ICSS Engineer at MODEC Ghana Limited

Job Description

Provides daily and ongoing controls & instrumentation engineering onshore support to the

MPSG Facility Operations. The ICSS Engineer's role is to complete the Controls & Instrumentation engineering discipline inputs as applicable to all Management of Change or specifically acting as Technical focal point for day-to-day Instrumentation, controls & metering equipment issues & support for work activities specifically related to the FPSO operations. This includes but is not limited to:

• Liaises with offshore Maintenance team to ensure scheduled Instrument Maintenance activities are completed.
• Ensure all maintenance & operational modification activities within the l & C (Systems) discipline are carried out safely, in accordance with Company Policy & Process, to the highest standards of quality.
• Liaise with the appointed Instruments, Control & Metering Technical Authority (TA) as appropriate in relation to technical modifications, SCE related performance standards, assurance & verification activities, procedure changes & deviations.
• Liaise with vendors, sub-contractors & appropriate Technical Authority (TA) to improve equipment performance & deliver operational & project modifications to improve operational efficiency.
• Liaising and coordinating work activities with other discipline engineers to achieve deadlines and target objectives as required for the operations team
• Provide guidance & direction in the preparation/implementation of service support & healthcare contracts, including sourcing suitable vendors
• Ensure AMOS system contains comprehensive & accurate maintenance routines in accordance with the NSP maintenance strategies.
• Carry out & assist with investigations into instruments & controls related incidents/equipment failures, including recommended preventative actions.
• Carry out routine audits & inspections to ensure that the condition & operation of instrument and control equipment is in accordance with NSP operations and required performance procedures.
• Ensure compliance with company general specifications & requirements, local legislative & operational requirements including override management, isolation standards, system & equipment testing, etc.
• Provides l & E and Control systems support to theFPSO systems technicians, engineers and managers. Strong troubleshooting & knowledge withDCS, programmable logic controllers and associated hardware is desirable, specifically for:
  • Power generation, gas turbine unit
  • Yokogawa CS3000 DCS system
  • Other applicable FPSO PLC’s
  • ECS/EGS/SIS

Requirement/Skills

• Minimum Qualification: BSc Instrumentation & Control (OR) BSc Electrical/Electronics
• Minimum Experience: 10 years in Industrial Control Systems Background with FPSO, Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemicals.Special Systems Skills:
• Hands on Working Experience in DCS like Yokogawa’s Centum VP and Prosafe-RS
• Hands on Working Experience in Allen-Bradley PLC, Siemens PLC, GE Fanuc PLC, HIMA PLC
• Network Switches and Firewall Configuration
• Serial Communication Interface – Modbus, Profibus, OPC