SPI Administrator and Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Draftsperson at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

• Reporting to Drawing Office Lead, in Technical Services, this role is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of Control & Instrumentation drawings and the Astron Smart Plant Instrumention (SPI) database - an Electronic Computer Aided Design (CAD) software . Supports Reliability & Maintenance (R&M), Project Managers, Process & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) draftsman, Control & Instrumentation (C&I) engineers, Analyzer and Safety Instrumentation System engineers. Interface with Engineering Contractors (EC/EPC/EPCM) design teams to ensure design and deliverables meet Industry / Astron specification and standards.

Professional Qualification and Certifications: 

• B-Tech / NDip - Electrical (Light Current) or similar Engineering
• Industry/Software Certification in Intergraph Smart Instrumentation software, or formerly known as either SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) or INtools - strongly preferred

Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years’ experience working as Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI) Administrator or User with deep software knowledge & experience preferably in a petro-chemical refinery (Job Band 7B, 7A or 6 could apply, depending on the level of experience/software certification & qualifications)
• P&ID instrumentation symbology and tag numbering conventions
• Experience in Instrumentation drawing formats, equipment identification and numbering systems.
• Experience in system administration, tracking tools, installation of systems and User support
• System maintenance and upgrades

Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of Instrumentation technology, Refinery plant and processes
• Ability to build strong customer-focused relationships amongst the various Business Units.
• Manages own time to ensure efficient and productive work output.
• Keep pace with Technology advancement of Instrumentation Designs and Drafting products and software tools.
• Strong planning, prioritization and time-management skills - Able to manage high volume of workload with competing priorities and deadlines
• Strong work ethic and commitment to deliver results the right way yet with a sense of urgency and accuracy
• Able to function individually and as a Team Member with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and understand lnstrumentation drawings, including symbols as used in various standards.
• Fluency in English is essential.
• Good communication, organizational and administration skills.
• Strong software proficiency in SPI/SPF, AutoCAD, MS Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point).
• Able to work in a high volume and a fast paced environment.
• Good knowledge of the American Petroleum Institute (API), South African National Standard (SANS) and other Codes and Standards related to Petrochemical Plants.

OPEX & CAPEX optimisation by completing competent designs / drawings on time and to the right quality standards, having engaged the right SME’s and having validated assumptions through field verifications and standards checking. 

OPEX & CAPEX optimisation by ensuring drafting work produced, including externally produced EPCm drawings have been checked for correctness and Standards prior to submittal for AFC approval.

Controls & Instrumentation (C&I) Design and drafting function –

• perform design & drafting  for small projects or changes performed by R&M.
• Ensure any changes or replacements by R&M are captured in SPI datasheets.

Technically responsible for quality and designs of all drafting work produced, including externally produced EPCm drawings. Include checking of drawings for correctness and Standards prior to submittal for AFC approval.

Project Archiving:  Perform project archiving.

System Control:  Control the issuing of new instrument and equipment tag numbers to EC/EPC/EPCM to ensure the consistency and integrity of our equipment identification and numbering systems.

Data Base Management:  Control access to our SPI system by EC/EPC/EPCM to ensure that the integrity of our SPI database is maintained.  Control the issueing of seed files to EC/EPC/EPCM to ensure consistent instrumentation drawing formats are used.  Perform day to day maintenance on the SPI system and perform annual SPI upgrades.

Tracking of instrumentation as-building status and report on EC/EPC/EPCM failure to as-build all drawings and documents.

Control the issuing of DCS/SIS capacity to EC/EPC/EPCM to prevent clashes between concurrent projects.  Ensure consistent instrumentation drawing formats are used.  Ensure consistent naming, P&ID instrumentation symbology and tag numbering conventions are used by EC/EPC/EPCM and compliance with ISA standards.

User Support:  Train new users from R&M or TSD on the use of the SPI system. Install SPI on the system of new users.  User support & coaching.

Development Plan in place and feedback received and acted upon. Participate in Training & development opportunities.  Continuous improvement methodology adopted, learning  new skills and technology on an ongoing basis. 

Sharing learnings with team members and demonstrate transparency about lessons learnt.

Application deadline:

02 March 2023