E&I Maintenance Technician

, Netherlands

Job Family Group

Production Engineering Upstream

Worker Type

Regular

October 9, 2026

Business Unit

Upstream

Experience Level

Experienced Professionals

Job Description

As an E&I Maintenance Technician, you will work in the day shift within the Operations & Maintenance team of Production Unit Onshore South West (asset Onshore NL South). The activities take place at various oil and gas production locations in North and South Holland, which have been operated by NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij) since the 1990s.

You are responsible for the safe, reliable, and environmentally conscious execution of electrical and instrumentation work on oil and gas processing installations. This includes both corrective and preventive maintenance, fault analysis, and supervising small projects and shutdowns.

What will you do?

• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on E&I installations

• Analyzing, locating, and resolving faults in electrical, measurement, and control equipment

• Calibrating, adjusting, and maintaining measurement instrumentation (including pressure, level, flow)

• Installing, testing, and commissioning E&I systems within production installations

• Working with, among others, switch cabinets, cables, lighting, fire and access security, telecom, DCS/PLC systems

• Supervising shutdowns and small technical projects

• Advising on work preparation for technically complex activities and calibration assignments

• Drafting, checking, and updating drawings and documentation

• Administrative handling of fault reports, reports, and improvement proposals

• Working according to strict safety, quality, and legal guidelines

You are able to independently collect missing information.

• Dutch driver's license required

Education

• MBO level 4 or level 3 in the field of:

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Instrumentation & Control Technology

  • Process Technology

Experience & knowledge

• Demonstrable experience with E&I installations within oil & gas, petrochemicals, or similar industry (required)

• Experience with fault analysis, maintenance processes, and documentation

• Knowledge of low and high voltage standards

• Knowledge of instrumentation, control systems (DCS, PLC, IPS)

• Experience with pneumatic instrumentation

• Knowledge of inspection requirements, measurement, and calibration techniques

• Experience with process automation

Certifications such as OTI / OTEI are a strong advantage.

Profile

• Safety-conscious and quality-oriented

• Independent, analytical, and solution-oriented

• Strong communicator, also towards work preparation and specialists

• Administratively meticulous

• Able to take initiative within agreed frameworks

• A salary of €4200 to €5200 gross per month; (depending on knowledge and experience)

• Excellent bonus;

• A 13th month;

• 27 vacation days + 11 ADV days;

• POZB of €3600;

• €500 discount on Fuel;

• Various discount schemes;

• Various opportunities for training and education;

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