Discipline Engineer, Pre-Commissioning/Project at West African Ventures

West African Ventures, an operating company of the Sea Trucks Group, was established in 2000 and is a 100% Nigerian company and a leading indigenous provider of offshore engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and vessel charter services.

With corporate headquarters in Lagos, marine support base & shipyard in Warri, dry-dock and fabrication facilities in Onne Oil & Gas Free Zone, WAV provides excellent offshore support services to the Nigerian Oil & Gas sector.

West African Ventures is recruting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Discipline Engineer, Pre-Commissioning/Project

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Construction Manager (Functional), Engineering Manager (Temporary), Project Manger (Project Driven).
• Liaises with the Construction Department, QHSE Department, Offshore Construction Manager, Procurement Department;
• Engineering Department, Project Manager, Pre-commissioning Coordinator
• Directs the Site Rigging Supervisor, Technicians, Equipment Operators, Discipline Engineers.
• Prepare/review pre-commissioning deliverables
• Perform technical communication with subcontractors/vendors
• Deputise for the Pre-commissioning coordinator
• Approve engineering deliverables
• Perform technical communication with client and subcontractors

Pre-commissioning

• To ensure that all pre-commissioning activities are carried out with highest regard to the health and safety of all personnel and protection of the environment;
• To ensure that all pre-commissioning work is undertaken in accordance with the company management system and project specific documentation;
• To identify personal training needs, bring them to the attention of management and take full advantage of the training opportunity provided;
• To fully familiarise himself with the contractual and technical content of a project prior to commencing any planning;
• Ensure that equipment and consumables selected are suitable for the work and are complete
• Continual quest to improve project performance thus maintaining a competitive edge for further development. This may include identification of new methods and technology and cost reductions
• Oversee reporting, processing, plotting and fair drawing of project charting requirements. To vet final and arrange for timely dispatch
• Maintain close liaison with line management
• Adherence to company management system (CMS) applicable to his field of responsibility
• Proposing optimisation and improvements in his area of responsibility.

Project Engineering

• Timely completion of engineering deliverables within man-hour budget;
• Technical preparations for the project;
• Ensuring that these preparations result into cost efficient project execution in accordance with contractual, legislative, regulatory, company, commercial requirements;
• "Fitness for purpose" of project deliverables, based on contractual specifications;
• Concept and method for fabrication, transportation, construction and installation;
• Ensuring that technical concept and method is in accordance with common industrial standard practice;
• Applying company’s technical expertise is to the maximum extent;
• Engineering support during execution phase of the project (fabrication, offshore);
• Compilation and finalisation of As-Built Records Dossier;
• Adherence to Company Management System (CMS) applicable to his field of responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng)
• Ordinary National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (OND)
• Basic and Advanced Microsoft Word
• BOSIET certification
• Meter recertification Procedures
• PDMS Package training
• Risk Assessment and Control Course
• CASHES awareness Course
• Valid Medical certification.
• Six (6) years experience in the Oil and Gas sector
• A team player and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to proactively plan for potential problem scenarios
• Good knowledge of Company Management System and ensuring compliance to quality, safety, health, environment and safety (QHSES) requirements
• Good knowledge of relevant software
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of engineering, installation, testing and commissioning of offshore pipelines and structures
• Good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken
• Must be’ solutions-oriented’ and able to identify key issues and patterns in complex situations

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2013

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CVs to: projectshr@waventures.com