Instrument & Control Specialist

About the role

ConocoPhillips Australia Pacific LNG is looking for an Instrument & Control Specialist to join its Maintenance & Reliability team. Reporting to the M&R Supervisor - Reliability, the role provides advanced skills and support on instrumentation and controls systems, and covers maintenance strategy development, troubleshooting, problem analysis and Defect Elimination investigations. The position is based at the Australia Pacific LNG facility near Gladstone, Queensland.

Key responsibilities

• Support Production Operations and Maintenance teams with troubleshooting of instrument and control equipment, and clarify technical issues and rank maintenance notifications by risk.
• Coach and mentor Maintenance and Production Operations teams on instrument and control aspects of their work.
• Review SIS and SCE critical function test results and develop action plans as required.
• Take part in Maintenance Change Requests and the Maintenance Deferment Process, and audit preservation of instrumentation and controls equipment and spare parts.
• Monitor and maintain the cost of the Instrumentation and Controls M&R program within the APLNG M&R budget, and review risk assessments of PM deferrals.
• Own HAZID/IRMS items, vulnerabilities and unease related to instrumentation and controls equipment, and support Defect Elimination and root cause analysis.
• Contribute to the Management of Change process, help scope equipment maintenance, and supervise short-term contract personnel on island.

Required profile

• At least 10 years of industrial instrumentation and control equipment experience in oil and gas, petrochemicals or heavy industry.
• Electrical trade qualification with a Queensland Electrical Mechanic license.
• Associate degree in Electrical or Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
• Knowledge of the Queensland Electrical Safety Act, regulations and codes of practice, and electrical permit-to-work systems.
• Preferred: supervision of work teams, auditing qualifications, and experience in Defect Elimination and root cause analysis.

Required skills

• Maintenance and fault finding of control valves, pneumatic actuators, pressure/flow/temperature instruments, vibration condition monitoring and fire and gas safety systems.
• Plant control systems such as PLC, DCS and SIS.
• Electrical Equipment for Hazardous Areas (EEHA) installation and maintenance, with at least 5 years of practical experience.
• SAP or similar computer-based maintenance system.

What we offer

• Continuous technical and professional development training.
• Competitive remuneration, superannuation, benefits and performance-based incentives.
• Private health insurance and an employee share plan.
• Paid parental leave above industry rates.