Lead Safety Engineer

Job Title	Branch	Location
Instrument Engineer	Exploration & Production	Port - Harcourt

 

CLIENT SUMMARY

The client is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies.

 

JOB PURPOSE

Technical Integrity and Performance of all instrumentation, control, and safeguarding systems. Ensure compliance with applicable COMPANY Standards, regulatory requirements, and international codes. Ensure that all Safety Instrumented Systems meet functional safety requirements. Minimizing technical risks, operational failures, and project rework resulting from instrumentation design deficiencies.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as COMPANY’s focal point and technical authority for all instrumentation, control, metering, and safeguarding systems for the IMA Project.
• Review, comment on, and approve EPC Contractors’ instrumentation engineering deliverables.
• Ensure compliance of all Instrumentation Engineering deliverables to the company’s Referential, applicable industry standards such as IEC, API, ISO, and ATEX requirements.
• Review and validate P&IDs, Instrument Index, Instrument Datasheets, Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Matrices, Hook-up Diagrams, Cables Schedules, Junction Box Schedules, and Loop Diagrams.
• Ensure consistency between process requirements and instrument design.
• Ensure sufficient and adequate instrumentation (Pressure Monitoring, Temperature Monitoring, Flow Measurement, ESD function, Sand Detection, F&G Detection and remote monitoring and control functionality) is provided for the well head platforms.
• Ensure adequate safeguarding is provided for all equipment on the brownfield equipment.
• Liaise with metering specialists to ensure fiscal and operational metering systems are fit-for-purpose.
• Review and validate PLC, ESD, SCADA, RTU systems, and HMI Configurations.
• Verify implementation of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIF, ESD Logic, Shutdown Sequences, and Cause and Effect Logic) and ensure compliance with IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 requirements.
• Review Fire and Gas (F&G) system design and ensure adequate coverage for the wellhead platform and brownfield packages.
• Review instrumentation related to Pipeline Monitoring, Leak Detection, and Pigging Operations.
• Support and review commissioning procedures for instrument calibration, Loop checking, Functional Testing, Cause and Effect Testing, and ESD Functional Testing.
• Participate in HAZID workshops, HAZOP Reviews, SIL Assessments, Alarm Management Reviews, and Constructability Reviews.
• Lead Instrumentation Weekly meetings with EPC Contractors and ensure timely reports to Technical Manager and Project Manager.

 

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering, or other relevant disciplines
• 10 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry
• Project management culture