Instrumentation Technician – Energy (Doha, Qatar)

About the role

The Instrumentation Technician will be responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, re‑commissioning and maintaining field instrumentation across gas turbines, steam turbines, waste‑heat boilers and desalination plant auxiliaries. The role ensures reliable plant operation while minimizing equipment downtime.

Key responsibilities

• Attend to instrumentation breakdowns and planned maintenance in power and desalination plants with minimal supervision.
• Assess job requirements, select appropriate tools and equipment, and execute work safely.
• Use the computerized maintenance system to order spare parts, record all maintenance activities and ensure compliance with safety procedures.
• Report recurring failures and support root‑cause failure analysis (RCFA) to develop optimal solutions.
• Provide on‑the‑job training to new craftsmen to build their maintenance capabilities.

Required profile

• Higher secondary or diploma qualification.
• Prior experience working in a power or desalination plant, familiar with plant safety practices.
• Ability to work shift duties, respond to breakdown calls at any time, and operate in hot, dirty environments and at height.
• Willingness to stay updated with new technologies and control concepts.

Required skills

• Pressure, temperature, level, and flow measuring devices.
• Pneumatic valve actuation systems.
• Hydraulic valve actuation systems.
• CO₂ fire protection systems.
• Infrared gas detection systems.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and manuals.
• Maintenance of electrical, electronic, computer, hydraulic and pneumatic devices.