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About the Company

Petroleum Development Oman is the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman. The Company delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply.

Purpose of the Job

Carry out Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start-Up Execution activities related to field instrumentation and control systems for multiple concurrent small to medium scale projects or ring fenced medium to large scale projects, to ensure proper transition from construction, through pre-commissioning, start up, initial operation and into steady-state operation. 
This is an interior-based role performed on a rotational roster with a back-to-back counterpart.
 

Education & Experience

•    Bachelor’s degree level qualification in engineering discipline (Electronics, Control & Automation, Electrical) is required.
•    Has 4 years oil and gas industry experience including front-line supervisory roles for maintenance and/or commissioning. 
•    Experience in maintenance, installation, and field commissioning activities for field instrumentation and control & automation systems, etc. Experience in ‘sour’ operations is desired. 
•    Previous experience in small, medium, and large projects, on live installation is essential, 
•    Performed in commissioning or maintenance role, participating, and executing activities in projects for Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start-Up phases.
•    Experience in installation, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting field instrumentation for flow, pressure, level, temperature, fire & gas, vibration, control valves, QMI.
•    Experience in pre-commissioning, commissioning, operations, and corrective maintenance, and troubleshooting for field instrumentation with fieldbus, HART, wireless communication protocols, PLC, SCADA, tank gauging, custody transfer DCS, IPS/ / FCS, F&G, Condition monitoring, analysers, electrical supply AC UPS, DC UPS, cables, and earthing system, etc. 
•    Experience in use of control and automation, instrumentation calculations and formulae, etc. 
•    Experience in control, safeguarding, F&G, machine condition and monitoring systems, e.g., Honeywell, Yokogawa, HIMA, Delta-V, ProSafe, Triconex, SCADA, Bentley Nevada etc.
•    Knowledge of relevant industrial codes (ASTM, ASME, API, ISO, EN, API, BS, NFPA etc.) and shall be familiar with applicable Shell DEPs and Company documents such as SPs, PRs etc.
•    Knowledge in reading and understand technical standards, drawings and able to review and interpret to determine compliance with the requirements or meeting the acceptance criteria.
•    Experience in technical and HSE hazards and risks identification, assessment, and mitigation.
•    Application of a computerised Completions Management System. 
•    Experienced in structured technical review or audit.
•    Effective communicator, written and verbal, with the ability to communicate subject area within multi-disciplined project team.
•    Qualified PPS (Practical Problem Solving) facilitator and / or Lean Practitioner,
•    Conversant with Continuous Improvement (CI) Fundamentals and use of lean principles and methodologies,
•    Experience in application and implementation of continuous improvement principles, process, and methodologies.
 

Main Responsibilities

People: 
•    Liaise with asset the operations organisation to ensure their sufficient and timely and input to commissioning and start up activities.
•    Role modelling the continuous improvement ways of working and problem solving.
Process: 
•    Execute commissioning activities of assigned projects, in accordance with HSE, Electrical Safety Rules, AI-PSM requirements, Company standards and project schedule.
•    Review and verifies from discipline point of view pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, P2A / handover procedures, plant operating manual, vendor documentation
•    Provide input and support multi-disciplinary activities as part of site execution and completion process including scheduling, troubleshooting of equipment, units and facility operation, RCA and problem solving.
•    Provide input to, and support implementation of project Risk Management, HSE and Quality Plans for site execution activities. 
•    Identifies hazards and associated risk related to discipline pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities and participate in risk assessment(s), special attention for integration and testing with existing live systems. 
•    Retrieve and verifies project specific documents and drawings required for inspection and testing of field instruments and control & automation systems, i.e., DCS, IPS/FCS, machine conditioning & monitoring, fire & gas, QMI, etc.
•    Prepare PI and Nibras tag data for configuration. 
•    Monitor installation, construction activities ensuring compliance with drawings, project specifications, PDO standards, relevant engineering design practice, international standards, and vendor / manufacturer documentation.
•    Witness and accepts pre-commissioning activities, in accordance with discipline, HSE requirements, Electrical Safety Rules, PtW, work instruction, method statements, procedures and manufacturer’s work instructions or procedures. As instructed and required executes pre-commissioning activities that may include the following but are not limited to:
•    Witness field instrumentation calibration, receipt verification and bench checks of instruments.
•    Inspects field instrumentation installation, wiring, panels, etc. against design documentation and drawings.
•    Witness loop-checks, troubleshooting, field instruments and control system configuration, stroke test of pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor-operated valves.
•    Witness functional checks of various control logics, cause & effects, interlocks, alarms, and controls performance verification.

Technology (systems and tools)
•    Use of testing equipment
•    Use repository for project commissioning documentation in document management software.
•    Use Completions and Certification Management System (CCMS) and ensure timely and accurate data entry.
•    Contribute to PDO Commissioning information repositories.