UMB & OLT Interface Engineer at Rigzone Nigeria

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Rigzone is recruiting to fill the below position of:

Job Position: UMB & OLT Interface Engineer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Ardent Energy Services Limited
Employment Type: Full Time Contractor

Job Description:
Within the project's organization, the ''UMB & OLT Interface Engineer'' will be reporting to the ''UFR Interface Leader'' for the duration of the project. The ''UMB & OLT Interface Engineer'' will monitor the interfaces among UFR, UMB and OLT Buoy (umbilicals, offloading lines, Buoy-anchors, and offshore works) to secure: compliance with the schedule, consistent design basis and data set at the package interfaces, overall UFR packages design consistency and integrity at interface with UMB and OLT.
In such a context, the ''UMB & OLT Interface Engineer'' essential scope of work will be defined as follows:

• Monitor the interfaces among UFR package, UMB and OLT package
• Control the effectiveness of the flow of information at the boundaries of the UFR package with UMB and OLT, in terms of content and delivery time.
• In order to reach such a target he will have:
• To be familiar with subsea projects development,
• To have a good technical knowledge on the specific subject,
• To be confident with main aspects of interfaces coordination,
• To have strong attitude for team work and cooperation with the other team members,
• To become fully knowledgeable with use of eRoom to manage Interfaces.
• During the execution phase, keeping above tasks and responsibilities, he will have in addition to :
• Close control the key interfaces among the UFR packages and ensure adequate attention is paid in preventing any negative (cost, CFT and project schedule) impact on such packages.
• Contribute to the promotion of a 'no change' policy at interfaces in order to preserve Project Schedule.
• In case of unavoidable changes give support in ensuring that complete resolution of such changes is managed across all the UFR packages and follow-up necessary updates.
• Promote and stimulate effective communication among the parties involved, especially among the team leaders and engineers of UFR sub packages.
• Contribute to promote technical cooperation in the UFR packages team and with bidders in order to minimize technical and economical risks due to interfaces.

Service Description:

• Participate on regular basis to the interface meetings, as necessary, with the different contractors in order to follow-up interfaces qualification / clarification, giving support in negotiating the best resolution of UFR packages interface discrepancy.
• Support the UFR Interface Leader in keeping abreast of other projects feedback, experience, know-how, implementing best practices where applicable and relevant to the project phase.
• Support the introduction of new tools (as necessary) to assure technical interfaces integrity and traceability of agreements/changes.
• Maintain any required register and / or the adequate use of interface managing tools such as eRoom.
• Monitor the assigned interfaces in order to guarantee that they are executed and completed in accordance with project objectives, follow-up that such interfaces are formally closed and approved by all parties before the design is frozen.
• Monitor, update and record revision and status of interfaces, giving contribution to interface status reports (including progress status, identification of any areas of concern and main highlights).
• Contribute in ensuring the overall technical integrity of the assigned interfaces.
• Monitor the data flow across the mentioned project package/contractor interfaces to ensure coherence with design basis and data set, overall design consistency and integrity, compliance with the project schedule.

HSE:

• To ensure that all safety and environmental required studies will be reviewed/updated and that final design will comply with ALARP policy.
• To ensure that design will comply with all HSE requirements and that Safety and Environment dossiers will be provided to National Authorities in due time.
• To demonstrate leadership for implementation of Company requirements on technological risks management.
• To ensure that all recommendations from safety studies and technical reviews are fully addressed in design phase.
• To ensure necessary resources are available for preparation of information needed to issue safety and environmental dossiers.

Context and Environment:

• Major operated asset, with two major developments. The launching of Project's basic engineering studies in Nigeria with Nigerian Engineering Companies and the Call for Tender of the Project requires a permanent mobilization of the Project Team based in Lagos to meet the objectives.
• Trend towards local content issues and the domestication of the studies has hardened the Authorities' stance towards the foreign oil companies
• The involvement of Nigerian Contractors in the Project will have to be optimized and controlled.
• Monitor the interfaces among the main UFR package and UMB and OLT Buoy package.
• Control the effectiveness of the flow of information at the internal boundaries of the UFR main package.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in a relevant engineering discipline that relates to industry at large and preferably to Petroleum
  Industry activities (minimum B.Sc.) MANDATORY (copy of diploma to be provided)
• At least 5 years of experience in the industry, preferably with practice of Oil & Gas industry for offshore and subsea works.
• Fluent in English both verbally and in writing.
• Previous team work experience.
• Basic knowledge of Project Management (preferable).
• Basic knowledge of international design codes / standards and COMPANY general specifications (preferable).
• Practice of offshore works (preferable)
  

Application Closing Date
4th June, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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