Surface Operations Lead at GE Oil & Gas

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Job Title: Surface Operations Lead

Location: Lagos

Job Number: 1928533

Role Summary/Purpose:
Provide overall leadership to the base ensuring a common vision and unified operating rhythm.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop local content according to a wider localization strategy.
• Lead attentiveness to business needs to ensure on time delivery, increased productivity and control costs.
• Direct and ensure the effective and coordinated completion of all activities pertaining to potential equipment orders and firm equipment orders, delivery along with the installation and maintenance of GE Surface equipment.
• Perform functions to plan and direct the required interface between customer, field service and other departments and provide appropriate technical assistance.
• Maintain intimate involvement with all critical accounts to ensure customer satisfaction. Devise action plans for problem resolution and track progress.
• Directly manage the most critical field situations.
• Liaise with the Customer and coordinators to establish the schedule for equipment delivery, installation and the allocation of Service personnel for installation and maintenance activities.
• Brief services personnel on scope of work prior to operations commencing and de-brief on completion of operations.
• Focal Point of contact on a daily basis for the customer and GE surface products covering all aspects of onshore and offshore operational support.
• Build customer intimacy and driving speed and quality through an empowered regional operation
• Drive growth & productivity while always adhering to the highest compliance standards.
• Obtain quotes for new equipment, spares and installation tools, then follow through to delivery.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 10 years of experience in Upstream Oil & Gas sector.
• 5 years of experience as Supervisor or equivalent position in Oil sector.
• Knowledge of Surface Wellhead & Flow Control equipment in development and exploration disciplines.
• Bachelors Degree.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Desired Characteristics:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is preferred ·
• Ability to work well under pressure, in a fast-paced environment ·
• Six Sigma training is preferred ·
• Strong oral and written communication skills · Strong interpersonal and leadership skills - Experience in International segment, preferred in Africa+ - Strong interpersonal and leadership skills - Strong oral and written communication skills. - Can do attitude - Must think Safety first - Entrepreneurial Skills - College degree

Application Closing Date
7th April, 2014

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