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About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com

Petroplan is hiring a Field Engineer in Portland, Oregon for a major Oil and Gas Operations Company
The Role:
Engineers, designs, programs, tests and commissions field instrumentation, pipeline control systems, and telemetry in support of gas control operations. Works closely with pipeline engineering department, gas control, SCADA development team, and instrumentation technicians. Responsible for engineering, planning, organizing and implementing field SCADA instrumentation and telemetry for select/limited scope installations, and assists in the field commissioning of new and/or improved pipeline controls with cross department team members.

Day to Day:

• Leads engineering design, writing, testing and commissioning of RTU and PLC control systems programming software and firmware, including integration of RTU and PLC systems with upstream HMI drivers and systems.
• Assists in the development of engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of company SCADA systems used for the monitoring and control of gas control operations.
• Participates in engineering design, testing and commissioning of field instrumentation and pipeline control systems.
• Performs engineering tasks using established procedures, including but not limited to, field transducer and equipment selection, schematic design, system layout, cost estimation, permitting and system documentation.
• Participates in telemetry and SCADA project planning, scheduling and budgeting based upon project commissioning and start-up schedules.
• Contributes to the accuracy and reliability of instrumentation, SCADA, pipeline control and safety of systems.
• Generates system architecture and piping and instrumentation design and field network drawings as directed.
• Participates in architecture decisions affecting SCADA instrumentation and controls.
• Assists in system testing and troubleshooting of instrumentation and control systems to resolve scheduled and unscheduled outages.
• Works closely with company personnel to optimize instrumentation and pipeline control efficiency and reliability.
• Contributes standardized field documentation, and assists in creating instrumentation design as-builts and provides engineering support services to field technicians.
• Position requires frequent field site visits throughout the operational region to assist in on-site instrumentation engineering, commissioning and troubleshooting.
• Position requires the ability and willingness to be available for on-call response, and off-hours site commissioning or upgrade activities.
• Supports Company's commitment to a culture of safe work practices.

What to bring your first day:

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university, with specialty in Telemetry Control Systems and PLC/RTU programming, or related field. FE or PE certification preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in similar position required for Level 2. Additional years of experience for Level 3.
• Current programming proficiency in Rockwell ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms required, FactoryTalk, and PlantPAx experience preferred.
• Current experience integrating in Rockwell ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms with non-Rockwell HMI systems (GE-iFIX) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand schematic diagrams, P&ID prints, blue prints and control systems loop diagrams.
• Must have working knowledge of a wide variety of transducers and equipment related to control and instrumentation.
• Proven ability to effectively manage priorities while working with various types of people.
• Self-motivated and self-directed with good communications and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated strong oral, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex technological concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Proven ability to organize/prioritize workload effectively and manage conflicting priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to learn very quickly and adapt to any situation that might arise.
• Proven ability to function in a highly cohesive team environment to achieve department goals and to act collaboratively to accomplish responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with employees at all organizational levels, including the ability to work in partnership with departmental and process managers in a union environment.
• Requires travel within the service territory and frequent field work.
• Requires evening and weekend work hours to accommodate resolution of system outages and scheduled maintenance.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record. Must obtain a valid Oregon/Washington driver's license within 90 days if current valid license is from another state.
• Subject to random drug testing.

About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com

Operations Lead is a safety critical role. Key deliverables for this position are to ensure QHSE and Production targets are achieved on a rigorous basis. Operations Lead will manage, direct, coordinate, motivate and develop the Field Operations Staff to achieve the stated production goals within the predetermined criteria's and QHSE standards.

Organization

• The job holder is reporting to Plant Manager for his function and administration.
• Shift supervisor, control room operators, Lab technician and field operators are reporting to the job holder.
• The job holder has no direct communication role with Clients unless approved by the line manager.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensures that Operations team is competent to understand and rigorously implement the Operating Procedures and designed set points (operating envelopes).
• Ensure that QHSE regulations are followed and applied for all Field Operations activities.

Implements the change management process, by initiating, assessing, and endorsing all changes to respective facilities.

• Fully understand the safety critical elements (SCE), and ensure they are operated and available as per design specifications.
• Capable to assess and maintain production capacity and forecasts achievable production outputs.
• Fully Understand the contractual requirements, production targets and safely achieve them.
• Ensure that updated technical documentaation is available to support Field Operations.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for field operations team/workers.
• Set up the regular daily, weekly, monthly reports are generated on time and submitted.
• Ensure that all the submitted recommendations by the Laboratory, Maintenance and other departments are followed up and being highlighted accordingly.
• Ensure that there is a continuous and adequate interaction with the clients and customers regarding start-ups, shut-downs and special conditions that might affect the plant performance and product specifications from the operation staff.

• Able to understand the inherent priority of matters and timely escalate them to Plant Manager for a solution.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Review, assess, and prioritize facilities maintenance works for shutdowns and actively prepared related permits, isolations, and timely release of equipment to maintenance.
• To monitor and control at all times production volume supplies, conditions and specifications within the contractual and designated agreements.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of Field Operations Team.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Continuously monitor, assess, review, and set competency development plans for his team.
• Be aware of the responsibility of Operations lead duties during emergencies as per Emergency Response Plan (ERP).
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations activities on a daily basis.
• Understand the warehouse operational and transaction setups (Requisition generation, material withdrawal requests, lubricant and chemical ordering philosophy, etc.)
• Actively work with other disciplines to maintain asset integrity and process safety of the facility.
• Support Plant Manager to control operating costs, and timely delivers Operating Plans for discussion and approval by client through Plant Manager interface.
• Interact with the Plant Manager activities for further career development.
• Actively supports plant maintenance activities to maintain reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) of the facilities.
• Participate in the IMT activities and ensure the awareness of the departmental staff of the system.
• Assists Plant Manager and Perform regular audits on all QHSE standards and procedures (LOTO, PTW, TBT, JHA, MOC, ERP) are implemented in the field Operation team and documented correctly in the control room.

• Set up the Field Logistic Key Performance Indicators and maintain daily, weekly, monthly and annually checks and ensure that those are followed up by the department staff.

Key requirements of the Job

• Technical Or Engineering degree in Chemical, Petroleum or equivalent.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in oil and gas industry.
• 3 years experience of Field Operations in sour and acid gas condensate processing facility in a supervisory position.
• Have proven skills for working in teams, collaboration, and achieving excellence.
• Experienced in Team management, and conflict resolution.
• Good troubleshooting skills, problem solver and information analyzer.
• Advanced knowledge of English both written and spoken.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good user of PC tools including Microsoft Office, computerised maintenance management system (CMMS)

About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com

Our client, an emerging Operator within the Oil & Gas Industry, has a requirement for an experienced Engineering Manager with a focus on Downstream / LNG Projects.
The role will be initially based in Houston, TX however require frequent visits to Project Sites both domestically and internationally.

Job Overview

This role will be an integral part of the Snr Leadership Team and will be at the forefront of the development and execution of a Major Petro-Chemical facility.
The Engineering Manager is accountable for the management, review and approval of the final technical design and other documents provided by Contractors and will assist in administering and monitoring the FEED and/or EPC contractor during the detailed engineering and procurement phases, providing technical support to engineering and managing engineering support during construction, commissioning and start up.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Works with Project Manager and E&C Engineering services team on all engineering related aspects to ensure on time and cost-effective project execution
• Ensures quality of engineering and design services and deliverables of both direct and subcontracted work complying with contract and government requirements and support the overall project schedule
• Manages the administration of engineering including interfaces with document control, review and approval matrices, document numbering, conformance to comments and all other administrative functions of managing the engineering effort.
• Provides leadership in review and approval of project issues such as design assumptions, heat & material balance, equipment and material selection, operation & maintenance and compliance with design standards and environmental regulations
• Attends and participates in all project key meetings organized by Project Manager and Engineering Services. Conduct technical coordination meetings with relevant parties.
• Reviews drawings, schedules, specifications, and permits to ensure compliance with project requirements. Make proper decision for FEED and/or EPC Contractor not to stop and/or hold the project construction activities.
• Works collaboratively with the Process Engineering Manager, the Senior Project Manager and ther members of project leadership to ensure timely deliverables and proper and efficient interface management between the three functions of Projects, Process and Engineering.
• Works with the E&C Construction Manager to review engineering plans for plant constructability, operability and maintainability

Experience / Education

• Recognized Engineering qualification (Degree preferred), with extensive project development skills
• Minimum of 15 x years experience within the energy / oil & gas industry
• Minimum of 7 x years within a Snr / Leadership role on a Major Project
• Minimum of 3 x years experience on LNG Projects / Design
• Strong knowledge of LNG liquefaction design and operation.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance and control practices.
• Strong knowledge in HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) studies in oil & gas field.

About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com

Our client, large multinational oil & gas organization is looking to add a Construction/Commissioning Hot Tap & Stopple Engineer for a 12 month renewable independent contract. This expat opportunity will be based in Georgia, with a 6/2 rotation. Flights, camp, visas etc. are provided.

This senior individual will serve as a focal point for the pipeline intervention work required for tying in and de-oiling. This includes overseeing all aspects of technical execution, coordinating with inspectors, commissioning managers and construction representatives to ensure proper quality of deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to HSSE including HSSE values and behaviours with a deep understanding of working in a brownfield live hydrocarbon environment.
• Support the successful delivery of the pipeline de-oiling and tie-in scope overseeing site works.
• Support oversight and site technical assurance of relevant consultants, contractors and vendors involved in the de-oiling and tie-in work scope including making hot taps, line stop installation and removal, pigging and cleaning of pipeline and line fill.
• Assist the de-oiling and commissioning manager, senior pipeline engineer and project engineer in reviewing and advising on work packs, deviation requests and other technical submissions.
• Providing pipeline project engineering expertise in support of: construction planning, management of risks of activities pipeline engineering.
• Active participation in project learning cycle.
• Support project internal and external reviews (e.g. PHSSER, start-up assurance reviews (SUAR), operational readiness reviews (ORR), etc.) as requested and ensuring assigned actions arising are closed out in a timely fashion

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified Mechanical Engineer (Degree)
• Professional engineering registration or chartership strongly preferred
• Minimum 15 years' experience in the O&G construction industry
• Minimal 15 years in pipeline construction and commissioning supervision
• Extensive knowledge of International Standards (such as B31.4) which form the basis for pipeline construction project specifications and production methods, quality assurance and welding technology used in Oil and Gas pipeline construction.
• Profound knowledge of and commitment to field construction safety
• Deep experience in pipeline construction within extreme environments (e.g. steep terrain, narrow ridges)
• Minimum 10 years' experience in control of work and safety systems in HC and brownfield works
• Experience in multi-cultural work environments, in particular Georgia and Azerbaijan
• Senior pipeline and welding inspector credentials (CWI) or experience equivalent strongly preferred

About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com

Petroplan are seeking an experienced Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer to work for one of our clients, a mid-sized operator within the petro-chem industry. The role will be initially based in Houston but required to transfer to the Project Site in Louisiana (near Baton Rouge) in mid-2019.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Coordination of the technical rotating equipment disciplines activities during the different phases of the project.
• Monitoring of the compliance with the specified deadlines, contractual stipulations and quality of work.
• Review and approve detailed rotating equipment engineering drawings and operating, testing, and commissioning procedures for Rotating and related disciplines.
• Ensure to follow all project procedures during the different project stages such as:
• Weekly Reviews
• Project schedule progress monitoring.
• Document Management System.
• Management of Changes.
• Cost Control.
• Punch listing, subsystems and systems acceptance.
• Work Permit, Job Plan and Risk Analysis.
• Interface with plant operations/maintenance.
• Safety meetings, audits, BST
• Assists in the organization of project-related, technical meetings with the engineering company and/or third parties.
• Lead participation of the technical rotating equipment discipline in meetings with vendors, equipment inspection and testing.
• Prepare rotating equipment project schedules, plan activities, and measure progress to ensure all rotating equipment works are completed in a timely manner consistent with the overall project milestones.
• Review and approve all related rotating equipment engineering project specifications and technical standards
• Review and participate in the selection process for all major rotating equipment and system
• Supervise and coordinate rotating equipment teams in the implementation of the above tasks

Skills / Experience:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Associated experience with plant operations, commissioning and start up management
• Experience in a project environment an advantage
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Positive relationships with individuals at all levels
• Position demands strong self-motivation to evaluate and solve technical and engineering problems, both in isolation and in-groups

In order to carry out all duties and responsibilities effectively, the position requires strong knowledge of the processes underlying major construction projects. The ability to work through influence, motivate others, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills is critical to success.

About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com

We are urgently looking for a Senior Instrument Engineer for an immediate start in Aberdeen. This will be a long term contract opportunity, office based with the occasional trip offshore.

Applications must have the following:

• Valid BOSIET certificate/MIST/Offshore medical completed
• Minimum of degree educated
• Experience of working for Oil & Gas EPC contractors on design projects (Concept/FEED/Detailed Design)

About Petroplan:

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our company aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects throughout forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national companies, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information please feel free to visit our website http://petroplan.com