Instrumentation and Control Technician

Role Objective

• Install, calibrate, test and troubleshoot field instrumentation and control interfaces supporting safe and reliable crude-oil tank operation.

Core Roles and Responsibilities

• Install, terminate, calibrate, and loop-check field instrumentation (level, pressure, temperature, flow) associated with crude oil storage tank upgrades.
• Carry out installation and hook-up of radar tank gauges, servo gauges, temperature multi-element sensors, and overfill prevention switches per approved isometrics and hook-up drawings.
• Perform functional testing of instrument loops, including simulation of process values and verification of alarm/trip set-points against approved Cause & Effect documentation.
• Support fault-finding and troubleshooting on instrumentation and control circuits during commissioning, including intrinsically safe (IS) barrier circuits.
• Terminate and test junction boxes, marshalling cabinets, and multicore cable runs between field instruments and the control system.
• Maintain accurate red-line markups of instrument drawings and update as-built documentation daily.
• Assist Instrumentation & Control Engineer in FAT/SAT witnessing and punch-list closure.
• Strictly comply with hazardous area work permits, hot/cold work procedures, and gas testing requirements prior to any instrument installation activity.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Technician-grade roles on this scope carry direct accountability for overfill-prevention functionality; requirements are set accordingly high.
• Higher National Diploma (HND) or B.Eng. in Electrical/Electronic or Instrumentation Engineering — Ordinary National Diploma (OND) holders will only be considered with a minimum of ten (10) years verifiable hands-on experience and must additionally hold a City & Guilds or equivalent internationally recognized trade certification.
• Six (6) years’ hands-on field instrumentation experience in oil & gas, with at least four (4) years specifically on tank gauging/overfill prevention systems on live crude storage facilities.
• Mandatory possession of a valid Instrument Fitter/Technician trade certification from a recognized body (e.g., NABTEB, City & Guilds, or international equivalent) — no informally acquired ('on-the-job only') competency will be accepted without formal certification.
• CompEx Ex01–Ex04 certification (hazardous area installation and inspection) is mandatory and must be current — expired certificates must be renewed prior to application submission.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HART communicators, loop calibrators, and multifunction process calibrators, evidenced by a practical bench test to be administered at interview.
• Minimum three (3) verifiable offshore tours of duty on tank farm, terminal, or FPSO topsides instrumentation work — inland/swamp-only experience does not satisfy this requirement.
• Valid BOSIET/HUET, offshore medical fitness certificate, and full physical fitness to work at height and in confined spaces (independently verified via a fit-to-work medical, not self-declared).
• Must pass a hands-on practical assessment (live loop-check simulation) during the interview process; theoretical knowledge alone will not suffice.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Qualifications and professional certifications must be issued by recognised bodies, current where applicable, and independently verifiable.
• Expired, unverifiable or attendance-only certificates will not satisfy a mandatory requirement.
• Candidates must demonstrate recent experience on comparable oil and gas projects.
• Generic construction experience without direct tank, terminal, refinery, process-plant or offshore exposure will not be accepted.
• Candidates must be able to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, inspection and test plans, permits, risk assessments and applicable codes, and must produce clear technical reports in English.
• Candidates must demonstrate strong process-safety awareness, stop-work discipline, quality ownership and effective collaboration in a live brownfield environment.
• All offshore survival, medical and safety credentials specified for the role must be valid before mobilisation.
• Any offer remains conditional upon medical fitness, background checks and client approval.
• Applicants must be available for technical interviews, certification checks and practical or scenario-based assessment at short notice.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected]using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Application Package

• A detailed curriculum vitae stating the position title and reference number.
• Copies of academic qualifications, professional registrations and all mandatory certificates, including certificate numbers and expiry dates.
• A project-experience schedule covering at least three relevant assignments and stating client, facility, dates, scope, exact role, achievements and a contactable referee.
• Evidence supporting role-specific experience claims, such as redacted appointment letters, client approvals, signed reports, logbooks or completion certificates.
• Current availability and earliest mobilisation date.

Important Note

• Incomplete applications or applications that do not clearly demonstrate every mandatory criterion may be screened out without further correspondence.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Selection standard

• The criteria in this document are deliberately rigorous. Appointment is subject to documentary verification, certification-registry checks, a technical interview or practical assessment, client acceptance and fitness to mobilise. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee shortlisting.

Employment basis

• Project-based engagement. Rotation, mobilisation date, contract duration and commercial terms will be communicated to shortlisted candidates.

Recruitment and Compliance Notice

• All appointments are subject to verification of identity, qualifications, employment history, professional standing, medical fitness, offshore survival status, references and client-specific competence requirements.
• The employer reserves the right to conduct written, oral, practical and scenario-based assessments and to withdraw an offer where information is inaccurate, incomplete or cannot be verified.
• The successful candidates will be required to comply with project HSE rules, quality plans, information-security controls, anti-bribery requirements, confidentiality obligations and all lawful site instructions.
• No candidate may perform work outside the limits of his or her verified competence or certification authority.
• Applications will be considered on merit and role-related competence.
• Reasonable accommodation may be provided during the selection process where requested and practicable, without reducing the essential safety and technical requirements of the role.
• Application instructions and the closing date will be stated in the publication notice.
• Applicants must use the position title and reference number as the email or portal submission subject.

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