Smart Plant Foundation Administrator

About the job: 

Kent is looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Smart Plant Foundation (SPF) Data Engineer with 8–10 years of experience in managing engineering data, supporting SPF environments, and integrating Smart Plant tools. The candidate will work closely with project and engineering teams to ensure accurate data flow, system integrity, and digital delivery across EPC project lifecycles.

KENT is a leading provider of cutting-edge digital solutions for the energy sector, specializing in oil & gas, renewables, and unconventional energy industries.

We are dedicated to advancing digital engineering, asset lifecycle management, and digital asset development to optimize performance and streamline operations and maintenance for our clients.

Driven by a commitment to excellence, our Digital and Innovation team leverages industry expertise to deliver outstanding service, fosters innovation, and champion sustainability across the energy sector.

Skills and Responsibilities:  

• Set up and configure project environments, manage user roles, and troubleshoot system issues.
• Support the administration and day-to-day operations of Smart Plant Foundation (SPF), ensuring stability, accuracy, and availability of engineering data.
• Assist in setting up and maintaining project and as-built environments within SPF.
• Perform data loading, cleansing, validation, and extraction activities using SPF and associated tools.
• Conduct publishing and retrieve operations for SmartPlant tools such as SP3D, SPI, SPEL, and SPPID.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines to support tag, document, and object management in SPF.
• Develop and maintain SPF schema extensions, rule sets, UI configurations, and APIs in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Assist in the integration of SmartPlant authoring tools with SPF and troubleshoot interface/data exchange issues.
• Troubleshoot publish issues from authoring tools and ensure smooth data flow and synchronization.
• Coordinate with Engineering, IT, Document Control, and Information Management teams to support seamless workflows and data exchange.
• Integrate SPF with Smart Plant design tools like SP3D, SPI, SPPID, SPEL, and other third-party applications.
• Configure and maintain SPF web portal, SDF features, workflows, tags, and document-to-tag associations.
• Customize and configure standard and custom reports, including setup of publish/retrieve mappings.
• Ensure compliance with internal and client data standards, security protocols, and digital handover requirements.
• Contribute to project digital delivery and digital twin data preparation under guidance from senior engineers.
• Provide technical support, end-user training, and documentation.
• Liaise with Hexagon, EPCs, and OEMs for issue resolution, updates, and system optimization.
• Support the customization and management of SPF schemas, forms, and reports.
• Ensure engineering data is aligned with project metadata standards and data handover requirements.
• Track and resolve system and data issues by coordinating with IT, engineering teams, and tool vendors (Hexagon).
• Provide end-user support and training for SPF usage, workflows, and data publishing.
• Generate reports and dashboards for project data status, completeness, and quality checks.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: 

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

Communication:

• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

• 8–10 years of experience in engineering systems or data management, including at least 4–5 years working directly with SmartPlant Foundation (SPF).
• Experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, power, or EPC projects is preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with SP3D, SPI, SPEL, SPPID, and their publish/retrieve processes.
• Working knowledge of SmartPlant Foundation (SPF) platform and its integration with SmartPlant tools.
• Understanding of SPF schema, user interface configuration, and basic customization.
• Hands-on experience with data loading, mapping, and validation.
• Exposure to Microsoft SQL Server, XML, and basic scripting is an advantage.
• Ability to generate basic SPF reports and queries.
• Familiarity with digital handover and data-centric project delivery concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of SmartPlant Foundation (SPF) administration, configuration, and customization.
• Expertise in schema customization, rule set configurations, and engineering data publishing/retrieval.
• Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server, IIS, and basic networking.
• Experience with cloud-based deployments and digital twin frameworks.
• Knowledge of .NET, XML, and API customization is desirable.
• Understanding of Oracle/MS SQL database environments.
• ADNOC, ARAMCO, Shell etc. OOs experience is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of industry standards: ISO 15926, CFIHOS, BIM, etc
• Certifications (Preferred):
• Hexagon Certified SmartPlant Foundation (SPF) Administrator

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role: 

Location:  UAE or India

Relocation required: Possibly

Travel required: Possibly

Contract type: Permanent 

Experience level: 8-10 Years