Maintenance Technician - Instrument

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Job Title : : Maintenance Technician - Instrument
Job Reference : : No: 2016-4026
Location : : Aberdeen – Offshore, United Kingdom
Salary : : tbc
Posted on : : Thu Jun 18, 2026
Apply before : : Sat Jul 18, 2026
Job Type : : Contract/Consultant
Experience required : : 3 years - 6 years
Job category: : Instrumentation
 
 Job Description

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Maintenance Technician - Instrument
Ref No: 2016-4026
Location: Aberdeen – Offshore
Duration: 6 Months initially possibly leading to core crew
Rotation: 3/3


Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.
With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 50 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry – from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products – and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.
Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.

Purpose / Role
To ensure that the performance and availability of instrumentation and control systems meets the standards required to achieve safety, production and environmental targets.

Key aims and objectives
To execute all activities safely and efficiently to agreed work plans, safety management system requirements and best working practices.

Prime responsibilities and duties
Carrying out planned maintenance in accordance with the requirements of the planned maintenance system.
Assisting with the coordination of spare parts requirements and the optimisation of spares stack levels
Carrying out unplanned maintenance as required
Minimising downtime and contributing to the achievement of production targets
Preparing technical reports as required
Fault finding and rectification for instrumentation systems
Carrying out isolations of instrument and control systems
Holding special responsibility for the maintenance of fire and gas detection and alarm systems
Inspection and maintenance of instrumentation equipment in hazardous areas


Allied occasional duties
Carrying out emergency response duties as required by the OIM/Site Manager
Participate in business continuous improvement initiatives


Key internal interfaces
Other Technicians of different disciplines
Discipline Supervisor
Snr Maintenance Supervisor
Head of O&M Function
Key external interfaces
Client Operations Technicians


Qualifications/Training - Essential
Recognised Instrument Apprenticeship or equivalent training scheme
HNC in Control/ Instrumentation Engineering
NVQ/SVQ Level 3 certification in Maintenance
COMPEX (Hazardous Areas) or equivalent

Experience - Essential
Knowledge of hydrocarbon production systems and associated hazards
Good understanding of process instrumentation
Good knowledge of process control systems
Good knowledge of fire and gas detection and ESD systems
Clear understanding of cause and effect logic diagrams
Fully familiar with the permit to work system and isolation procedures.


Personal qualities, aptitudes and skills
Motivated and eager to contribute to continuous improvement both at a personal level and at a platform team level.
Adhere to SHE principles, demonstrating commitment to safety through language, willingness to learn, behaviour and actions, complying with AMEC's safety practices and committed to zero tolerance of unsafe acts
Good verbal, written and problem solving skills
Good IT skills, building on existing proficiency and developing competence in the Company’s and/or Client’s CMMS
Thorough and reliable worker showing attention to detail and a focus on achieving objectives in the most safe and efficient manner
Deal with third parties in a professional manner
Must be able to work flexibly as part of a team on own initiative, with little supervision
Willing to work offshore rota and shift system
Must work at all times in the best interest of AMEC and comply with the requirements of the Company's and/or the Client's Safety Management System (SMS)


Competencies – Generic
Able to carry out all activities safely and efficiently to agreed work plans, safety management system requirements and best working practices as required by supervisor
Able to complete work history / reports to the required standard as outlined by supervisor


Competencies – Technical
Must have the necessary competencies in instrument discipline to carry out routine, corrective, breakdown and condition based maintenance.
Able to carry out fault finding and installation, isolation and re-instatement of offshore equipment
Ability to carry out work-site inspections
Able to read, interpret and mark up instrumentation technical schematic drawings to as built status

Apply before : Sat Jul 18, 2026
 
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