Senior Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineer

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; 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: Senior Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Power systems modelling, protection setting coordination and arc flash analysis.

• Reviewing documentation and checking interfaces with infrastructure.

• Prepare documentation for and participate in project design reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety in design workshops as required.

• Asset engineer responsible for the discipline relevant Performance Standard and supporting assurance activities.

• Provide technical expertise and participate in failure investigations to capture the outcome, share with other personnel to eliminate recurring electrical equipment failures.

• Provide the sites with engineering troubleshooting support either directly or by coordinating the input of engineering specialists.

• Contribute to E&I engineering design efforts (i.e., design calculations, drawings, specifications, control systems and technical review of the works) on time, cost effectively and fit for purpose for the project and business requirements.

• Establish and maintain strong and effective working relationships with other members of the specialist and regional teams both in project delivery and asset management.

• Provide accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports as directed. The above is an outline of key duties and accountabilities, rather than an exclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities. The post holder is expected to undertake any tasks which may reasonably be expected within the scope of the position.

• Review ITB (Invitation To Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, issue inquiry requisitions, review vendor offers.

• Prepare equipment, material and man-hour estimates.

• Review contract requirements for project execution, organize the preparation of the Technical Document Register (TDR), identify requirements and scope of work; review specifications Process Data Sheets (PDS), Piping Material Specifications (PMS), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s), Plot plans, General Arrangement (GA) drawings, Review Philosophies, Area Classification Drawings, Fire and Gas Detector Layout Drawings and other relevant documents.

• Establish contract review criteria, identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.

• Identify scope of work, budgeted man hours, budgeted quantities, total number of deliverables, format of delivery, time schedules and other specifications for execution of the work. Monitor man-hour costs and team schedules. Recommend cost effective measures to reduce the overall package costs.

• Apportion work among engineering staff according to specialized training, Supervise and monitor the development of equipment and material specifications and data sheets, administer the development of detailed engineering calculations and drawings including the preparation of the design basis document, system specifications, cable routing, control room layouts, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Loop Diagrams, Functional Logic Diagrams, Complex Control loop narratives and Safety narratives, Wiring Termination Diagrams, Loop drawings, Installation Hook-up Drawings, Instrument Plot Plans, Control Panel Drawings, Control/Equipment Room Lay-outs, Cable Tray/Trench Lay-outs, Cable Schedules and Cable Drum Schedules, JB schedules, Interconnection Schedules, Installation detail drawings, Fire/Smoke Detection Lay-out and Alarm Lists.

• Provide inputs for the preparation of plot plans, organize the issuance of engineering drawings and technical documents for Inter-Discipline Checks (IDCs), coordinate with other engineering discipline in the integration of data inputs.

• Interact with Quality Assurance for quality issues, strictly ensure compliance with Company’s ISO Quality procedures. Coordinate Internal and Client audit requests, facilitate audit procedures of engineering systems within the department.

• Supervise the preparation of technical inquiry requests (Inquiry Requisitions) to vendors, participate in the technical evaluation of vendor bid offers. Direct and provide guidance in the Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE), review vendor drawings and documents. Supervise the review of design calculations, ensure vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications and are within budgeted costs.

• Coordinate the preparation of Purchase Requisitions for the procurement of equipment and materials. Ensure materials are obtained within scheduled timeframes and budgeted costs.

• Interface and regularly meet with client and vendor representatives, conduct internal staff meetings, ensure the progress of project in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs. Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related issues. Update TDR progress reports.

• Participate in HAZOP meeting and undertake SIL studies with client and representatives of other engineering disciplines.

• Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites and commissioning engineers, provide start up assistance as required.

• Perform related duties as and when directed by Direct Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Tertiary Electrical Engineering qualification

• Registered Professional Engineer (CPEng)

• Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Area (Classification and Design) certification – AS/NZS 60079

• Industrial experience in engineering, maintenance or commissioning within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or Chemical industries

• Knowledge of Australian & International codes and standards with respect to Electrical systems in hazardous environments and Instrumentation systems.

• Experience in design, implementation, construction, commissioning, or maintenance of HV, LV and Controls equipment and systems

• Ability to conduct & review Electrical & Instrumentation Design Engineering

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic when working as part of a team or on own initiative

• Ability to investigate and interpret data

• Ability to be responsive and open to changing circumstances

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Good communication & interpersonal skills and proficiency in MS office applications

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