Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer (Nigerian National) at ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF)

The ILF Group is an international engineering and consulting firm that helps its clients successfully execute technically demanding industrial and infrastructure projects. With 2,400 highly qualified employees at more than 40 office locations across five continents, the companies of the ILF Group have a strong regional presence. This enables ILF to interact with clients and project parties on site. At the same time, close cooperation within the network of the ILF Group makes it possible to draw on international experts and make use of their special experience, processes, and tools.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Instrumentation & Controls Engineer (Nigerian National)

Location: Lagos

Functional Role

• Required to fulfil the responsibilities of an employee as specified in ILF-NGR Health and Safety Management System Plan
• Responsible to coordinate, review, and execute all required Instrumentation & Control related engineering works covering the Scope of Work for all projects executed by ILF Engineers Nigeria.
• Responsible for information exchange between the Instrumentation & Control Team and all other Discipline Teams within the project.
• Follow-up of the project files and documentation, including maintaining the standard project files structure on server/ SharePoint.
• Responsible to implement at its level all required measures to ensure quality at source.
• Without direct supervision is responsible for the execution of a significant piece of design engineering work. When necessary, supervise more junior engineers within the same area of responsibility.

Qualification
Technical Competency Expectation:

• Be proficient in Control System design and related development tools; knowledge of industry codes and standards.
• Have proven working experience in an engineering position for Control System design
• Be familiar with PLC architectures, computer networks, industrial Safety principles.
• Technical expertise in Automation Technical Areas: PLC, SCADA, Cyber Security, Network Design
• Experience in SCADA, DCS systems by varied vendors such as Siemens S7, ABB 800xA, HIMA etc
• Must be able to design and review controls based on major automation vendors e.g. Allen-Bradley Logix family of controllers, primarily ControlLogix, Foxboro Evo DCS systems, etc.
• Must be able to specify and design interface and communications networks between control systems including Ethernet/IP, Modbus, TCP/IP, and Profinet via Copper or Fiber Optic.
• Responsible for the development and review of ICSS philosophy, specifications, functional analysis, hardware design, causes & effects and safety logic diagrams, etc.
• Capable of performing technical analysis of ICSS tenders and vendor offers
• Have knowledge of alarm rationalization
• Experience Administering Control Systems and Cybersecurity Deployment
• Familiar with software development lifecycles associated with ICSS design, implementation, testing and commissioning
• Have experience with DCS / SCADA / PLC Upgrade / Migration technologies, sequence and I/O Configuration requirements capture and implementation of coding practices, code implementation, Testing (including virtual testing), installation and commissioning
• Experience scoping work, identifying key tasks, packages and developing resourcing/time estimates
• Experience of Project documentation and change management methodologies
• Capable of representing and engaging clients in own capacity showing the highest level of skill and expertise in addressing client concerns, under Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager guidance
• Be able and willing to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings and/or site test support
• COREN Certification is an advantage.
• Experience in both onshore and offshore design is an advantage.
• Commissioning and start-up experience is an advantage.
• Construction and site supervision experience is an advantage.

Educational Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification B.Sc. in relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Certification from Control Systems Vendor would be a considerable advantage (e.g. Allen Bradley, Yokogawa, Siemens, Schneider, Emerson)
• MSc. in Control System, Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering would be a considerable advantage
• Excellent written and spoken English is mandatory.

Years of Technical Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Control Systems Engineering in the relevant sector.
• Minimum of 5 years successfully functioning as Control Systems Engineer in design engineering, project construction, factory and site acceptance testing and commissioning activities.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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