Instrumentation and Control Engineer

About the Role

Nawras Power Company LLC is seeking an Instrumentation and Control Engineer to join their team in An Nu'ayriyah, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is crucial for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the power plant's instrumentation and control systems. The role involves maintenance, troubleshooting, technical support, and continuous improvement, as well as supporting commissioning and the transition to commercial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot plant instrumentation, distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), and associated control networks.
• Develop and execute preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance plans for I&C equipment.
• Diagnose faults involving pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration, and analytical instruments.
• Oversee instrument calibration, control valve testing, loop checks, and functional testing of alarms, interlocks, and protection systems.
• Support commissioning activities, performance testing, punch-list closure, and handover of I&C systems from the EPC contractor to the O&M team.
• Review control logic, cause-and-effect diagrams, P&IDs, instrument datasheets, and other technical documents.
• Coordinate with Operations, Electrical, and Mechanical teams to resolve equipment issues and improve plant availability.
• Investigate equipment failures, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Plan I&C work during scheduled outages, including manpower, spare parts, tools, and contractor requirements.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, and work orders in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Identify critical spare parts and support procurement through technical specifications and bid evaluations.
• Control changes to logic, setpoints, and system configurations through approved management-of-change procedures.
• Maintain control system backups and support operational technology cybersecurity requirements in coordination with the responsible teams.
• Supervise contractors and provide technical guidance and training to I&C technicians.
• Comply with HSSE requirements, permit-to-work procedures, isolation requirements, and plant operating standards.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in instrumentation and control engineering, preferably within a power plant environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and troubleshoot complex I&C systems.
• Proficiency in diagnosing faults across various instrument types.
• Experience with commissioning activities and system handovers.

Work Environment

This role is based in An Nu'ayriyah, Eastern, Saudi Arabia, and operates on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will work within a dynamic power plant environment, collaborating with various operational and technical teams to ensure optimal plant performance and safety.