Brijrajsinh Jadeja
Instrumentation and Control Engineer
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Pursuing roles in instrumentation maintenance within the Petrochemical and Oil & Gas Sectors with a keen interest in opportunities across the globe aiming for professional growth and development.
Profile Summary - Instrumentation & Control Engineer (RIL) Demonstrating a wealth of experience of over 9 years in maintaining instrumentation within the Petrochemical Sector, with a dedicated emphasis on enhancing the dependability of instrumentation and control systems, contributing to operational excellence. Proficient in managing and optimizing DCS Systems, Safety/Emergency Shutdown Systems, Turbine & Compressor Control Systems, PLC Systems, SCADA Systems, and Field Instrumentation, ensuring seamless operations and regulatory compliance. PTA plant maintenance inventory control and procurement management as per requirement of system, considering minimum cost and better efficiency, by using SAP PM and MM module for the same. Currently responsible for overseeing the reliability of instrumentation and control systems in the PTA3 plant, ensuring continuous monitoring, periodic function tests, and maintenance, while also leading major reliability improvement and upgrade projects. Excellent at designing, implementing, and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance programs for Instrumentation & Control Systems. Hands-on experience in utilizing Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles to prioritize assets and allocate resources efficiently. Possess excellent analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills & has the capability to work independently and handle multiple projects.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2016
2016
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Maintenance Planner (Instrumentation)
Quest Global Engineering Services Private Limited
04.2025 - Current
- Working with cross functional team as a SME for Instrumentation.
- Developing SAP preventive maintenance plan and task list as per equipment strategy and RCM study.
- Gap analysis study of SAP preventive maintenance plan with equipment strategies
- Managing day to day planning activities of different sites
- Preparing crash plan, SMP,SOP, checklists etc.
- Preparation of detailed work packs with proper execution steps, materials, special tools, isolation plan and other consideration for executing the work.
- Conducting regular meetings with stakeholders to provide updates and gather feedback.
- Preparing information and attended regular planning and progress meetings.
- Reduced downtime for critical assets by developing and implementing comprehensive maintenance plans.
- Developed maintenance reports to assess program success and inform operational decisions.
- Conducted risk assessments on critical assets to prioritize required maintenance activities accordingly.
- Performed root cause analyses on recurring equipment failures, identifying potential solutions to prevent future occurrences.
Lead Engineer Instrumentation
Reliance Industries Ltd.
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Company Overview: Manufacturing Division
- Oversee the reliability of instrumentation and control systems in the PTA3 plant, ensuring continuous monitoring, periodic function tests, and maintenance of various plant instrumentation systems.
- Plan, manage, and execute major reliability improvement and upgrade projects, including system design/architecture, hardware selection, and project execution.
- Providing strategic direction for the instrumentation maintenance department, aligning goals with overall organizational objectives.
- Developing & implementing long-term maintenance strategies to ensure the reliability and integrity of critical instrumentation systems.
- Working team member of instrumentation maintenance professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Monitoring the recruitment, training, and development of maintenance personnel to ensure a skilled and motivated workforce.
- Conducting in-depth root cause analyses for complex instrumentation issues to identify and address underlying problems.
- Implementing corrective and preventive actions based on RCA findings to improve overall system reliability.
- Ensuring compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and environmental requirements for all Instrumentation Systems.
- Collaborating with regulatory bodies to stay abreast of changes in standards and ensure timely updates to systems.
- Collaborating with Engineering & Operations Teams to integrate new instrumentation systems seamlessly.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives in instrumentation maintenance processes to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
- Implementing & monitoring training programs to keep the maintenance team updated on the latest technologies and best practices.
- Maintaining in-depth knowledge of a variety of instrumentation and control systems, including DCS and field.
- Manufacturing Division
- Significant Achievements & Major Projects:
- Worked in shutdown planning and execution for PTA plants in multiple years, ensuring minimal downtime and efficient project completion.
- Active role for the following projects: Major Shutdown planning and execution for PTA plants in 2017 & 2021.
- Involved in PTA plant start up at RIL plant.
- Worked as an active member to restore Instrumentation and start critical Compressor unit within minimum duration after fire in unit.
- Carried out RCA for process air compressor tripping on motor winding temperature.
- Team member of Various HAZOPs, PHA study.
- Carried out: Pneumatic accessories replacement project in PTA3 plant control valves.
- LLF of final control elements in Hazira plants and preventive identification of failure factors.
- Instrumentation maintenance activities in Naphtha cracker unit CGC, FGC, C2R and C3R compressors in major turnaround.
- Improved Plant Performance KPIs (Interlock Bypass, DCS Controllers in Manual) by more than 50% through systematic analysis report generation, and close coordination with Operation and CTS teams.
- Nominated team member for several critical plant reliability issues for analyzing and resolving.
Engineer Instrumentation
Reliance Industries Ltd.
08.2016 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Manufacturing Division
- Managed operations and maintenance of plant instruments, automation, and safety systems in 3 PTA Plants, involving configuration and troubleshooting.
- Handled materials management, budget preparation, shutdown management, quality assurance, contract manpower management.
- Manufacturing Division
- Significant Achievements & Major Projects:
- Upgradation of PTA plants final control element as per requirement and efficiency improvement.
- Implemented a comprehensive maintenance strategy resulting in decrease in unplanned downtime, significantly improving overall plant reliability and productivity.
- PTA3 plant budgeting and allocation as per requirement.
- Working knowledge of Bently Nevada MCMS system in Process Air Compressor, BRAUN speed monitoring system.
- Package leader of Process Air compressor package including activities axial/radial probe removal, installation, characteristics checking, float checking of compressor & removal, checking, installation & replacement of journal and thrust bearing RTDs.
- Was part of DCS upgrade project in PTA plants including activities like de-commissioning of old signals & migration and commissioning of signals to new marshaling racks, GA drawing verification, BOM checking, hot & cold loop checking etc.
- Maintain plant related compliance record and data for audit traceability.
- Taking care of technical clearance of offers for spares under procurement, technical query solving and communications to OEM and vendors.
- Implementation of recommendations regarding plant related efficiency and reliability improvement.
- Review maintenance activities and prioritize critical jobs, scheduling & chance based maintenance of same.
- Developed and implemented logic in the system for auto-stroking of critical valve installed in Purification Section Reactor- this resolved the problem of frequent choking of valve internals by process slurry.
- Responsible for Training of contract manpower and enhancement of their skill and knowledge.
- Alarm Rationalization Project Team member.
- Member of Business Transformation Activities: Process to streamline all maintenance and spare management activities targeting total system standardization.
Education
B.E. - Instrumentation & Control
Gujarat Technological University
S.S.Government Engg. College , Bhavnagar, Gujarat06-2016
Skills
Reliability Improvement
Certification
Yokogawa Centum VP
Training and Certificates
- Yokogawa Centum VP
- Triconex ESD System
- GE Bently Nevada 3500 & System 1
- HSEF- Petrochemical
Technical skills
- Yokogawa-Centum VP/ Centum CS 3000
- Plant safety (ESD) systems: Triconex
- RIL MMCS
- Machine monitoring systems: Bently Nevada 3500,1900/65, system 1.
- Emerson Asset Management System
- SAP-PM and MM modules
- Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- Proficient in Industrial Standards
Timeline
Maintenance Planner (Instrumentation)
Quest Global Engineering Services Private Limited
04.2025 - Current
Lead Engineer Instrumentation
Reliance Industries Ltd.
03.2024 - 04.2025
Engineer Instrumentation
Reliance Industries Ltd.
08.2016 - 03.2024
B.E. - Instrumentation & Control
Gujarat Technological University
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