Analyzer / Measurement Technician

Key Responsibilities

1. Process Analyzers and Analytical Instrumentation

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and functional testing of online process analyzers used throughout the Client facility.
• Maintain and troubleshoot ABB analyzer systems, including applicable gas chromatographs, infrared analyzers, oxygen analyzers, moisture analyzers, and other process analytical equipment.
• Configure analyzer parameters, validate measurement accuracy, and verify analyzer outputs against approved procedures and reference standards.
• Maintain sample conditioning systems, including sample probes, filters, pressure regulators, flow controllers, heat-traced sample lines, and sample return systems.
• Diagnose analyzer faults, sample system contamination, calibration drift, communication failures, and measurement deviations.
• Perform calibration checks, zero and span adjustments, validation, and routine analyzer performance verification.
• Support process analyzers used for natural gas composition, Client quality, moisture content, heating value, sulfur content, oxygen concentration, and other critical process parameters, as applicable.
• Maintain analyzer shelters, cabinets, utilities, calibration gas supplies, and associated instrumentation infrastructure.

2. Custody Transfer and Fiscal Metering Systems

• Maintain, calibrate, inspect, and troubleshoot custody transfer metering systems used for natural gas receipt, Client export, and commercial measurement.
• Work with ultrasonic gas flow meters, orifice metering systems, Coriolis meters, and other applicable flow measurement technologies.
• Support ABB and other manufacturer-specific flow computers, gas chromatographs, pressure and temperature transmitters, and associated measurement instrumentation.
• Verify meter performance, measurement repeatability, flow computer configuration, signal integrity, and instrument calibration status.
• Support gas chromatograph validation and verification of gas composition, molecular weight, compressibility, heating value, and other parameters used in fiscal calculations.
• Perform meter proving, calibration, meter factor verification, and measurement system checks in accordance with approved procedures and applicable contractual requirements.
• Assist with custody transfer measurement calculations, including volume correction, energy calculations, and reconciliation of measurement discrepancies.
• Support Client loading and unloading measurement systems, including applicable Client flow meters, tank gauging, level measurement, density measurement, and associated instrumentation.
• Maintain accurate calibration certificates, proving records, meter configuration files, audit trails, and measurement documentation.
• Ensure custody transfer systems comply with applicable contractual measurement standards, company procedures, and relevant industry requirements, such as AGA, API, and GPA standards.

3. Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS)

• Perform routine inspection, preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and repair of CEMS equipment associated with Client facility emissions monitoring.
• Maintain applicable extractive or in-situ emissions monitoring systems, including sample probes, heated sample lines, sample conditioning equipment, analyzers, and calibration gas systems.
• Troubleshoot and maintain analyzers measuring emissions parameters such as NOx, SO , CO, CO , O , and other regulated components, depending on the facility's permit requirements.
• Perform zero, span, calibration drift, and response checks in accordance with approved procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support required quality assurance and quality control activities, including applicable Relative Accuracy Test Audits (RATA), cylinder gas audits, and other compliance testing.
• Investigate analyzer alarms, failed calibration checks, data gaps, and abnormal emissions readings.
• Verify the integrity of analyzer signals and data transmission to the distributed control system (DCS), plant historian, and environmental data acquisition systems.
• Maintain CEMS records, calibration logs, maintenance histories, and documentation required for environmental reporting and regulatory audits.

4. Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Field Maintenance

• Troubleshoot analog and digital instrumentation signals, including 4 20 mA, HART, Modbus, and other applicable industrial communication protocols.
• Inspect and maintain pressure, temperature, flow, level, and analytical instrumentation associated with Client processing, utilities, storage, and loading systems.
• Support integration of analyzers and metering equipment with DCS, PLC, SCADA, flow computers, and plant monitoring systems.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, instrument loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, instrument data sheets, and technical manuals.
• Conduct loop checks, signal verification, functional testing, and instrument commissioning activities.
• Identify recurring equipment failures, recommend corrective actions, and support root-cause analysis to improve equipment reliability.
• Coordinate with operations, process engineering, maintenance, electrical, automation, and metering personnel to minimize equipment downtime.

5. Safety, Compliance, and Documentation

• Follow Client facility safety procedures, permit-to-work requirements, lockout/tagout (LOTO), job safety analyses, and safe work practices.
• Comply with hazardous-area requirements when working with electrical and analytical equipment in classified locations.
• Safely handle calibration gases, process samples, and analyzer utilities in accordance with site procedures.
• Support maintenance planning, work order execution, spare parts management, and equipment reliability programs.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, calibration reports, inspection findings, instrument histories, and technical documentation in the site's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Participate in equipment commissioning, shutdowns, turnarounds, maintenance campaigns, and emergency response activities as assigned.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with company standards, manufacturer recommendations, applicable codes, and environmental and process safety requirements.

Key Qualifications - Top 5

1. Analyzer and ABB Instrumentation Experience

   • Demonstrated hands-on experience maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting ABB process analyzers and gas chromatographs, including sample conditioning systems and analyzer validation.

2. Custody Transfer and Fiscal Metering

   • Practical experience with natural gas custody transfer metering, ultrasonic or orifice flow meters, flow computers, gas chromatographs, meter proving, and measurement uncertainty or accuracy requirements.

3. CEMS and Environmental Monitoring

   • Experience maintaining and calibrating Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, performing zero/span checks, troubleshooting analyzer faults, and supporting emissions compliance testing and documentation.

4. Client or Natural Gas Industry Experience

   • Previous experience in an Client facility, natural gas processing plant, gas pipeline, refinery, or petrochemical facility, with an understanding of process operations, gas composition, Client quality, and measurement requirements.

5. Technical and Safety Competency

   • Ability to interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, and wiring schematics; troubleshoot 4 20 mA and digital communication signals; use calibration equipment; and work safely under permit-to-work and LOTO procedures.

Preferred Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Analyzer manufacturers: ABB, with experience on other applicable analyzer platforms considered an advantage.
• Gas chromatography: Natural gas composition analysis, heating value determination, moisture analysis, and analyzer validation.
• Measurement technologies: Ultrasonic gas meters, orifice plates, Coriolis meters, flow computers, pressure and temperature compensation, and Client measurement instrumentation.
• CEMS: Extractive and in-situ monitoring systems, calibration gases, sample conditioning, analyzer diagnostics, and emissions data systems.
• Instrumentation and controls: HART, Modbus, 4 20 mA, DCS/PLC interfaces, instrument loop checks, and signal troubleshooting.
• Industry standards: Familiarity with applicable AGA, API, GPA, ISO, and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Maintenance systems: Experience with CMMS platforms, maintenance work orders, calibration management, and equipment documentation.

Education and Experience

• Associate degree, technical diploma, or equivalent qualification in Instrumentation and Control, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, Process Instrumentation, or related discipline.
• Typically, 3 7 years of relevant instrumentation, analyzer, or metering experience, with the required level adjusted to the seniority of the position.
• Demonstrated field experience in an Client, gas processing, pipeline, refinery, or petrochemical environment.
• Relevant manufacturer training, analyzer certifications, metering training, or instrumentation qualifications are preferred.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, shutdown, and maintenance activities is an advantage.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Attention to measurement accuracy, calibration integrity, and technical documentation.
• Ability to work independently in the field and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to process safety, environmental compliance, and operational reliability.
• Ability to prioritize maintenance activities and respond effectively to analyzer or metering system failures.

Performance Expectations

• The Analyzer / Measurement Technician is expected to maintain high analyzer and metering system availability, ensure reliable and traceable measurement data, minimize recurring equipment failures, support uninterrupted Client operations, and maintain compliance with applicable environmental and custody transfer requirements.

Work Environment

• Client processing facilities, analyzer shelters, metering stations, gas processing areas, Client storage and loading facilities, and other designated operational areas.
• The position may require outdoor fieldwork, shift coverage, on-call support, and participation in planned shutdowns or commissioning activities.