About the role

AI summarised

Serve as a Principal Control & Instrumentation Engineer responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving the control and instrumentation systems within a power plant environment. This role involves leading technical execution, supervising contractors, and ensuring high operational reliability through expert engineering support.

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Key Responsibilities

Troubleshoot instrument breakdowns and failures to determine root causes and implement corrective actions for full functionality restoration.
Respond to technical queries from operations personnel, providing expert advice and solutions based on best engineering practices.
Lead instrumentation shutdown works to ensure timely completion of all tasks.
Coordinate cross-functional maintenance works with various sections, including performing risk assessments before and during execution.
Monitor spare parts inventory for critical instrumentation to minimize unplanned outages and establish new cataloging systems as needed.
Supervise on-site contractors and vendors, reviewing their work procedures to ensure compliance and quality.
Provide technical inputs into the full procurement cycle for materials and services, safeguarding company interests.
Identify, study, propose, and implement improvements in instrumentation engineering to enhance operation and equipment reliability.
Populate maintenance activity data accurately into the Computerized Materials and Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Requirements

Degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering or Electronics and Electrical Engineering with at least seven (7) years of instrumentation field experience.
OR Diploma in a relevant field with at least ten (10) years of instrumentation field experience.
Proficiency in power plant industry codes and standards (BSI, ISO27001, ANSI, IEC, IEEE, etc.).
Hands-on experience with field instrumentation and sensors from various manufacturers.
Proficiency in power plant PLC control systems.
Familiarity with P&ID, loop diagrams, process functional flow diagrams, and gas/steam turbine operations and protection concepts.
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with multinational staff at all management levels.