Instrumentation Engineer

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

Located at bp's Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, the Instrumentation Engineer is responsible for the safe and efficient execution of instrumentation engineering and maintenance work within the refinery. This is accomplished through the coordination of several resources including maintenance supervisors, engineers, specialists, craftsmen, contractor personnel and required materials in support of daily maintenance activities and refinery driven improvements.

The Instrumentation Engineer is responsible for developing short, medium and long range plans for process instrumentation equipment and systems that support the HSSE, availability and financial goals of the refinery. This is accomplished through development and execution of preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, reactive maintenance support, and equipment & system upgrades.

Key Accountabilities

- Undertakes responsibility for management of technical integrity.

- Directs critical activities requiring instrument and control knowledge and expertise.

- Provides daily technical support to instrument technicians and supervisors.

- Provides technical support on instrumentation application to process engineering, process control, operations, and process safety functional groups

- Assists in planning and execution of turnaround instrument and control activities.

- Provides technical recommendations in determining priority and scope of equipment repairs.

- Participates/Leads root-cause-analysis failure investigations for instrument and control related incidents.

- Analyzes equipment monitoring data and develops appropriate response to reliability issues.

- Generates and maintains instrumentation key performance indicators

- Reviews engineering projects and improvements to ensure compliance with refinery standards, national electric codes and other applicable industry standards.

- Participates in Layer of Protection Analysis and Hazard and Operability Study evaluations and drives implementation of resulting actions in the instrumentation area.

- Completes engineering design and documentation for small refinery improvement and modification projects.

- Assists in developing and maintaining plant instrumentation and control engineering and safety standards.

- Develops and manages reliability projects for refinery instrument and control systems.

- Prepares engineering datasheets & drawing results and material/equipment order specifications.

- Reviews supplier data and witnesses shop tests, and writes material requisitions.

- Directs the efforts of design engineering and construction contractors.

- Maintains the facility instrument specification sheets and jointly maintains the P&ID’s with process engineering.

Required

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution

- 3 years of refining (or similar industry) experience

- Minimum 3 years working in an end-user/owner role in the refining (or similar) industry

- Computer proficiency in standard desktop software.

- Knowledge of industry codes, guidelines and regulatory standards to include NEC, ISA, NFPA, and API.

- Experience with distributed control systems, instrumentation and controls and basic analyzers

- Experience with Safety Instrumented Systems and knowledgeable in cause-and-effect diagrams

- Experience with instrument and control equipment design, specification, installation, repair & maintenance

- Experience with various types of control valves

- Technical knowledge of instrument and control system engineering calculations, construction methods, and materials.

- Experience with PLC and distributed control systems.

Preferred

- Experience with Layer of Protection Analysis methodology

- Experience with valve diagnostics software

- Emerson Asset Management System software experience

- Smart Plant Instrumentation experience

Join Our Team!

How much do we pay (Base)? ($100,000 - $186,000) *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position is eligible for US Benefits – Core. This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full time employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at Core U.S. Benefits. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more by visiting Core U.S. Benefits.

We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits include a pension for eligible employee. You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.

As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills: Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Asset Life Cycle Management, Automation system digital security, Commercial Acumen, Commissioning, start-up and handover, Communication, Competency Management, Creativity and Innovation, Digital Fluency, Earthing and grounding systems, Electrical operational safety, Factory acceptance testing, Financial Management, Fire and gas philosophy, Functional Safety, Hazard Identification, Hazard identification and protection layer definition, Instrument and protective systems, Management of change, Network Technologies, Safe and reliable operations, Safety critical equipment, Site Acceptance Testing {+ 1 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.