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Ref: GP403-1286
Job description / Role
JOB PURPOSE
The jobholder is responsible for providing instrument & control engineering expertise to ensure the operating condition for all respective equipment's to support Borouge's operations and systems in line with original equipment manufacturer's user guide and engineering standards, and relevant ADNOC and International Standards.
This role includes; performing complex trouble shooting, root-cause failure analysis and design review to provide solutions for equipment repair; modifications to enhance equipment performance; studying equipment failure data to continually improve and implement the most appropriate maintenance strategy; advising on critical and complex jobs to ensure proper maintenance procedures are followed; and supervising the operation of instrument and control equipment in a reliable and safe manner to achieve efficient and economic performance and to meet the operations requirements.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Maintenance Planning
- Develop and improve predictive, preventive, and major maintenance programs for plant equipment's & systems into the respective asset, plant, area to improve reliability based on failure history and process criticality.
- Review preventive maintenance programs for HSECES equipment's to ensure performance standard compliance & Minimum Assurance Task.
- Review requirements for materials, spare parts, advice on stock levels, MRP type and material descriptions, and provide suggestions for alternatives or interchangeability to enhance reliability standard of the plant.
- Review Bill of Material in SAP for various equipment's for correctness and completeness.
- Identify Obsolete systems and spare parts, plan risk mitigation & Elimination actions as per End-of-Life process and propose design changes.
- Identify Turnaround (TA) job scope and lead major shutdown activities to ensure the timely and efficient execution of all the maintenance tasks and modification/upgrade projects related activities.
- Display variance in Maintenance cost, control and suggest improvements in cost control.
- Identify specific resources/services required for the reliability improvement projects. Prepare scope for placing external contracts. Support contracting and purchasing team to ensure identified resources/services are available on schedule and within the allocated budget. Monitor variance to ensure the cost incurred is in line with the approved/available budget.
- Provide inputs for preparation of Maintenance and Capex (investment) budgets and ensure their approval by providing project scopes, project plan, estimated budget, and IRR calculations.
Reliability
- Implement reliability improvement plans and design changes in the respective plants.
- Develop reliability improvement programs for improving MTBF of equipment's.
- Lead reliability improvement projects in the respective plants during Turnaround and plant operation.
- Prepare Failure Analysis Report and recommend preventive actions for failed equipment's.
- Lead the root cause analysis for bad actors and recommend improvement actions to ensure plant availability & reliability.
- Ensure all repair/modification and upgrade on all electrical equipment and system are done in accordance with international standards, relevant ADNOC policies/procedures and best practices.
- Coordinate with procurement team to ensure spare parts are purchased as per the specifications, carry out technical evaluation of the item purchased to ensure suitability of the purchased items. Ensure workman ship in all maintenance and repair work is up to the mark and in accordance with applicable standards.
- Coordinate all Instruments & Control System related affairs with other ADNOC Group Companies staff and within the company.
- Develop and maintain codes of practice and ensure that the standards contained in such codes are thoroughly understood and consistently complied with.
- Follow up and supervise the installation and commissioning of the new projects related to the instrument & control system.
- Assist in the development of a comprehensive Maintenance Management System for all systems and equipment.
- Ensure that operation methods and procedures are maintained by which prime consideration is given to the safety, reliability, stability, and security of the system.
Troubleshooting
- Study equipment failure data in APMS, SAP/ ERP, or other Records to implement the most appropriate maintenance strategy.
- Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis and design review on equipment failures to identify corrective actions, modifications or repair required, and implement new technologies as required.
Maintenance Execution
- Provide field support and advise other Engineers, Supervisors and Technicians on critical maintenance activities to ensure proper procedures are followed.
- Perform technical evaluation & inspection on plant equipment and spare parts to ensure it meets the pre-defined specifications.
- Support System Engineers for maintaining DCS, ESD & MCMS system Hardware.
- Ensure performance standard compliance and quality records generation for completed Preventive Maintenance to achieve 100% HSE.
- Support profitability programs like Energy Optimization, flare reduction and advance process control programs.
- Support Alarm Management and rationalization program in respective plant.
- Supervise and control the operations of the system in close and continuous coordination with other ADNOC Group Companies' representatives ensuring the availability according to sound Technical and Engineering Practice.
- Follow up system constraints at all areas and coordinate with each partner for removal.
Maintenance Excellence
- Develop maintenance cost improvement programs like parts refurbishment, spare parts interchangeability and in country value.
- Identify statutory requirements coming as per the government regulation, collaborate with internal external agencies such as ADNOC, AGES, other disciplines, OEM, Suppliers, contractors, vendors, international standards /service providers to produce procedures, work instructions, checklist , lessons learnt and ensure they are followed by execution team during various maintenance activities on equipment and systems.
- Analyze strengths and weaknesses of current maintenance approaches and develop innovative solutions to enhance reliability standards of all equipment and systems.
- Develop marked up engineering drawings for maintenance implemented projects.
- Provide support to EPC for implementing Minor/Medium projects in respective plant and participate in project PSSR.
- Participate in HAZOP, SIL assessment and verification.
- Support companies' expansion plan and major projects, share Lesson learnt, participate in engineering reviews, FAT and SAT.
Borouge Corporate Responsibilities
- To keep abreast and knowledgeable about his / her role contribution towards the areas of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), Sustainability, Energy Management, Ethics & Regulations, and Quality Management and its respective policies, frameworks, procedures, and objectives.
- Comply, support, and enrich the culture and understanding of it through his / her communications with internal and external contacts.
- Participate in Internal and external Audits. Implement the actions to fill identified gaps.
- Participate and contribute to the design, development and establishment of an Integrated Risk Management Framework within the Unit while identifying and assessing relevant domain risks and implement measures to manage and mitigate all identified risks within the function.
- Ensure corporate business ethics and the Company's Code of Conduct are communicated to employees within the function in compliance with the Corporate Policies and guidelines.
HSE Excellence
- Keep abreast and knowledgeable on the updates for Health, Safety, Environment, Crisis Management, and Risk Registers for all the performed processes, projects, and activities within the operating zone.
- Promote, communicate, and lead by example all the safety-related communications, updates, standards, and any related topics with co-workers and within any interface.
- Contribute to provide timely feedback and recommendations to leverage a risk-free environment to ensure the ultimate goals of safe workplace.
Departmental Plans
- Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned processes / area to meet functional objectives.
- Provide input for preparation of the section / department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver the respective objectives.
- Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the section / department in line with the company's performance framework, and KPIs.
- Analyze and address any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
- Review, prepare, and recommend the required reports on work activities, projects, processes, etc. to next level manager in line with business requirements.
Processes & Systems
- Implement approved the respective policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures to support execution of the work programs.
- Perform analysis on the respective processes and activities to ensure timely availability of the data analysis within the respective area.
- Train and develop the assigned staff in relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
- Provide feedback on updating and implementation of new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of processes.
- Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
- Adhere to professional business relations and commercial responsibilities in the areas of customer delight, data confidentiality, business communications and representation, and Borouge's corporate image.
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Minimum Qualification
- University degree in Instrument, Control / Electronics Engineering, or related discipline
- Fluency in English Language; written and oral
Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
- Minimum 8-12 years of relevant experience as Instrumentation & Control Engineer.
- Experience in the Oil & Gas or petrochemical Industry is preferred.
- Experience in troubleshooting of Instruments & Control systems.
- Knowledge of failure analysis and root cause analysis techniques.
- Knowledge of international standards for Instrument & Control systems.
- Knowledge about functional safety for process industry and prevailing standards like IEC61511 & IEC61508.
- Knowledge of SAP maintenance related modules.
- Knowledge of APMS software is preferred.
- Knowledge of common control system software and communication software like MCMS, PLC/ESD, HART, DCS, AMS, Alarm Management Software, instrument calibration software's etc.
- Knowledge of common communicating protocols and Networking concepts.
- Awareness about field instrument sizing techniques like valve calculations, flow sizing & DP range calculations.
- Working knowledge on Operation & Maintenance manuals and engineering documents/drawings.
- Knowledge of Office Software's like Windows and Microsoft Office tools
About the Company
We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.
We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.
Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.
Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.
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