Principal Instrument Engineer - Aker Solutions - UK
(2022-04)
Led instrumentation engineering delivery for major Norwegian Continental Shelf developments, primarily supporting Aker BP's Hugin A / Yggdrasil development, with early-phase involvement in Equinor's Wisting FPSO project. Responsible for safe, compliant, and efficient execution of multidisciplinary engineering scopes across offshore EPC projects. Successfully delivered remote engineering support from the UK, coordinating with clients, vendors, fabrication yards, and multidisciplinary engineering teams across multiple international locations.
Managed high-value packages (up to ~£35M) covering production, process, utility, control, and safety-critical systems.
- Supported development of package specifications, RFIs, and technical requirements in collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Led technical bid evaluations and procurement support, including vendor clarifications, technical assessments, and instrumentation selection
- Acted as technical authority for engineering deliverables, ensuring review and validation of indices, specifications, datasheets, drawings, calculations, 3D models, and layouts
- Applied tagging philosophy and P&ID governance to control instrumentation design changes and maintain engineering consistency
- Managed COMOS database activities, ensuring accurate integration and integrity of instrumentation data with P&IDs
- Coordinated multidisciplinary interfaces across process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and other engineering disciplines to resolve technical issues, design clashes, and interface challenges during project execution
- Extensive experience coordinating interfaces between field instrumentation and offshore control/safety systems including PCS, ESD/PSD, F&G, package PLCs, and vibration monitoring systems
- Acted as focal point for fabrication yard and client queries ensuring timely technical resolution
- Managed change control activities, ensuring impacts on cost, schedule, and design integrity were effectively controlled
- Supported FAT, commissioning, and Mechanical Completion (MC) activities
- Contributed to development of complex system architecture, including RFID-based robotic access integration for automated door systems
Principal Instrument Engineer - KBR - Leatherhead, UK
(2018-10 - 2020-10)
Appointed under BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd on the Azeri Central East (ACE) project in Azerbaijan, responsible for delivery of two instrumentation packages (~£1M each), ensuring engineering quality, procurement alignment, and on-time execution.
- Led technical bid evaluations and supported vendor selection, contributing to procurement decisions and cost-effective project delivery
- Engaged with client stakeholders to define and optimise procurement strategies and technical solutions
- Managed instrumentation engineering deliverables, including SPI INtools datasheets and P&ID change control processes
- Coordinated multidisciplinary resolution of engineering issues during design development across project teams
- Produced and controlled instrumentation progress reporting for 500+ datasheets, ensuring accurate tracking and delivery performance
- Reviewed engineering and vendor documentation to ensure compliance with project requirements and design intent
- Supported procurement and client approval of variation orders and technical clarifications
- Conducted asset optimisation review, identifying opportunities to reuse surplus instrumentation and reduce procurement cost
Principal Instrument Engineer - Wood Group - Staines/Woking, UK
(2018-04 - 2018-10)
Led instrumentation engineering delivery for FGP/WPMP RIE systems for Tengizchevroil, supporting integration of Process Automation Systems (PAS) and third-party equipment, ensuring alignment with project requirements, technical standards, and execution milestones.
- Led instrumentation engineering delivery including I/O scheduling, instrument index development, and F&G cause & effect design for integrated control systems
- Managed engineering execution planning and workload prioritisation to ensure delivery aligned with project schedule and budget objectives
- Applied tagging philosophy and governed P&ID reviews to control instrumentation changes and maintain engineering consistency
- Developed and reviewed key engineering deliverables including cable block diagrams, termination drawings, equipment layouts, and SPI data outputs
- Coordinated multidisciplinary engineering interfaces to resolve technical issues and ensure alignment across design disciplines
Senior Instrument Engineer - Fluor B.V. - Netherlands
(2016-05 - 2017-02)
Acted as lead SPI Engineer and client-facing instrumentation focal point for the Esso Nederland B.V. Rotterdam Advanced Hydrocracker project, ensuring data integrity, engineering compliance, and effective coordination across multidisciplinary teams in a workshare environment.
- Led SPI database engineering activities, ensuring configuration control, data integrity, and alignment with instrumentation and vendor deliverables
- Supported integration of instrumentation systems with DCS, ESD, and MMS platforms, ensuring consistent system interface requirements across disciplines
- Collaborated with vendors and client teams to assess and validate control valve, flow element, and thermowell performance under revised process conditions, including engineering calculations using industry tools
- Managed engineering change control for instrumentation and process updates, ensuring controlled implementation and maintenance of design integrity
- Coordinated multidisciplinary engineering inputs, ensuring consistency of instrumentation deliverables across project systems and disciplines
- Ensured timely delivery of engineering reports and identified opportunities for improved engineering efficiency and cost-effective practices aligned with project standards
Senior Instrument Engineer - KBR - Leatherhead, UK
(2014-10 - 2015-05)
Led instrumentation engineering activities for the ENI Coral South FLNG project in Mozambique, supporting delivery of engineering outputs in line with project schedule, technical requirements, and budget constraints.
- Supported instrumentation engineering delivery including instrument index development, technical bid evaluations, and resolution of project budget inquiries
- Vetted and recommended vendors for field instrumentation and safety systems covering pressure, temperature, flow, level measurement technologies, control and safety valves, and cold spill detection systems
- Developed instrumentation datasheets and technical specifications for field instruments and safety devices, ensuring compliance with project standards
- Supported preparation of non-bulk MTOs, weight reports, and interdisciplinary document reviews (IDC) to ensure engineering consistency and accuracy
- Coordinated engineering inputs across disciplines to support timely delivery of design documentation and project deliverables
Instrumentation Engineering Specialist - ABB Limited - UK
(2011-10 - 2014-10)
Supported delivery of Phase 1A of the Storengy–Stublach Gas Storage Project (SGSP), contributing to instrumentation engineering design, procurement support, and project execution activities across field instrumentation and control systems.
- Accountable for instrumentation engineering deliverables including datasheets, instrument indexes, and I/O and cable scheduling using SPI / INtools
- Supported procurement activities through technical review of vendor quotations and approval of order variations in coordination with procurement teams
- Reviewed vendor engineering calculations, including thermowell design and IS cable system assessments, ensuring compliance with project requirements
- Contributed to instrumentation cost estimation and engineering man-hour forecasting in collaboration with estimating teams
- Supported FAT, inspection
