Commissioning Inst & Control Specialist (TIL)
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McDermott is hiring a Commissioning Instrument & Control Specialist to support pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance testing of a Central Processing Facility in Africa. The role involves supervising technicians, executing loop testing, validating control philosophies and coordinating DCS/PLC/ESD/FGS logic. Applicants should have a diploma in engineering and at least 5 years of experience.
- Supervises instrument pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities
- Responsible for loop testing, SIL validation and control logic verification
- Requires diploma in engineering and minimum 5 years experience
- McDermott covers employment costs and warns candidates not to pay recruitment fees
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McDermott is an equal opportunity employer. Our recruitment and employment practices are ethical, legal, voluntary, and free from discrimination.
McDermott will never ask you to pay recruitment fees to secure a job or continued work, to either the recruiter, the hiring manager, the supervisor, or the placement agency. All direct cost of employment, including, as applicable, medical examinations, employment visas, mobilization to country of work, and related fees, are paid by McDermott.
If at any point in the recruitment process you are asked to pay such fees or costs, please immediately notify our Ethics & Compliance team by sending a message to ethics@mcdermott.com. The ethics@mcdermott.com email will not accept any resumes.
Job Overview:
Reports to the Commissioning Instrument Superintendent and assist in the execution of a safe and efficient Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Start-up and Performance Testing of the facility to achieve the plant’s production and performance objectives and McDermott’s contractual objectives. Responsible for the execution of the plant instrument pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance with the Commissioning Execution Plan. The facility is a Central Processing Facility in Africa.
Provides first line supervision of the technicians carrying out the instrument / control completion activities in the area under his responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Key Tasks and
- Work collaboratively within the Project team and with Client to maintain positive relationships
- Supervises pre-commissioning activities for instrument equipment including pre-energization checks for instrument equipment within his area of responsibility, and repair and refurbishment of instrument equipment during commissioning and operations as required
- Supervises commissioning activities on instrumented systems and equipment packages for test runs and performance tests within his area of responsibility
- Responsible for executing the Loop Testing program in the area under his responsibility
- Responsible for validation of control philosophies, cause and effects diagrams and interlock logic prior to energization and during start-up
- Support and assists in the functional safety verification activities, including SIL validation, HIPS testing, SIS testing and ESD logic
- Coordinate and verify DCS/PLC/ESD/FGS system logic, including the review and testing of control narratives, interlock functions, shutdown sequences, and cause and effect matrices to ensure proper functionality and compliance with project specifications
- Record the completion of the instrument / control activities and ensure all records are passed to the Systems Completion team for entry into the database
- Participate in walk down inspections, punch listing, clearing and reinstatement activities of instrument systems
- Plan daily activities based on schedule requirements, procedures, and available work fronts
- Coordinate with the E&I Sub-contractor on site for all Pre-commissioning activities
- Ensure the issue of PTW and job safety analysis for instrument commissioning activities in the area under his responsibility
- Coordinate with equipment manufacturers and suppliers for instrument pre-commissioning, commissioning and repairs procedures for instrument equipment / packages as required
- Work with Vendors and assist in vendor coordination for SAT’s and initial start-up
- Supervises the safe and effective utilization of all materials, equipment and personnel assigned to instrument / control team
- Responsible for quantity and quality of all work performed by the instrument / control team in the area under his responsibility
- Redlining as-built instrument drawings for pre-commissioning and commissioning works in compliance with project procedure
- Complies with company policies, procedures and safe working practices
- Qualifications
- Essential Qualifications and
Education
- Preferably possess a diploma in engineering or similar
- Must have a minimal of 5 years’
Experience
- within a contractor organisation as a commissioning instrument supervisor / specialist
- Have pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up
- on at least 3 major EPC projects in the refinery, oil and gas industry
- of Fire & Gas Detection, MMS, LDS, Analyser & Sampling, Tank Gauging and HIPS is
- with large rotating machinery equipment packages such as turbines, pumps and compressors
- Demonstrate a broad technical knowledge of construction and completion activities
- Knowledge of Completions Management System is
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of Distributed Control Systems, Emergency Shutdown Systems, Fire and Gas, and Programmable Logic Controllers is highly desirable
Knowledge of OPERCOM and ICAPS on a large oil & gas project is a plus
Able to effectively communicate technical solutions and concepts to other engineers and non-engineers
Must have good computer software skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as a minimum
Must have strong English communications skills, both oral and written. Second language is a plus
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