Be proactive and apply! Instrumentation Engineer

Our Vision

SBM Offshore believes the oceans will provide the world with safe, sustainable, and affordable energy for generations to come. We share our experience to make it happen.

Our Profile

We design, build, install, and operate offshore floating facilities for the offshore energy industry. As a leading technology provider, we put our marine expertise at the service of a responsible energy transition by reducing emissions from fossil fuel production while developing cleaner solutions for renewable energy sources. More than 7,000 SBMers worldwide are committed to sharing their experience to deliver safe, sustainable, and affordable energy from the oceans for generations to come. Together, we are driving progress forward in a TRUE. BLUE. TRANSITION. 🌊

Job Description

The Instrumentation Engineer is responsible for the proper design and selection of all instrumentation necessary for the safe and optimum operation of the asset.

As Instrumentation Engineer, you must properly apply Discipline knowledge such as specific sizing and selection knowledge to meet all required process and contractual requirements.

You may be assigned as a Package Engineer with technical responsibility for the design, procurement and manufacture, and Installation and Commissioning assistance of the Package.

You must work with Engineers and Designers both within and outside the discipline to ensure instruments are selected, installed, and configured for optimum operation and accuracy.

The Instrumentation Engineer may act as Discipline Lead for assigned projects.

• Understand, plan and deliver assigned tasks with accuracy within agreed time frame
• Identify areas requiring more detailed instructions and clarify understanding/expectation as necessary with Discipline Lead; ensure no surprises
• Develop engineering documents in a manner that the design intent can be interpreted correctly
• Complete tasks in compliance with applicable engineering codes, industry standards/regulations and work procedures
• Proactively interface with Discipline Lead and peers for resolving issues, sharing information and progress
• Seek clarification or guidance as soon as difficulties arise; recommend alternative solutions
• Perform thorough self-check of all deliverables prior to submission for review/approval
• Properly plan work to allow adequate time for documents to be thoroughly checked to ensure accuracy

• Understand how assigned tasks will affect all disciplines and stakeholders; provide timely and accurate input to other disciplines in support of their design requirements in meeting deadlines
• Proactively provide Discipline Lead with status updates, highlight concerns as they arise, and prioritize assigned activities to meet key milestones
• Network with stakeholders to serve as a source of support in executing project deliverables; ensure proactive two-way communication
• Produce consistent/organized documents in a well-structured format to clearly convey required information
• Coordinate with vendors, subcontractors, third party consultants, etc. to ensure timely review of documents and that comments are made with required quality level
• Provide timely and accurate input to other disciplines in support of their design requirements and project deliverables

• Raise awareness of issues timely to the Discipline Lead; understand the change impact within and across Disciplines and identify the stakeholders to be engaged
• Respectfully challenge proposed changes that significantly impact project deliverables to ensure the best option is taken as the way forward
• Prioritize activities to effectively manage conflicting deadlines to meet key milestones and deliverables
• Ensure changes are conveyed through the established channels of communication to minimize the impact to deliverables and project
• Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in implementing changes
• Ensure Management of Change (MOC) procedures are used to promote positive impact to the project

• Be self-motivated to improve technical competencies for current and future work assignments
• Promote continuous improvement within the Discipline by maintaining/sharing the latest industry developments
• Ensure activities are completed with consistency and in compliance with applicable codes, standards and regulations
• Apply and capture applicable lessons learned in the execution of activities to enable information sharing, increase project efficiencies, and support/develop best practices
• Ensure work is organized and documented in a manner to support the intent of design for easy understanding by others
• Ensure proper level of checks for all deliverables prior to submission; avoid cutting corners

Job Requirements

• University or Technical College (BSc degree), with several years’ experience in Instrumentation design in the (Offshore) Oil & Gas industry.
• Fully competent in the engineering use of Smart Plant Instrumentation.
• Experience with package interfaces and/or experience with managing remote teams.
• Experience with instrumentation for LNG applications and Marine applications is an advantage.
• Proven competence with instrumentation design in hazardous areas (e.g. IECEx001) is preferable.
• Professional communication in English (verbal and written)
• Conversant with MS Office applications

Behaviors & Inter-personal Skills - Key Points

• A pro-active approach
• Taking initiative
• Problem-solving and creative thinking
• Willingness to travel
• Team player
• Looking beyond discipline boundaries
• Safety conscious