Principal Instrument Engineer

Job Details

JAB Recruitment are currently looking for 2 x Principal Instrument Engineers for an Aberdeen based Client.  Immediate starts.

These are contract roles with LTD and PAYE considered.

Both roles are Project based in the City Centre, for minimum of 4 months.

Hybrid (WFH Monday and Friday)


The roles are with the end Client for SVT and for a Decommissioning Project.

Job Purpose:
Accountable for executing instrument & control engineering activities and ensuring technical quality is maintained within budget and schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing instrument & control engineering input into tenders and proposals, as required.
• Assessing and continuously improving working practices, systems, personnel and team efficiency and performance.
• Supervision, workload allocation and delivery to assigned instrument & control engineering personnel.
• Ensuring assigned work is compliant to agreed budget and schedule.
• Input & maintenance of project plan, progress updates and cost control for assigned scopes.
• Maintaining project scope/schedule change(s) in accordance with project change control process in conjunction with Planning, Project Engineering & Project Control functions.
• Ensuring compliance to applicable/up to date standards, regulations, codes and procedures.
• Regular liaison with customer focal points and attendance at key meetings, as required.
• Estimate/schedule preparation & approval and electronic submission via digital eco-system (Slingshot).
• Maintaining effective communication with client, project management and inter-discipline teams.
• Reviewing, checking and approving (where applicable) instrument & control engineering work output (including remote working, e-checking/approval etc.).
• Instrument & control engineering work checking, approval, and document filing (including electronic).
• Conducting and supporting the competency assessment of instrument & control engineering personnel (where applicable).
• Supporting personal development of instrument & control engineering personnel.
• Implementing appropriate engineering processes and procedures.
• Maintaining regular contact and dialogue with Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer, highlighting issues, concerns or areas for improvement.
• As required, acting as discipline focal point/Lead Engineer.

• Essential:
  • Demonstrable experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
  • UK bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in appropriate engineering subject (Instrumentation).
  • Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute.
  • Sound technical background and expertise.
  • Experienced in selection and use of, applicable codes, practices, standards and statutory documentation.
  • Competent in the direction and organisation of discipline team within project environment (Small/Medium Sized)
  • Competent in commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of Engineering.
  • Experienced in aspects of discipline design (including multi-discipline) and use of analytical methods including theoretic background.
• Desirable:
  • Mandatory offshore certification (BOSIET, MIST, Medical, etc.)

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.