NES Fircroft is recruiting a Senior Process Control Engineer for our client. They are a leader in floating technologies for the oil and gas industry, and the office is in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

12-month contract with possibility of extension. Monday to Friday. Hybrid working, 3 days in the office and 2 days remote per week. 

Purpose

• The Senior Engineer's purpose is to design and engineer Process Control solutions that achieve high standards of safety, reliability, and sustainability, thereby contributing to the projects and organization's strategic objectives and long-term success.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for the selection of methods and procedures, performance of the work, and optimization of the design within the scope of the specifications, in compliance with international codes, company and industry standards and regulations.
• Review of control loops on PFD and P&ID, review of Process Safeguarding Flow Diagrams.
• Development of Process Control Philosophies, Hierarchical Shutdown Diagrams, Cause & Effect Diagrams and Alarm & Trip Settings List.
• Writing of process control / process safeguarding narratives.
• Review of vendor documents: P&ID, process control narratives, C&E Diagrams.
• Participation in SIL Assessment Workshops and SIL Verification.
• Participation in ICSS FAT / commissioning.
• Plant commissioning and startup, including tuning of controllers (PID algorithms).
• Preparing estimates of process control scope for new proposals.
• You are responsible for proactively planning and completing activities and deliverables within agreed time frame and budget, as well as for ensuring system interfaces.
• You ensure that your Scope of Work is delivered in accordance with both the contractual requirements and client’s internal requirements.
• You ensure applicable lessons learnt are used, understanding the change impact within and across project system boundaries.
• You coordinate with vendors, subcontractors and third parties, in accordance with contractual requirements and client’s internal requirements.
• You may be assigned as a Package Engineer with technical responsibility for the design, procurement and manufacture of the Package.
• You start leading engineers on assigned scope of work
• You may act as Discipline Lead for an assigned scope of work.

Experience and Education: 

• A Bachelors or master’s degree in chemical engineering.
• Development of PFD, Process Safeguarding Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, Cause & Effect Diagrams and Alarm & Trip Settings List.
• Good computer skills including process dynamic simulation (HYSYS and/or UniSim) and Excel spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of basic process controls like: Level Control, Feed Forward Control; Boiler and Fired Heater Control; Distillation Control; Compressor Control, etc.
• Familiar with design review methods, such as HAZOP, SIL Assessment, LOPA.
• Knowledge of Functional Safety and IEC61511, preferably Certified Functional Safety engineer (TÜV Rheinland).
• Knowledge of Process Safeguarding systems and methods applied for Offshore Production Facilities as described in API-RP-14C is preferred.
• Experience with ICSS on FPSO projects is preferred.

Open to applications from overseas. 

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.