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical Asset, especially on the operational phase. A minimum of 5 years related experience is required.
Excellent knowledge specific to vendor control system i.e DCS, SIS, PLC and FGS.
Excelllent knowledge specific to equipment for various instrumentations used in Oil & Gas industries e.g field transmitters, flowmeters, control valves, actuated valves, vibration monitoring, etc.
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Excellent knowledge in control theory and application especially related to boiler combustion control, inert gas generator combustion control, gas turbine control system and compressor control.
Excellent knowledge and good experience in managing crude oil custody transfer metering system, on both technical and statutory requirements.
The candidate must have good knowledge and skill in troubleshooting, provide technical input, provide technical direction and execute remote support to offshore production facilities.
Having knowledge and experience handling issues related to Safety Critical Element (SCE) or similar discipline on Oil & Gas or Petrochemical Asset, especially on the operational phase with minimum 5 years experience.
Having good knowledge in hazardous area principle, classification and explosion protection technique.
Having good knowledge in Safety Integrity Level (SIL) classification and SIL verification.
Having experience in mini or small scale modification project and well verse with the procedure and related engineering documentation.
Demonstrable knowledge & skills in HSE, HAZOP, HAZID, risk assessment and management of engineering change.
Having knowledge of engineering – design, instrument selection, flowmeter sizing, orifice sizing and control valve sizing.
Having knowledge of instrument installation and maintenance.
Having good experience in technical and management system audits. A minimum of 3 years related experience is required.
Knowhow of PETRONAS requirement e.g. Petronas Procedures and Guidelines for Upstream Activities (PPGUA), Offshore Self-Regulation(OSR) and Process Safety Management (PSM).
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