Instrumentation and Control Technician

About the role

Ghobash Group is recruiting an Instrumentation and Control Technician in Abu Dhabi. The employer is Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC, a member of the Juman Energy Group with nearly 20 years of onshore and offshore oil and gas projects, including ADNOC and Tier 1 and Tier 2 EPC contractors.

Key responsibilities

• Install field instruments (pressure, temperature, flow and level transmitters, gauges, switches, analyzers, control valves) according to P&IDs, loop diagrams and hook-up drawings.
• Lay, route and terminate instrument and multicore cables, and install junction boxes, cable trays, glands and supports.
• Fabricate, install and pressure-test impulse lines, tubing and fittings.
• Check installation quality during construction and report deviations, material shortages and punch-list items to the supervisor.
• Calibrate and bench-test instruments with certified equipment and record results on calibration certificates.
• Perform continuity checks, point-to-point and loop tests across DCS, PLC, ESD and Fire & Gas systems.
• Carry out stroke testing, positioner setup and tuning support for control valves and actuators.
• Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, plant start-up and performance testing, and assist with FAT/SAT.
• Diagnose and rectify faults in instruments, control loops and electrical and pneumatic components.
• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance, and support shutdowns, turnarounds and plant modifications.
• Follow permit-to-work, lock-out/tag-out, confined space, work-at-height and hot work procedures, and comply with ATEX/IECEx, API RP 500/505 and NEC/NFPA 70 standards in hazardous areas.
• Complete ITPs, checklists, calibration records and loop test dossiers, mark up as-built drawings and coordinate with electrical, mechanical, piping and commissioning teams.

Required profile

• Diploma or certificate in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical or Control Engineering, or an equivalent recognized trade qualification.
• 4 to 8 years of experience as an I&C technician, including at least 2 to 3 years on oil and gas, refinery or petrochemical projects.
• Proven hands-on experience in loop checking, calibration and commissioning; experience in both construction and commissioning phases is an advantage.
• Willingness to work in remote locations as required.

Required skills

• Loop checking, calibration and commissioning of instrumentation and control systems.
• Ability to use hand and power tools safely and to perform manual work.
• Strong problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills.