Job Title: Principal Engineer - Instrumentation (Measurement Systems)

Location: Doha, Qatar

We are recruiting on behalf of a major energy operator to find an experienced Principal Engineer with strong expertise in instrumentation and hydrocarbon measurement systems. This role is suited for a technically driven professional looking to work in a high-profile position within the oil and gas industry, focusing on fiscal, custody transfer, royalty, and allocation measurement compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering support and assurance for hydrocarbon measurement systems across upstream and downstream operations.
• Ensure systems comply with internal measurement guidelines and international industry standards.
• Lead or support design reviews, factory and site acceptance testing, and commissioning activities.
• Develop and maintain internal measurement standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Design and execute technical assessment and verification programmes.
• Review and provide feedback on project scopes, budgets, and measurement-related deliverables.
• Assess and respond to operator exemption and dispensation requests.
• Investigate and help resolve measurement discrepancies and mismeasurement reports.
• Review allocation and reconciliation procedures for production data across joint ventures.
• Define minimum measurement requirements for commercial and billing-related agreements.
• Contribute to training and mentoring of junior engineers within the measurement discipline.

   

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.
• At least 15 years of experience in instrumentation and measurement systems within the oil and gas sector.
• Strong understanding of international measurement standards and uncertainty calculations.
• In-depth knowledge of various metering technologies (gas, liquid, multiphase, solid).
• Experience in risk analysis and mismeasurement investigations.
• Working knowledge of instrumentation assessments, product allocation, and reconciliation.
• Exposure to legal, technical, and commercial elements of fiscal measurement systems.
• Excellent English communication skills, including technical writing and reporting.