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DCS Engineer

  • Location:

    Basrah

  • Sector:

    Oil & Gas

  • Contact:

    Omid Miri

  • Job ref:

    3902

  • Published:

    9 months ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-03-19

mselect is hiring a DCS Engineer for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, with at least 3 years Fiscal Metering and flow computer related work experience. English and Arabic fluency is a must.

Job purpose:
  • Provide technical expert, prompt advises and sound engineering solutions for field equipment issues and lead major troubleshooting, assessment, analysis and investigation activities at site as and when required
  • Duties and responsibilities
  • Identifies documents requirements using P&IDs, process descriptions and or existing logic
  • Creates test specifications, simulations, and performs software/hardware tests
  • Interpreting P&IDs & control narratives and creating and commissioning Ovation control strategies
  • Tune and optimize plant processes as required. Tune PID loops for flow, temperature, pressure, level, and Optimize sequence logic and state machines to enhance the automation
  • Troubleshooting, making enhancements and implementation of new control strategies
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues on the DCS as situations arise. This includes programming the DCS to solve or mitigate control strategy problems. May also include configuring the Historical system to record an event in more detail
  • Responsibilities will potentially include providing automation support on various shifts and remote off-hour coverage support for trouble call-out
  • Communicates daily with operation, technical, and quality representatives within area of support through the tier process
  • Periodically reviews automation documents, performs preventive maintenance, and revises or develops automation Standard Operating Procedures
  • Specify or perform industrial automation software development including PLC, HMI, DCS, and historian systems

REQUIREMENTS

Qualification:
  • Bachelor degree
  • DCS related training and certificate
  • PLC related training and certificate
Experience:
  • 5 years of relevant job experience within the Oil & Gas industry
  • 3 years Fiscal Metering and flow computer related work experience
Software:
  • Excel – advanced
  • Word – Intermediate
  • Power Point – Intermediate
  • SAP – intermediate
Language:
  • English – upper intermediate (verbal & written)
Skills:
  • Proven supervisory skills
  • Communication skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Focus on continuous self-learning and improvement
  • Ability to work cohesively and communicate successfully in multi-cultural teams whilst being aware of and sensitive to cultural differences
  • Ability to communicate, co-ordinate, and manage cost data flow interfaces with each function.
  • Demonstrable experience in the ability to prepare meaningful reports, in clear and concise English, utilizing information and data received from third parties, SAP (or equivalent system) and own analyses

*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.