Site Instrument Engineer

SUMMARY:
Site Instrumentation Engineer (Contract) with site based experience for a contract position in Mauritania, North-West Africa. Valid Passport essential.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities:    

• Instrument and Control System Engineering and Design.
• Compliance with latest International and local design standards, codes, statutory regulations and acts.
• Produce designs in accordance with project, discipline, good practice, company procedural requirements and meets Clients standards.
• Ensure all design standards are adhered to and maintained on all projects.
• Ensure serviceability, safety and operability of designs.
• Utilise project filing system (Sharepoint or other)
• Prepare, review, coordinate, check and approve instrumentation and control drawings and specifications, under the direction of the Manager Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering and/or Principal I&C System Engineer.
• Utilize and enhance instrumentation and control system design systems and processes and ensure their implementation within Instrumentation and Control System discipline.
• Ensure that the plant design is optimal in terms of control systems and networks.
• Attend and/or conduct regular design group meetings in the 3D environment.
• Review and update P&ID drawings with instrumentation and valve requirements
• Review and comment on documents and drawings from other disciplines.
• Review supplier documentation and drawings for compliance with project specifications.
• Review equipment & installation contractors’ proposals and produce technical adjudications / recommendations.
• Liaise with clients on engineering design issues, as required.
• Attend factory acceptance tests and provide input to supplier’s test documentation.
• Produce site inspections, functionality testing and commissioning documentation.
• Liaise with site staff on engineering design issues, as required.
• Assist with plant installation and commissioning.
• Respond to technical queries from projects, client and site.
• Prepare project close out reports with comparison of design and procurement budgets.

Qualifications:

• Degree, BTech or National Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Control Engineering
• ECSA registration as Professional Engineer or Professional Technologist Engineer (or working towards registration).

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ working experience in a project engineering environment, preferably within the resources/minerals processing industry in Africa.

• Site instrument engineer with plant installation and commissioning experience

• Willing and able to work in Mauritania

• QA/QC activities, contractor supervision

• Experience in managing relationships with clients, contractors and service providers.
• Excellent English language skills, both verbal and written.

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.