Systems Engineer

Position Description:

Participates as a team member or individual contributor in various systems engineering activities to support day to day operations and the execution of expansion or upgrade projects. Key work activities include both the design and analysis of new systems and modification and/or troubleshooting of existing systems

Projects depending upon their value/nature may be implemented internally or externally. Ensures that all projects are implemented in accordance with the company's health, safety and environment policies and procedures

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Participates or conducts studies to evaluate proposed systems' upgrades, developments or expansions. Includes carrying out full field surveys, identifying issues, requirements and technical constraints with the originating Supervisor/Manager and assisting in assessing user requirements and current capabilities. Participates in internal discussions on requirements and presents the findings to Supervisor/Manager concerned. Obtains additional input and advice when required in investigating options and solutions to more complex technical systems problems

• Assists in preparing financial proposals for suggested projects on the Company's instrumentation and control systems. Prepares the technical details of the proposed work, gathering information on anticipated costs of labour, hardware, software and integration leading up to the preparation of an Authorization For Expenditure (AFE) for management approval

• Develops, in conjunction with Peers, a detailed project plan for assigned work, determining detailed work for projects, assigning priorities and providing suggestions on execution of projects

• Executes approved projects internally either individually or as part of a team ensuring that all technical, logistical and financial targets and standards are fully met. Includes obtaining approval for detailed project plan, including setting up a reporting structure at various stages of the project; carrying out, reviewing and obtaining technical and user approval for all detailed design work; investigating and working through the decision making processes for hardware and software acquisition. Works with originator in raising requisitions for purchase and visits vendors to ensure work is carried out at all stages in accordance with detailed specifications. Participates in receiving and checking from a technical point of view, received hardware, software and systems peripherals

• Assists, other systems engineers in technical supervision of projects to be executed by external consultants. Includes preparing technical specifications and providing inputs to technical analysis of bids. Monitors technical progress of work according to agreed technical specifications and agreed milestones, including visiting vendors work locations, reviewing and participating in the approval process for preliminary and final design work; and participating in project handover discussions and activities upon completion. Participates in internal post completion discussions

• Participates in the implementation/integration of completed systems engineering projects in company facilities, offshore or onshore, liaising with the user group in the Supervisor/Manager concerned to arrange facilities and timing. Includes assisting in the installation of hardware, configuring/programming of software and the testing of all systems in an "off line" and finally "on line", environment. Tests operations and monitors for an agreed period and hands over new systems to the user. Assists in preparing documents for systems including preparing detailed procedures for ongoing operation and maintenance of the systems. Monitors the operation of new systems on an ongoing basis, liaising with external consultants if they have been involved, in resolving "teething" troubles etc

• Carries out a range of other similar and/or related duties including:

• Keeping abreast of technological developments in the systems field, sharing information with colleagues and users.

• Ensuring that engineering records are kept fully up to date on an "As built" basis with all additions/modifications.

• Ensuring that all activities, own and those of contractors, are carried out in accordance with the Company's Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures.

• Participates in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) conducted from time to time for various offshore facilities and platforms as stipulated

• Participates or conducts training for offshore personnel on the upgraded and the newly installed systems.

• Provides Emergency Assistance to offshore operations for any emergency situation, breakdowns or shutdowns offshore.

• Mentoring Interns

• Updates documentation like Safe Charts, Loop Drawings, Interconnection Drawings, P&IDs, Layout Drawings etc., for the upgraded and the newly installed systems as appropriate

• Ensures that the above functions are performed in accordance with the company’s health, safety and environment policies and procedures. And the offshore oil & gas industry codes, specifications and practices (e.g. HSE, NEC, IEC, API, NFPA, ISA, etc.) are followed.

Qualifications/Experience:

The following skills, qualifications and experience are required:

• BE or BS degree in engineering or equivalent

• 6 years' varied systems engineering design, installation and integration experience in an oil/gas development environment, including experience in programming and configuring modern control systems including DCS/PLC/SCADA systems

• Working knowledge and experience in offshore oil & gas industry codes, specifications and practices (HSE, API, NFPA, ISA, IEC etc.). Familiar with Process Safety Management and HAZOP / SIL study

• Very good written and spoken English

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