Maintenance Instrument Engineer

Job Type: Full-time (Mon-Fri), Permanent

Location: Westhill, Aberdeenshire

PBS (Semco UK) are looking for a Maintenance Instrument Engineer to join on a full-time permanent basis. The Instrument Engineer will be Responsible for providing critical day-to-day support for offshore operations within their designated asset ,ensuring the integrity, reliability, and efficiency of instrument systems.

Details/duties:

• Provide daily instrument engineering support to ensure the safe and efficient operation of Instrument systems across the designated asset or site.
• Address and resolve technical issues raised by the site team within a 0-14 day timeframe, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
• Maintain close links with Technical Authorities to preserve the integrity of Instrument systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety requirements.
• Ensure all planned maintenance activities are identified and integrated into both short and long-term asset plans, with a focus on optimizing maintenance activities
• Coordinate with vendors to support planned and corrective maintenance activities, ensuring that all necessary resources and expertise are available.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers and other onshore Instrument Engineers to support reliability improvement programs, RCM analyses, and maintenance strategy development.
• Engage in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes and investigations to identify and implement solutions to Instrument issues.
• Proactively support and promote Health, Safety, and Environmental (HS&E) processes, ensuring that all Instrument operations adhere to safety standards.
• Regularly liaise with key stakeholders to review and update Instrument maintenance content in SAP and CMMS (UNISOL) systems.
• Provide technical expertise during project execution and shutdown periods, contributing to preparation and implementation phases.

Qualifications/Experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Instrument Engineering or a related field.
• Desirable: Master’s degree in Instrument Engineering or equivalent.
• Desirable: SAP user certification, SCQF level 5 or higher.
• Experience in Instrument engineering within the energy sector.
• Desirable: Experience with both static and rotating equipment maintenance.
• Strong understanding of Instrument systems in an offshore environment.
• Experience in maintenance/project planning and execution.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Desirable: Critical analysis skills and decision-making capacity.