About The Job

• Lead/ be a part of the instrument design team working on onshore or offshore feasibility, conceptual, basic engineering, FEED, detailed design and EPC/ EPCM projects.
• Perform instrument engineering activities and review activities carried out by Engineers, Designers and CAD Operators.
• Liaise with other departments, clients, vendor, subcontractors, third parties and approving authority.
• Participate in inter-disciplines, project, client, vendor, subcontractors and third parties' meetings.
• Participate in all design review such as HAZOP, SIL, P&ID review and 3D model review meetings
• Perform all Inter-discipline check
• Prepare scope of work, manhour and cost estimates for proposals.
• Groom young engineers and provide advice to peers in his field of expertise.
• Principal Engineer, who is a technical specialist, has the added responsibility to act in a consultancy role, providing advice and carrying out specialized engineering tasks.
• As a Lead Engineer on project, he is also responsible for the following:
• Advise the Department Manger the manpower and skill levels required to ensure smooth execution of the project.
• Assign work to the team appropriately.
• Conduct meetings at regular intervals with team members to review progress and share the lesson learnt & typical issues.
• Overall responsible for the manhour & schedule monitoring and control and quality of the work produced.
• Organize and maintain project technical filing and archiving.
• Primary involvement in a typical project includes:
• Prepare instrument design basis; control and shutdown philosophy and control narrative vendor offer review & technical bid evaluation, carryout vendor drawings/documents review and vendor data incorporation for the above instrument.
• Provide input to specifications and requisitions for all mechanical equipment and provide input to technical bid evaluation for mechanical equipment
• Perform Vendor data review of all Mechanical equipment
• Review/Approve data sheets, & requisition for all field Instrumentation, Control valves, Analysers, On-off valves, Safety relief valves, DCS, ESD and FGS system and perform vendor offer review & technical bid evaluation, carryout vendor drawings/documents review and vendor data incorporation for the above instrument.
• Review/check calculations for control valves, safety relieve valves, flow elements, restriction orifice; thermowell wake frequency and selection of the suitable valve.
• Review/Check instrument air consumption and power consumption calculations.
• Prepare/check Instrument system architecture; cause and effect matrix; inter-lock logic diagram; wiring and block diagrams; Instrument,
• Review/Approve fire & gas and telecom layout, and E&I and control room layout.
• Review/Approve Instrument cable tray layout, cable layout, cable schedule, tubing schedule, typical Installation detail, hook up drawings and bulk material take off.
• Participate in Factory acceptance test and site acceptance test.
• Assist in plant erection, commissioning and start-up.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Industrial, Instruments, Chemical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum eight (8) years’ experience for senior and fifteen (15) years’ experience for principal in instrument engineering design in the Oil & Gas, Refineries, Petrochemical, Chemical and related industries. Experience should cover at least five (5) years of instrument engineering design with Engineering Consultant or EPC/ EPCM Contractor.
• Highly motivated and strong leadership quality.
• Conversant with International Codes and Standards and Engineering Practices used in the industry – API, ASME & ISA etc..
• Good engineering knowledge of DCS, ESD, process Instrumentation, custody metering analyzer and functional safety in process plants.
• Experience with Intools/ SmartPlant Instrument is an advantage.
• Experience with PDS (E-Raceway) and PDMS is an advantage.