LEAD DISCIPLINE ENGINEER (FIELD) - INSTRUMENTATION
Duncan Ross Management Consultancies
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- Location
- Abu Dhabi
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Lead
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
We are looking for a highly experienced Lead Discipline Engineer (Field) – Instrumentation to oversee and support all field instrumentation engineering activities on a major onshore oil and gas project. The successful candidate will ensure that instrumentation installation, testing, calibration, loop checking, and commissioning activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and client requirements.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and supervise all onshore instrumentation field engineering activities during construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning phases
- Ensure instrumentation installation works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, applicable codes, and client requirements
- Coordinate with construction, engineering, QA/QC, commissioning, and operations teams to resolve field instrumentation engineering issues
- Review and provide technical support for instrumentation installation, calibration, loop checking, control system interfaces, and field design changes
- Monitor construction progress and ensure compliance with project schedules, safety requirements, and quality standards
- Review and approve field technical queries (TQs), site instructions, method statements, and engineering change requests
- Provide technical guidance on field instruments, control valves, analyzers, junction boxes, cable terminations, DCS, ESD, and instrument commissioning activities
- Participate in site inspections, walkdowns, punch list clearance, and final acceptance activities
- Liaise with the client, EPC teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders on all instrumentation field engineering matters
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent Engineering discipline
- Minimum 15–20 years of experience in instrumentation engineering, with significant experience in onshore field engineering for oil and gas projects
- Proven track record on large-scale onshore oil and gas, gas processing, or petrochemical projects
- Strong expertise in instrumentation installation, calibration, loop checking, construction support, testing, and commissioning activities
- Thorough knowledge of international instrumentation codes and standards including IEC, ISA, API, and relevant client specifications
- Experience with ADNOC onshore projects is strongly preferred
- Strong leadership, coordination, and multidisciplinary communication skills
- Familiarity with engineering documentation, field engineering procedures, and construction management practices
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