Electrical and Instrumentation Technical Authority

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit, regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs and planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: Electrical and Instrumentation Technical Authority (Fixed -Term)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acting as a focal point between Production Operations and other departments on matters related to Operating Integrity for the discipline of Instrument.
• The appointment and management of an effective and competent ROTA structure to support SCE Management.
• Ensuring that the Electrical & Instrument team's plans and activities are delivered within budget and minimise non-cost recovery.
• Ensuring a competent onshore technical support team in disciplines relevant to Petrofac Malaysia's Assets and production operations.
• Supporting Petrofac Malaysia's Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Asset Integrity (HSSEAI) function in the development and roll-out of Asset Integrity-related procedures relevant to Petrofac Malaysia's production operations in order to ensure that the Company achieves its Asset Integrity objectives.

• Participation / lead in the Management of Change (MOCs) processes.

• Participate and/or lead (if necessary) HIRAs, including Risk Assessments and Operational Risk Assessments (ORAs).

• Maintaining an overview of current technical challenges encountered by Petrofac Malaysia's Assets and communicate as appropriate.
• Supporting the Management Team in improving business processes and procedures.
• Acting as the Technical Authority on relevant Petrofac Malaysia Asset Integrity procedures.
• Providing technical support to Emergency Response and Incident Management teams when it is required.
• To support Assets in internal and external Asset Integrity-related audits
• Ensuring that the Electrical & Instrument team's plans and activities are delivered within budget and minimise non-cost recovery.
• Ensuring a competent onshore technical support team in disciplines relevant to Petrofac Malaysia's Assets and production operations.
• Supporting Petrofac Malaysia's Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Asset Integrity (HSSEAI) function in the development and roll-out of Asset Integrity-related procedures relevant to Petrofac Malaysia's production operations in order to ensure that the Company achieves its Asset Integrity objectives.
• Participation / lead in the Management of Change (MOCs) processes.
• Participate and/or lead (if necessary) HIRAs, including Risk Assessments and Operational Risk Assessments (ORAs).
• Maintaining an overview of current technical challenges encountered by Petrofac Malaysia's Assets and communicate as appropriate.
• Supporting the Management Team in improving business processes and procedures.
• Acting as the Technical Authority on relevant Petrofac Malaysia Asset Integrity procedures.
• Providing technical support to Emergency Response and Incident Management teams when it is required.
• To support Assets in internal and external Asset Integrity-related audits.

Responsibilities as a ROTA:

• Approve the required SCE Performance Standards documents and endorse the resultant Planned Maintenance Assurance (PMA) routines.
• Periodic site inspection and audit of the assurance activities to provide verification of the effectiveness of the SCE Management process.
• Endorse any proposed deferral of Safety Critical PMA or CM activity beyond their original scheduled due date.
• Endorse any proposed temporary repair to SCE relevant to the discipline.
• Endorsement of any ORA's raised related to SCE relevant to the discipline.
• Endorse proposed resolution for any Remedial Action Recommendation (RARs) from regulatory or client audit and any proposed deferral from scheduled date.
• Review and approval of any changes or modifications which impact the SCE to safeguard the integrity of the operated asset and ensuring risks continue to be controlled.
• Endorse the SCE Annual Suitability Review Report, fitness for purpose assurance statements and recommendations for improvement.
• Assess the technical competence of the appointed SCE Responsible Persons.
• Review and ensure implementation and compliance with current Integrity Assurance processes and procedure

Essential Working Experience:

• A minimum of 15-year experience working in the operational phase of an Oil & Gas asset;
• Proven experience in leading a team of engineers. The candidate must have extensive experience in a technical support role for offshore Oil & Gas facilities;
• Proven experience in refining, developing and/or rolling out procedures;
• Experience in conducting internal technical audits and reviews;
• Strong background of project delivery against challenging KPIs;
• Experience in working with supply chain department in setting up long-term maintenance and service contracts for instrument; and Experience in performance management.
• Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Management, including the concept of Case for Safety and Safety Critical Element (SCE) Management;
• International Codes and Standards and PETRONAS guidelines and standards relevant to the discipline of Instrument;

Essential Technical experience in:

• Electrical Safety, Rules and Regulation;
• Features and Selection of Ex-Equipment, Hazardous Area Classification, including Inspection, Maintenance, Inspection and Repair of Ex-Equipment;
• Lighting & Emergency Lighting;
• Single Line Diagrams & Schematics, including Fault finding & Troubleshooting;
• Generating Equipment & System, including Emergency Power Generation (EDG);
• Generator Synchronizing Practice, including HV Switching and LV Switching & Synchronizing;
• Electrical Distribution Equipment & System (Power Management System), including Distribution Transformers and Switch Gear and Motor Control Centre (LV, HV);
• Motor (LV, HV, Submersible), Motor Drives (DOL, SS, Autotrans, VFD, StarDelta, Capacitive) and MOV (Motor Operated Valve);
• Cable Selection & Application;
• Earthing, Bonding & Lightning Protections (Fixed Platform & Floaters);
• AC / DC UPS & Battery;
• Protection Relay & Coordinations;
• Electrical Heat Tracing;
• Navigational Aids System;
• HVAC;
• Power System Studies, Load List;
• Condition Monitoring for Electrical Equipment
• Measurement Principles;
• Flow Selection Criteria;
• Process Facilities, Process Control Principles & Process Control System/DCS;
• Safety Instrumented System;
• Fire and Gas System and Devices;
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC);
• Control Valve Maintenance, Sizing and Application;
• Actuated Valve Maintenance, Sizing and Application;
• Hazardous Area Equipment and Selection;
• Earthing and Lightning Protection;

• Instrument Engineering Design;

• Instrument Installation Requirement and Good Practice;

• Quality Measurement Instrument;
• Subsystem Communication and Data Integration;
• Instrumented Protective System;
• Wellhead Control Panel System;
• Liquid & Gas Fiscal/Custody Metering; and
• High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS).

Preferred experience:

• Extensive experience in the usage of Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS);
• Development of instrument service contracts; and
• Experience on the implementation of Asset Integrity Management system(s).
• Extensive experience in Electrical Equipment maintenance practices.
• Familiarity with specifications and design of electrical and instrument equipment and systems.
• Familiarity with Classification Society requirement for floaters (ABS, BV) relevant to the discipline of Electrical.

Required skills:

• Excellent communication, presentation and technical report writing skills;
• Team builder and motivator, including building and managing a team;
• Quality and cost conscious;
• Being able to be innovative in finding solutions in a tight schedule; and
• Being able to plan team's resources and tasks

Required qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor Degree from a recognised university in the discipline of Electrical and/or Instrument Engineering;
• Professional / Chartered Engineer status; and
• Offshore Medical and Survival certificates.

Due to the dynamic nature of production operations, it is essential that the candidate possesses troubleshooting experience and mind set. He/she should use his/her experience, engineering knowledge and leadership in supporting the Petrofac Malaysia's Assets in resolving issues arise from production operations and equipment maintenance activities. He/she is also expected to provide technical inputs, by leading the Electrical and Instrument team, to any Petrofac Malaysia's new field developments and expansion plans. Issues encountered during operations are typically associated with equipment integrity and reliability. The candidate should also possess skills in solving team conflicts rationally and effectively.