Control Engineer

Job Posting Date: 16 Oct 2024

Work Location: Ras Laffan, QA

Company: QatarEnergy LNG

Job Purpose

  • Accountable for maintenance and administration of Integrated Control Systems (ICS) deployed at the Company Onshore facilities.

Reporting and Relationships - I

  • Reports to Lead of I&C Support (North/ South).

Internal

  • Frequent contact with Asset Maintenance, Operations, function engineering
  • Periodic contact with Project Engineering, Audit , Product Allocation, IT Supply , Laboratory, Process Surveillance, HR department.

External

  • Periodic contact with OEM and other contractors for maintenance

Job Context & Major Challenge(s) - I

  • Operates in technical environment with interface with multiple stakeholders.
  • Maintains relevant international standards, industry best practices and have good exposure to latest trends in the field of control systems engineering

Key Job Accountabilities - I

  • Support maintenance of the control systems through system monitoring, health checks, troubleshooting and analysis. Perform system activities like backup of application, databases, and special files required for rebuilding the system.
  • Perform day to day troubleshooting including Level-2 complexity Issues, routine PM/CM activities as per maintenance strategies.
  • Provide day to day support to operations and also Participate in Alarm management and Project review Meetings, attend RBWS, asset monthly meetings, management of issue register etc.
  • Work in shift for shutdown and start up support requirements during Shutdowns
  • Support engineering in feasibility study report and also responsible for Implementation of EMOC recommendations in the system.

Key Job Accountabilities - II

  • Provide inputs to RCM team for improving system maintenance strategies, participate and contribute to Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) , risk screening, Formal Risk Assessment (FRA). 
  • Review Availability and requirements of Spares and raise Stock Amendment Request (SAR) as per requirements.
  • Participates in the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of new control systems, to ensure that the new technology is transferred and accepted into the Company.
  • Participates in commissioning of control systems prior to plant start up. Support tie-in of new projects to existing facility and handover from projects.
  • Provides in house technical trainings to engineers and asset maintenance team as a part of technical competency program.
  • Support QA/QC verification for maintenance PM/CM activities.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering or Science majoring in I&C, computer science or Electronics.

Knowledge and/or Experience - I

  • 4 years Instrumentation and control experience in oil and gas or petrochemical.
  • Knowledge of DCS, PLC’s, TMR, ESD systems and third party System Interface with DCS. Basic knowledge of SAP system

Technical and Business Skills - I

  • Computer literacy of advanced level in Microsoft Office and database applications.
  • Competent in procedures development.
  • Strong training, competency assurance and coaching/mentoring skills
  • Competence in accordance to technical competency framework requirements.