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- Jafurah
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Instrument Technician jobs in Jafurah
Technicians for transmitters, control valves and loop checks — calibration, installation and commissioning.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Jafurah, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Instrument Technician work at Jafurah. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Instrument technicians at AKFAL calibrate and install pressure, temperature, level and flow instruments, check loops to the DCS, and service control valves and positioners on maintenance contracts and shutdowns. The role sits between the field and the control room and needs neat documentation as much as neat wiring.
What you will do
- Calibrate transmitters, gauges and switches with certified test equipment
- Install instruments, impulse lines, tubing and junction boxes
- Loop-check from field device to DCS and record results
- Service control valves, positioners and solenoid valves
- Maintain calibration certificates and loop folders
What we look for
- 3 years or more as an instrument technician in process plants
- Reads loop diagrams, P&IDs and hook-up drawings
- Uses HART communicators, calibrators and multimeters
- Understands intrinsically safe circuits and Ex practice
- Working English for datasheets
Certificates that help
- Diploma in instrumentation or electronics
- Calibration or HART training
- Hazardous-area awareness
- Client site induction, if held
Working in Jafurah
The Jafurah gas field, south-east of Al-Ahsa, is being developed in phases by Saudi Aramco with international EPC contractors. It is a construction environment rather than a running plant: gas processing trains, pipelines, compression and utilities being built at the same time, which means sustained demand for welders, pipe fitters, riggers, scaffolders, electricians and certified operators over several years.
Plants and projects
- Jafurah gas processing plant and compression facilities
- Field gathering pipelines and well sites
- Utilities, power and water infrastructure for the field
- EPC contractor camps and laydown yards
Typical work
- Construction crews for piping, structural and electrical scopes
- Pre-commissioning and commissioning support
- Crane, telehandler and heavy-transport hire to EPC contractors
- Camp and catering services for project workforces
- When demand peaks
- Project phases set the demand rather than plant shutdowns; mobilisation runs in waves as each package moves from civil to mechanical to commissioning.
- Accommodation and transport
- Workforces live in project camps at the field; AKFAL mobilises crews from Jubail with transport and accommodation arranged under the contract.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes — three or more years on process instrumentation. Electronics repair experience without plant exposure is not enough for the loop-check test.
Which certificates do I need?
An instrumentation diploma is the normal profile; vendor training on transmitters or control valves is a plus.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Technicians with a transferable Iqama first; overseas recruitment through licensed agencies with no fee to the applicant.
Hours and shifts
Regular day shifts on maintenance contracts; extended shifts with paid overtime during shutdowns and commissioning.
Where would I live in Jafurah?
Workforces live in project camps at the field; AKFAL mobilises crews from Jubail with transport and accommodation arranged under the contract.
How is salary decided?
Set from the practical test and experience and written into the offer. Not published.
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