Engineering OJT/Assessor - Mechanical at Pivot-GIS Limited

Pivot-GIS Limited was incorporated in 2004 to provide the oil and gas industry with excellent service delivered in a safety conscious manner, at a fair and competitive price while training and utilizing Nigerians in management and craft positions.

Pivot-GIS Limited, initially was a joint venture between PIVOT and GIS on a 50-50 basis. Grand Isle Shipyard (GIS) Inc. was founded in 1948 by Mr. Clyde Pregeant Snr., and currently has over 1,000 employees carrying out onshore construction, offshore maintenance & Brownfield activities in the Gulf of Mexico region, USA. PGIS is based in Galliano, Louisiana. PIVOT Engineering Company Limited (PECL) is a 100% Nigerian owned EPC (mechanical/electrical) contractor with annual turnover of more than N3-5Bn in the past three years. PECL was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Honeywell Group, a Nigerian group of businesses owned by Mr. OBA AYOOLA OTUDEKO, OFR, FCA, FCIB, FCIS (Hons), D.Sc (Hons), and a past president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

At the moment, PGIS is a pure indigenous company with PECL having a 100% share capital and GIS Inc. of USA as its Technical Partners.

PGIS Limited still enjoys the support of our parent company/technical partners; Grand Isle Shipyard (GIS Inc.) in the US. GIS will proactively provide any additional equipment, personnel, and technical expertise requirement that will enable us to manage and supervise projects of any size.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Engineering OJT/Assessor - Mechanical

Location: Bonny, Rivers

Job Purpose / Objective
Assess, train and develop the competence of engineering technicians to fulfil the requirements of the organisation’s Assessment and Progression Scheme 1 (A&P-1) through on-the-job training, coaching, assessment and feedback.

Main Accountabilities

• Provide day to day training and development for mechanical technicians mainly in onsite facilities and in the workshop, providing demonstrations and instructions to the technicians to ensure full compliance with procedures, technical requirements and correct practice.
• Ensure tasks undertaken by the technicians are carried out in line with organisation’s HSSE standards and procedures and provide guidance
• Assist in A&P-1 development and periodic reviews to ensure the document is current at all times and in line with organisation’s standards
• Identify the assessment requirements related for A&P-1 competencies, carry out pre-assessment plan for each section and prepare assessment schedule in collaboration with the respective candidate and section supervisor
• Guide technicians on how to collect appropriate evidence, compile portfolios and present evidence during assessment
• Review and judge evidence against stated criteria, record assessment decisions and provide constructive feedback to the technicians, respective supervisors and Discipline Trainers
• Provide on the job training and development of technicians to achieve defined levels of competence
• Identify learning & development gaps that require Head of Technical Training intervention and liaise with Competence Assurance Coordinator and Discipline Trainer for implementation
• Formally record technicians’ performance, update A&P-1 portfolios and keep track of their progress
• Attend progress meetings under the A&P-1 scheme
• Contribute to the A&P-1 assurance processes and procedures in area of competence
• Accept other tasks relating to A&P-1 personal development that may be assigned occasionally

Job Requirements

Education

• HND or Bachelor’s in mechanical field
• Technical / Business Skills
• Minimum of A1 or D32-33 Assessor (TAQA Level 3). Level 3 Professional Training Qualification and V1 are advantages.
• Interpersonal Skills
• Good oral and written communication, interpersonal, leadership and mentoring skills

Competencies

• Knowledge on the industry and profession, HSSE requirements and regulations
• Problem solving skills, technical and vocational competencies. Skills specific to industry’s discipline specializations

Experience

• Ten (10) years or more post-graduate experience in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum seven (7) years in the Oil and Gas industry with emphasis on rotating and static equipment (compressors, pumps, air-cooled heat exchangers, gas turbines and process line valves), which must include experience in the training, development and assessment of technicians
• Mechanical Workshop experience will be an added advantage

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2014

How To Apply:
Qualified and interested candidates should please send their current CV to: [email protected] stating the position being applied for as subject heading.

Note: Only qualified and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.