Instrument Engineer

Instrument Engineer at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Instrument Engineer

Job Reference: 2026-44285

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Purpose

• Technical Integrity and Performance of all instrumentation, control, and safeguarding systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable COMPANY Standards, regulatory requirements, and international codes.
• Ensure that all Safety Instrumented Systems meet functional safety requirements. Minimizing technical risks, operational failures, and project rework resulting from instrumentation design deficiencies.

The incumbent is required to:

• Act as COMPANY’s focal point and technical authority for all instrumentation, control, metering, and safeguarding systems for the IMA Project.
• Review, comment on, and approve EPC Contractors’ instrumentation engineering deliverables.
• Ensure compliance of all Instrumentation Engineering deliverables to TotalEnergies Referential, applicable industry standards such as IEC, API, ISO, and ATEX requirements.
• Review and validate P&IDs, Instrument Index, Instrument Datasheets, Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Matrices, Hook-up Diagrams, Cables Schedules, Junction Box Schedules, and Loop Diagrams.
• Ensure consistency between process requirements and instrument design.
• Ensure sufficient and adequate instrumentation (Pressure Monitoring, Temperature Monitoring, Flow Measurement, ESD function, Sand Detection, F&G Detection and remote monitoring and control functionality) is provided for the well head platforms.
• Ensure adequate safeguarding is provided for all equipment on the brownfield equipment.
• Liaise with metering specialists to ensure fiscal and operational metering systems are fit-for-purpose.
• Review and validate PLC, ESD, SCADA, RTU systems, and HMI Configurations.
• Verify implementation of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIF, ESD Logic, Shutdown Sequences, and Cause and Effect Logic) and ensure compliance with IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 requirements.
• Review Fire and Gas (F&G) system design and ensure adequate coverage for the wellhead platform and brownfield packages.
• Review instrumentation related to Pipeline Monitoring, Leak Detection, and Pigging Operations.
• Support and review commissioning procedures for instrument calibration, Loop checking, Functional Testing, Cause and Effect Testing, and ESD Functional Testing.
• Participate in HAZID workshops, HAZOP Reviews, SIL Assessments, Alarm Management Reviews, and Constructability Reviews.
• Lead Instrumentation Weekly meetings with EPC Contractors and ensure timely reports to Technical Manager and Project Manager.

Profile

• Experience in Oil and Gas EPC Projects.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in civil and structures engineering
• Experience in Oil and Gas EPC Projects.
• Project management culture.

Accountabilties:

• Technical Integrity and Performance of all instrumentation, control, and safeguarding systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable COMPANY Standards, regulatory requirements, and international codes.
• Ensure that all Safety Instrumented Systems meet functional safety requirements.
• Minimizing technical risks, operational failures, and project rework resulting from instrumentation design deficiencies.

HSE Objectives:

• HSE Leadership Demonstrate exemplary HSE behaviour within the engineering function, ensuring compliance with TEPNG HSE rules and prompt reporting of any unsafe act, condition, or incident.
• Safety-by-Design Identify, assess, and mitigate HSE risks through engineering design and technical decisions across all project phases.
• HSE Competency Ensure engineering personnel are trained, competent, and aware of their HSE responsibilities, with continuous monitoring.
• HSE Support & Engagement Support Project HSE objectives through engineering reviews and proactively promote HSE awareness, escalating engineering-related HSE concerns as required.

Application Closing Date

Not Specified.