Instrumentation 1

Worley•Prudhoe Bay, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instrumentation 1 technician supports the Electrical and Instrumentation Team by installing, maintaining, calibrating, and adjusting instrumentation and instrument loop components, including pipe, fittings, tubing, valves, and instruments. The role performs project and maintenance instrumentation work in petroleum-industry facilities and involves troubleshooting and maintaining a variety of control and equipment systems. This is a remote rotational position in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, with schedules of either two weeks on/two weeks off or three weeks on/three weeks off. The typical work schedule is 84 hours per week: 40 straight-time hours and a minimum of 44 hours at time and a half. Worley provides meals and lodging while employees are on location, as well as transportation between Anchorage and Prudhoe Bay. Work takes place in a remote Arctic environment with limited medical resources, harsh weather, very cold temperatures, and possible delays in medical evacuation. The position requires physical work in arctic gear, including prolonged standing, driving in darkness and inclement weather, climbing, working overhead, using fall protection, and lifting and moving specified loads. Company vehicles are equipped with in-vehicle cameras and monitoring systems that may record video and audio and collect driving and location data. Worley describes a values-inspired, diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace and says it supports workforce reskilling and the transition to low-carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent GED.
Must obtain NFPA70E certification within six months of hire.
Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured by Worley’s auto insurer.
Ability to interpret instrumentation drawings and schematics.
Ability to calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair devices and control loops.
Ability to troubleshoot and maintain the systems and equipment described in the essential job functions.
Ability to work with tubing and piping fittings from vacuum to pressures exceeding 5,000 psi and electrical circuits with potentials up to 50 volts.
Ability to read, use, and update electrical, electronic, piping, and instrument drawings and schematics.
Ability to work cooperatively with others and alternate, communicate effectively, work independently with minimal supervision, and use sound judgment.
Ability to demonstrate adherence to safety policies and support for the company’s environmental management system.
Ability to meet physical demands including standing, walking on level, uneven, and slippery surfaces, sitting, squatting, kneeling, crawling, reaching, working overhead, and maintaining balance and coordination while wearing arctic gear.
Ability to stand for prolonged periods and drive for prolonged periods in darkness and inclement weather.
Ability to climb scaffolds, ramps, stairs, equipment, portable ladders, and fixed ladders of 20 feet or greater.
Ability to wear and use fall protection within manufacturer specifications.
Ability to lift 50 pounds from floor to waist and from floor to shoulder with two hands, carry 50 pounds for 15 feet, push or pull a 60-pound sled for 20 feet, and push or pull a 90-pound cart for 20 feet.

Nice To Haves

One year working with remote North Slope operations, with demonstrated knowledge of facilities, safety processes, and maintenance procedures.
Two years of Instrumentation and Controls experience in an oilfield, petrochemical, or industrial setting; alternatively, an Associate of Applied Science degree in Instrumentation with one year of experience.
North Slope Training Cooperative (NSTC) certification; Worley can provide NSTC certification training if needed.
Knowledge of various facilities across the field.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, calibrate, and adjust instrumentation and instrument loop components.
Calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic analog and digital devices and control loops, including temperature and flow devices.
Troubleshoot and maintain relay logic systems, PLCs, turbine controls, compressor surge flow totalizing loops, air drying systems, annunciators, gas- and oil-fired heaters and re-boilers, and valves.
Work with tubing and piping fittings from vacuum to pressures exceeding 5,000 psi, and electrical circuits with potentials up to 50 volts.
Use various types of test equipment.
Read, use, and update electrical, electronic, piping, and instrument drawings and schematics.
Provide written and oral documentation of job status.
Perform safety and productivity observations and shop, field, and vehicle inspections.
Attend technical, developmental, and safety training.
Demonstrate support for the company’s environmental management system.
Perform instrumentation work on projects and maintenance activities.
Work cooperatively with others and alternate, communicate effectively, and work independently with minimal supervision when needed.
Adhere to established safety policies and procedures.