INSTRUMENT (PACO) ENGINEERING SUPPORT ENGINEER

Western Development Company limited is an Oil and Gas servicing company with about 25years in the sector. Our experiences spans from Telecommunications, IT, Engineering, Marine Services to mention but a few. We also employ and second manpower services, personnel and services to our customers.
We are currently recruiting to fill in the below positions:

 Role/Job 

INSTRUMENT (PACO) ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES 

Academics 

OND or HND in Mechanical or Instrumentation & Controls Automation Engineering or any other relevant discipline. Certificate from School of basic Instrumentation will be an added advantage. 

Age 

< 45 years. 

Gender 

Male/Female 

Start Date 

1st November 2023 

Work Experience 

Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in SPDC operation as a PACO technician 

Skills 

Must possess competence No.1 plus at least one of Nos. 2 – 5 *** 

1. 

  • • General instrumentation 
  • • Ability to read drawings – PEFS, PSFS, C&E, FLD, loop diagrams, etc. 
  • • Sound knowledge of process instrumentation – major process parameters measured, types of sensors/instruments, principles of measurement, etc. 
  • • Sound knowledge of loop components – IS barriers, surge protectors, FISCO, I/O modules 
  • • Sound knowledge of communication protocols – HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus, Profibus, DeviceNet, etc 
  • • Sound knowledge of Fire & Gas devices – different types of detectors, principles of operation, Logic Solvers, Output Devices, etc. 
  • • Sound knowledge of operation and maintenance of valves – control valves, SDVs, BDVs, solenoid valves, Actuators, positioners, position transmitters, air regulators, different types of manual valves, etc. 
  • • Skilled in calibration of switches and transmitters (pressure, differential pressure, level, temperature, flow, and absolute pressure) 
  • • Skilled in maintenance of valves (control valves, ESDVs, MOVs, manual valves), positioners, I/P converters 
  • • Skilled in use of handheld communication devices (Field Communicator, Interrogator, Fieldmate, NI Fieldbus Communicator, FB Tool, Oscilloscope, etc.) 

2. 

  • • Yokogawa DCS/SIS engineering and maintenance 
  • • Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices using the Engineering Workstation (EWS) 
  • • Engineering of systems using the SIS EWS 
  • • Installation and configuration of HART devices 
  • • Engineering of CentumVP software, including navigation and editing of function blocks 
  • • Use of Yokogawa AMS to manage field devices 
  • • Navigation, configuration, and logic modification of ProSafe safety systems using ProSafe-PLC 4-mation & ProSafe-RS Workbench 
  • • Ability to work on PraSafe SLS – Logic navigation using FLD, sound knowledge of SLS modules 

3. 

  • • Allen Bradley Systems engineering and maintenance 
  • • Sound knowledge (including engineering and maintenance) of ControlLogix, RSLogix5000, RSLogix500 
  • • Installation and configuration of field devices 
  • • Engineering and maintenance of Allen Bradley PLCs using RSLogix5000, RSLogix500, RSFieldbus and FactoryTalk software 
  • • Installation and configuration of PLCs, I/O modules, and other associated components 
  • • Programming techniques, program upload/download to PLCs 
  • • HMI engineering, PanelView, etc. 
  • • Connection and use of laptop for PLC engineering 

4. 

  • • SMAR Systems engineering and maintenance 
  • • Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices 
  • • Engineering of System 302 software, including navigation, editing of function blocks 
  • • Installation and configuration of PLCs, I/O modules and other associated components 
  • • Programming techniques, program upload/download to PLCs 
  • • System302 HMI engineering, ProccessView, etc 
  • • Connection and use of laptop for PLC engineering 

5. 

  • • DeltaV DCS engineering and maintenance 
  • • Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices using EWS 
  • • Engineering of DeltaV software, including navigation and editing of function blocks 
  • • Installation and configuration of DCS controllers and I/O modules 
  • • HMI graphics modification 
  •  

Soft Skills 

(Added advantage) 

  • • Perform basic computer related activities 
  • • Knowledge of worksite hazard mgt and permit to work systems 
  • • Ability to multi task effectively 
  • • Communication & teamworking. 
  • • Ability to work under pressure. 
  • • Good organizational skills 
  • • Flexibility and adaptability. 

Interested applicants to submit their resumes to career@wdcl.net

Entry closes on 20th October 2023.

 

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