Advanced Process Control Engineer

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a global Oil & Gas company who own and operate a large crude oil refinery in Northeast Lincolnshire.

We are actively looking for a degree qualified Automation / Advanced Process Control Engineer to join the team, you’ll be a key player in their net-zero emissions strategy in which are part of the “Zero Carbon Humber” cluster zone.

As an APC Engineer located at the Immingham Refinery, you’ll be involved in a variety of engineering activities within the industrial country systems team, such as the design, implementation, maintenance & continuous improvement of the complex control systems including DCS & Automation equipment.

The Advanced Process Control Engineer role comes with highly competitive salary, excellent benefits package and also a hybrid working approach with a 9 day fortnight. If you’re a degree qualified Automation / Process Control / Systems Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that invests in people, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties:
As the Advanced Process Control Engineer you will be:

* Identifying opportunities to improve the refineries throughout, yield & energy use by using & optimising the Advanced Process Control systems.
* Lead feasibility studies for small projects.
* Prepare Management of Chance (MOC) documentation.
* Providing trouble shooting & monitoring on basic controller loop performing and supporting Instrumentation Technicians with equipment issues.
* Design user friendly documentation & training material.
* Manage the APC’s effectiveness through KPI monitoring.
* Act as site subject matter expert across the refinery and wider plant.

Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

* A degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Automation Engineering
* Ideally chartered status
* Knowledge of APC tools such as AspenTech DMC, Honeywell RMPC or similar
* Expert knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
* Familiar with OPC DA/UA or Osisoft PI
* Ideally an IOSH or NEBOSH or Health & Safety Qualification

Personal skills
The Advanced Process Control Engineer role would suit someone who has:

* At least five years working in a Refinery or similar process sector
* Familiar with networking, cybersecurity and operating system administration
* Able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team
* Self-motivated
* Organised

Salary and benefits of the Advanced Process Control Engineer role

* Highly competitive salary
* Bonus opportunity
* Flexible working including 9 day fortnight
* Excellent company pension & share plan
* Opportunity to join a large refinery Bonus opportunity
* Pension
* Days position
* Opportunity to work on a large energy from waste power station
* Further benefits available

INDPOW

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