Vacancy title:
Lead Instrument Engineer (FOPS)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Engineering Services, Category: Business Operations]

Jobs at:
TotalEnergies

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 25 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, July 12 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Activities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Phase

• Participate in the review of documents and files in the Electronic Data Management System issued by the EPC to ensure they are of sufficient quality to be utilized for MIE activities and by Maintenance Personnel onsite during the Operational phase.
• Technically lead the MIE development process with respect to Instrument. Provide detailed input and contribute to the overall MIE strategy development for maintenance and spares parts and provide technical support into detailed maintenance requirements of equipment.
• Participate in the review of documents and files in the Electronic Data Management System created and issued by the MIE Contractor.
• Participate in inter-discipline MIE activities including maintenance and criticality strategy development, global maintenance plan preparation, writing of maintenance plans and procedures. Ensure that all MIE deliverables are in line with National Legislation, Affiliate and COMPANY Specifications and Best practices.
• Ensure the preparation of complex site maintenance procedures including testing of HIPS, Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), prepared by site supervision, ensuring incorporation of best practice.
• Take active role into the Operating spare parts selection process and procurement activities and assist Spare Parts Coordinator as required with the detailed spares requirement per equipment including inspection and storage of spares in COMPANY warehouse(s).
• Preparation of Company Management System (CMS) documents within area of responsibility for Instrument and Controls System.
• Attend SAT/FATs at vendor premises as required.
• Assistance to the Commissioning/start up teams and Production/Maintenance/Inspection COMPANY teams as required.
• Develop Digital Tools and applications that are required to effectively manage maintenance operations post Startup.
• Undertake role of L-iCSO (Local Industrial Cyber Security Officer) and develop affiliate procedures related to Industrial Cyber Security in accordance with Company Rules.
• Actively support the EPC in the deliverables of an efficient SECE system and ensure that the associated operational maintenance of assurance is implemented as part of the identified maintenance regime.
• Provide technical support to the recruitment and training of future maintenance engineers.
• Implement a training and development plan for subordinates with team and provide technical input to training plan for site personnel.
• Develop technical Scopes of Work for Specialized Maintenance Contracts (SMCs) and be the technical duet for the Call for Tender process.
• Lease with ERA to validate technical training program to ensure Class Z certification of site Instrumentation technicians.

Operational Phase (additional to Project activities)

• Provide specialist technical/engineering advice and guidance to site personnel on the operation and maintenance of instrument and control system equipment ensuring highest safety standards, a timely response to queries and minimal disruption to operations.
• Assist the department management and planning team in implementing the scheduling of discipline maintenance activities ensuring that site personnel have all resources in order to timely execute the tasks.
• Participate in the development of local Ugandan engineers.
• Ensure all required documents are prepared and presented to PAU to facilitate budget approvals and work scope understanding.
• Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe and effective manner and that all interventions are controlled by authorized persons, satisfy statutory and Company standards and that no hazardous incidents or events occur.
• Lead investigations into equipment failures and outages liaising with HQ specialists and vendors as required. Document finding along with corrective actions.
• Prepare reports relating to equipment performance and compliance to meet local authority and HQ requirements.
• Act as SECE Guardian for identified Performance Standards ensuing technical compliance and assurance of the Performance Standards within.
• Act as SIL/SIF Guardian for ensuring full compliance and reliability of SIF functions and reporting
• Ensure local legislation is complied with in the execution of maintenance activities
• As L-iCSO , responsible to ensure an industrial network always in line with Cyber requirements for maintenance and after any modifications. Organized audits and reviews on this topic.
• Develop back-up and modifications tracking procedure and ensure availability of all updated software back-up
• Ensure technical duet for Instrumentation / ICSS SMC, ensure services are implemented as per contract to make all systems available for operation, review performance and report deviations
• Review and prioritize all outstanding discipline modifications and ensure that they are addressed within the requisite timeframe.
• Prepare scopes of work and economic justification for modifications ensuring they are correctly engineered, documented and reported, and that all maintenance activities/modifications are implemented in accordance with statutory/Company standards and correctly closed-out
• Responsible for managing specific budget lines, monitoring costs and ensuring that expenditures are within budget

Candidate Profile

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical engineering or relevant equivalent from an accredited university or equivalent. Understanding of maintenance processes
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in Instrumentation and Industrial control safety system maintenance in an oil & gas or petrochemical environment, two years of which must have been spent working on an operational plant.
• Experience in similar position working for operations in Oil & Gas sector in a supervisory position, especially in Instrumentation/ICSS engineering and operation.
• Must have good working knowledge of codes and standards used in the Industry (NEC, NEMA, ISO, IEC, ATEX, NORSOK, ASME, ASTM, API, ANSI etc…)
• A good working knowledge of office software packages such as Excel, and preferably experienced in a CMIMS (e.g. SAP, UNISOL)
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills as well as a good level of computer literacy and proficient in Microsoft Office.

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 144

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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