Senior Instrumentation and Control System Engineer

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the role

This permanent full-time Senior Instrumentation Engineer role reports to the Engineering & Reliability Superintendent , and acts as the discipline Subject Matter Expert (SME) for instrumentation systems and proficiency in control systems (DCS, PLC, ESD) across both of our sites (ammonia, and technical ammonium nitrate).

The Senior Instrumentation Engineer role leads complex troubleshooting, capital projects, SIS lifecycle management, and long-term reliability and obsolescence strategies.

What you’ll do day-to-day

Act as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for instrumentation, control systems, analysers and control valves across both production plants.
Provide technical leadership for instrumentation and control system reliability, performance, safety and compliance.
Lead the lifecycle management of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), including HAZOPs, LOPAs, SIL assessments, testing and validation activities.
Develop, maintain and govern instrumentation, control and alarm management standards, philosophies and engineering specifications.
Drive troubleshooting, root cause investigations and reliability improvements for critical plant equipment and control systems.
Lead instrumentation and control aspects of capital projects, plant modifications and Management of Change (MOC) processes.
Develop long-term asset, maintenance and obsolescence strategies for instrumentation, SIS, fire and gas systems, analysers and field devices.
Optimise maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability, plant performance and regulatory compliance.
Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering teams and OEMs to deliver technical solutions and continuous improvement initiatives.
Mentor engineers and technicians while providing day-to-day engineering support across the sites.

Responsibilities

Senior Instrumentation and Control System Engineer

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the role

The Senior Instrumentation Engineer role leads complex troubleshooting, capital projects, SIS lifecycle management, and long-term reliability and obsolescence strategies.

What you’ll do day-to-day

Act as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for instrumentation, control systems, analysers and control valves across both production plants.
Provide technical leadership for instrumentation and control system reliability, performance, safety and compliance.
Lead the lifecycle management of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), including HAZOPs, LOPAs, SIL assessments, testing and validation activities.
Develop, maintain and govern instrumentation, control and alarm management standards, philosophies and engineering specifications.
Drive troubleshooting, root cause investigations and reliability improvements for critical plant equipment and control systems.
Lead instrumentation and control aspects of capital projects, plant modifications and Management of Change (MOC) processes.
Develop long-term asset, maintenance and obsolescence strategies for instrumentation, SIS, fire and gas systems, analysers and field devices.
Optimise maintenance and reliability strategies to maximise equipment availability, plant performance and regulatory compliance.
Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering teams and OEMs to deliver technical solutions and continuous improvement initiatives.
Mentor engineers and technicians while providing day-to-day engineering support across the sites.