Control and instrumentation engineer Review

Working with a team of multi disciplined engineers in order to provide a cost benefit analysis on the re-instatement of a vessel back to a three phase separator at the Easington terminal . Day to day had to set up meeting with team members and line managers and key stake holders in order to ask questions on the project and provide up dates on the progress of the project through the nine weeks that the project took place over.

Though out the placements I have developed my presentation skills in a professional environment. Learning how to read P&ID diagrams as well as how skills learnt university can be applied to a practical working oil and gas site.

Yes, our team were tasked with the cost benefit analysis, which included producing a report as well as excel sheets with the calculations that were used to come to the final conclusions of the project. The project was given to us a part of a report that was created to reduce carbon emissions at the easington gas terminal and would help with Centrica's aim to be carbon neutral by 2050 and make taken forward if the project was deemed viable.

My line manager was available during all working hours if there was any issues or any areas that I was unsure with. Senior team members within control and instrumentation made their time available in order to help with my areas of the project. I was also given a buddy at the start of the project who was a graduate on on the scheme and they gave me starting tips and also help with project and none project issues throughout the whole scheme

This was great atmosphere and was made to feel welcome thought out the whole 9 weeks. Everyone that I spoke to was reassuring and provided feedback if needed. There was a culture of making sure we were included in the meeting and our ideas were valuable. There was a great work life balance during the nine weeks and did not find the need to work outside the normal working hours of the scheme to get the work done.

I enjoyed the placement and internship however there was areas such as the charity challenge that I feel was forced and badly run. My project that i was assigned took up all of my work however people with my charity challenge did not seem to have the same level of work which was off putting and ruined some of the placement for myself

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I would tell them to make the most of their time during the placement the nine weeks will fly past very quickly and before you know it will be over. Also do not be afraid to contact people during the placement to make sure the stream that you are on is the correct one for you and also check to make sure the jobs within your stream is also the correct on for you as well