Instrumentation Engineer - Plant Control Systems
Posted date [2026-07-29]
(ID: 48799)
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Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Our network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping us to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market.
Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, we are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening our position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. We are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable our net zero by 2045 ambition and our commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030. ... |
Job Description and Requirements
Instrumentation Engineer - Plant Control SystemsJob Snapshot
Role: Instrumentation Engineer - Plant Control Systems
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Electrical-Electronics Engineering
Experience: Minimum 6 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Instrumentation Engineer - Plant Control Systems role in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, is an Oil and Energy hiring opportunity responsible for planning and supervising the maintenance of plant instrumentation and control equipment.
The position will coordinate preventive, breakdown, and shutdown activities with operations and other maintenance disciplines. Its purpose is to sustain safe and reliable control-system performance while reducing equipment downtime and supporting long-term plant availability.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Electrical-Electronics Engineering
Salary: 20000-32000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality:
Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
Instrumentation and control systems provide the measurement, monitoring, protection, and automated control required for stable plant operation. Equipment failures can affect production, safety, process quality, and the ability to start or shut down facilities correctly.
The Instrumentation Engineer will connect operations, electrical, mechanical, maintenance, project, and contractor teams. Effective planning, field support, and failure analysis will help resolve technical problems quickly while improving equipment reliability and lifecycle performance.
Key Responsibilities
The role will combine maintenance planning, field troubleshooting, manpower coordination, technical assurance, project support, and contractor oversight.
* Support operations and maintenance teams during equipment testing and troubleshooting.
* Coordinate routine equipment surveillance and plant start-up activities.
* Work with mechanical and electrical teams to integrate maintenance activities with operational priorities.
* Ensure planned maintenance work is completed according to approved schedules.
* Provide field support during critical instrument and control-system maintenance.
* Resolve equipment problems with minimum disruption and downtime.
* Determine manpower requirements for preventive, breakdown, and shutdown work.
* Allocate employees and external resources according to daily maintenance priorities.
* Review workloads, backlogs, planned activities, and completion requirements.
* Coordinate with relevant sections to achieve agreed maintenance plans.
* Monitor the availability of materials, spare parts, consumables, tools, and specialist resources.
* Verify that maintenance materials meet required quality and quantity standards.
* Conduct Root Cause Analysis following equipment failures and unplanned shutdowns.
* Recommend corrective and preventive measures that improve reliability and availability.
* Identify forthcoming major maintenance, upgrade, and obsolescence requirements.
* Contribute technical information to the division\'s five-year rolling business plan.
* Support the development, implementation, and commissioning of new projects.
* Review project designs and technical specifications for compliance, operability, and cost effectiveness.
* Help define technical requirements for instrumentation and control equipment.
* Participate in technical bid evaluations and vendor assessments.
* Inspect received materials to verify quality and specification compliance.
* Monitor contractors performing assigned maintenance or project work.
* Confirm that contractor activities follow approved quality and technical standards.
* Maintain accurate technical records and provide progress information to management.
Ideal Profile
Applicants should hold a bachelor\'s degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or an equivalent professional qualification.
A minimum of six years of experience in instrumentation and control engineering and maintenance within a large industrial organization is required. Previous experience in the oil and gas industry is preferred.
The successful candidate should understand plant instrumentation, control systems, equipment testing, preventive maintenance, shutdown planning, troubleshooting, commissioning, and technical specifications. Strong coordination, analytical judgement, resource planning, and contractor-management capabilities are essential. Applicable professional certifications will provide an advantage.
Skills Set
* Instrumentation maintenance
* Plant control systems
* Preventive maintenance planning
* Breakdown maintenance
* Shutdown maintenance
* Equipment testing
* Field troubleshooting
* Start-up support
* Control-system surveillance
* Root Cause Analysis
* Reliability improvement
* Maintenance-backlog control
* Manpower planning
* Spare-parts coordination
* Material-quality inspection
* Equipment obsolescence planning
* Five-year maintenance planning
* Project technical support
* Commissioning support
* Technical-specification review
* Technical bid evaluation
* Contractor performance monitoring
* Electrical and mechanical coordination
* Industrial HSE compliance
Why Join Us
This role offers direct responsibility for systems that influence plant safety, production stability, and operational efficiency. It provides broad exposure to maintenance execution, shutdowns, reliability analysis, capital projects, commissioning, and control-equipment upgrades.
ADNOC Group provides a stable environment for experienced instrumentation professionals to strengthen their technical leadership and maintenance-planning expertise. The position creates measurable value through reliable control systems, reduced downtime, and improved plant performance.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its operations cover exploration, production, processing, refining, distribution, infrastructure, and advanced energy development. ADNOC combines engineering expertise, technology, and operational discipline to support reliable energy delivery while maintaining strong safety and environmental standards.
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
Instrumentation and control systems provide the measurement, monitoring, protection, and automated control required for stable plant operation. Equipment failures can affect production, safety, process quality, and the ability to start or shut down facilities correctly.
The Instrumentation Engineer will connect operations, electrical, mechanical, maintenance, project, and contractor teams. Effective planning, field support, and failure analysis will help resolve technical problems quickly while improving equipment reliability and lifecycle performance.
Key Responsibilities
The role will combine maintenance planning, field troubleshooting, manpower coordination, technical assurance, project support, and contractor oversight.
* Support operations and maintenance teams during equipment testing and troubleshooting.
* Coordinate routine equipment surveillance and plant start-up activities.
* Work with mechanical and electrical teams to integrate maintenance activities with operational priorities.
* Ensure planned maintenance work is completed according to approved schedules.
* Provide field support during critical instrument and control-system maintenance.
* Resolve equipment problems with minimum disruption and downtime.
* Determine manpower requirements for preventive, breakdown, and shutdown work.
* Allocate employees and external resources according to daily maintenance priorities.
* Review workloads, backlogs, planned activities, and completion requirements.
* Coordinate with relevant sections to achieve agreed maintenance plans.
* Monitor the availability of materials, spare parts, consumables, tools, and specialist resources.
* Verify that maintenance materials meet required quality and quantity standards.
* Conduct Root Cause Analysis following equipment failures and unplanned shutdowns.
* Recommend corrective and preventive measures that improve reliability and availability.
* Identify forthcoming major maintenance, upgrade, and obsolescence requirements.
* Contribute technical information to the division\'s five-year rolling business plan.
* Support the development, implementation, and commissioning of new projects.
* Review project designs and technical specifications for compliance, operability, and cost effectiveness.
* Help define technical requirements for instrumentation and control equipment.
* Participate in technical bid evaluations and vendor assessments.
* Inspect received materials to verify quality and specification compliance.
* Monitor contractors performing assigned maintenance or project work.
* Confirm that contractor activities follow approved quality and technical standards.
* Maintain accurate technical records and provide progress information to management.
Ideal Profile
Applicants should hold a bachelor\'s degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or an equivalent professional qualification.
A minimum of six years of experience in instrumentation and control engineering and maintenance within a large industrial organization is required. Previous experience in the oil and gas industry is preferred.
The successful candidate should understand plant instrumentation, control systems, equipment testing, preventive maintenance, shutdown planning, troubleshooting, commissioning, and technical specifications. Strong coordination, analytical judgement, resource planning, and contractor-management capabilities are essential. Applicable professional certifications will provide an advantage.
Skills Set
* Instrumentation maintenance
* Plant control systems
* Preventive maintenance planning
* Breakdown maintenance
* Shutdown maintenance
* Equipment testing
* Field troubleshooting
* Start-up support
* Control-system surveillance
* Root Cause Analysis
* Reliability improvement
* Maintenance-backlog control
* Manpower planning
* Spare-parts coordination
* Material-quality inspection
* Equipment obsolescence planning
* Five-year maintenance planning
* Project technical support
* Commissioning support
* Technical-specification review
* Technical bid evaluation
* Contractor performance monitoring
* Electrical and mechanical coordination
* Industrial HSE compliance
Why Join Us
This role offers direct responsibility for systems that influence plant safety, production stability, and operational efficiency. It provides broad exposure to maintenance execution, shutdowns, reliability analysis, capital projects, commissioning, and control-equipment upgrades.
ADNOC Group provides a stable environment for experienced instrumentation professionals to strengthen their technical leadership and maintenance-planning expertise. The position creates measurable value through reliable control systems, reduced downtime, and improved plant performance.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its operations cover exploration, production, processing, refining, distribution, infrastructure, and advanced energy development. ADNOC combines engineering expertise, technology, and operational discipline to support reliable energy delivery while maintaining strong safety and environmental standards.
