Instrument & Control Engineer

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

As an Instrument & Control Engineer at bp, you will provide instrument and control expertise for integrated field instrumentation, control, safeguarding and communication systems supporting Tangguh LNG.

What you will deliver

Standard accountabilities:

• Provide timely frontline engineering support for normal operations, startup, shutdown, plant upset and equipment performance issues, with clear, documented recommendations.
• Apply risk management to identify, assess, communicate and reduce safety, integrity, reliability, production and cost risks. Participate in applicable risk assessments and hazard reviews and steward actions to closure.
• Lead or provide discipline expertise to incident investigations and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), including immediate-cause analysis where required. Convert findings into sustainable corrective actions.
• Own or support discipline equipment strategies. Use operating history, condition monitoring, failure data and reliability insights to develop, verify and optimize maintenance tasks, intervals and SAP PM build.
• Identify bad actors, vulnerabilities, obsolescence and single-point failures and develop prioritized defect-elimination and life-cycle solutions.
• Provide technical assurance for Management of Change, brownfield modifications, equipment replacement and project deliverables. Ensure decisions and deviations are risk assessed, justified and documented.
• Provide discipline input to turnaround, outage and site project modification scoping and execution, including technical scope definition, prioritization, workpack readiness, field execution support, commissioning/startup support and post-event learning.
• Monitor equipment, system or process health and convert data into actionable insights for Operations, Maintenance, Reliability and leadership.
• Maintain fit-for-purpose engineering records, calculations, drawings, strategies and technical reports in accordance with applicable standards.
• Coach engineers and technicians, share lessons and good practices, and strengthen engineering capability and continuous improvement.

Role-specific accountabilities:

• Provide tactical plant-upset/shutdown troubleshooting, immediate-cause analysis and critical O&M support.
• Own instrument strategies, verify SAP PM maintenance build and optimize strategy using reliability data.
• Steward BPCS, alarm, SIS and Fire & Gas barriers with regular health verification.
• Manage instrument/controller obsolescence and eliminate vulnerabilities and single-point failures.
• Assure brownfield deliverables and define tie-in requirements for live-plant integration.
• Provide expertise for ICSS, field instrumentation, fire and gas, analyzers, measurement, automation and digital security.

What you will need to be successful

In addition to a Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Physics Engineering, it is essential that the successful candidate also demonstrates:

• Minimum 10 years of instrument engineering experience in oil and gas, consultancy or EPC; LNG/O&G O&M exposure strongly preferred.
• Proficient instrument knowledge and developed electrical knowledge.
• Familiar with instrument software/system analysis and hazardous-area installation.
• Familiar with and experienced in ICSS platforms (e.g., Yokogawa CENTUM VP and ProSafe-RS) as well as industrial control systems and PLCs (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.).
• Knowledge of GE Mark VIe/Mark VIeS systems will be considered an added advantage.
• Familiar & experience in managing instrument reliability, O&M and moderate to significant instrument/control RCFA exposure.
• Experience in plant support, upset/trip troubleshooting and immediate-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of ICSS, field instrumentation, fire and gas, analyzer and measurement systems, automation and digital security.
• Exposure to live-plant brownfield modifications and tie-ins; strong communication, ownership and delivery focus.

Additionally, it would be beneficial to have:

• Membership in relevant professional engineering institution and/or TÜV Functional Safety Engineer (FS Eng.) certification.

Why Join Us?

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Asset Life Cycle Management, Automation system digital security, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Competency Management, Creativity and Innovation, Digital Fluency, Earthing and grounding systems, Electrical operational safety, Factory acceptance testing, Financial Management, Fire and gas philosophy, Functional Safety, Hazard Identification, Hazard identification and protection layer definition, Instrument and protective systems, Management of Change, Network Technologies, Project Commissioning, Project Management, Safe and reliable operations, Safety critical equipment {+ 2 more}

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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