About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Instrument Engineer specializing in pre-commissioning field activities, with extensive FEED experience on high-profile projects in the Middle East.
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What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Our organization is actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- Competitive remuneration package: Regular reviews to ensure we reward at the right level in line with the market
- Medical Insurance: Coverage for inpatient and outpatient medical care should you require treatment
- Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: Life Assurance coverage provided
- End of Service Gratuity: Eligible for an End of Service benefit in line with UAE Labor Law
- The Employee Share Plan: Opportunity to purchase shares with a match from the company
- Long Service Award: Recognizes commitment and loyalty of employees at 5-year service milestones
- Commitment to continued professional development: Tailored development plans to meet individual needs and interests
- Global connections: Join experts around the world, shaping industry standards
- Energy Transition Academy: Community of experts sharing knowledge in existing and emerging energy systems
Job Objective
- Verify that all field instruments, control systems, and related equipment are installed, calibrated, tested, and ready for commissioning and start-up.
- Plan and perform loop checks, calibration, functional testing, and instrument inspections to confirm system integrity and operability.
- Ensure instrumentation systems meet project specifications, quality standards, and HSE requirements before handover to commissioning and operations teams.
Responsibilities
- Verify installation of field instruments against P&IDs, instrument datasheets, hook-up drawings, and vendor documentation.
- Conduct field walk-downs to confirm mechanical completion.
- Ensure instrument tagging and identification are correct.
- Identify and rectify punch-list items.
- Perform instrument loop checks from field devices to control systems (DCS, PLC, ESD, F&G).
- Verify signal integrity for analog and digital inputs/outputs.
- Test logic sequences, interlocks, alarms, and shutdown functions.
- Witness and document functional tests.
- Calibrate pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments.
- Verify calibration certificates and records.
- Ensure instruments meet project specifications and tolerances.
- Coordinate with third-party calibration vendors when required.
- Coordinate with DCS/PLC engineers during system testing.
- Verify instrument communication protocols such as HART, Modbus, Foundation Fieldbus, and Profibus.
- Support I/O checks and cause & effect testing.
- Validate control valve stroking and positioner functionality.
Qualifications
What Makes You Remarkable
At the company, we welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team, even if not all qualifications match perfectly, as diverse skills are key to delivering solutions for the world’s most critical challenges.
- Bachelor’s degree in Instrument Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Proven experience working on ADNOC Gas projects is highly preferred.
- Sound understanding of international codes and standards, including ISA, IEC, API, NFPA, and relevant ADNOC engineering standards.
- Strong coordination skills with multidisciplinary engineering teams, vendors, contractors, and clients.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced EPC/EPCM/PMC environment on multi-billion-dollar offshore projects.
- Good communication, technical reporting, and problem-solving skills.
