IT (Software) Asset Management Engineers at Klosters Energy Services Limited

Klosters Energy Services Limited provides asset integrity management services to Nigerian facilities across multiple industries including oil and gas, petrochemical, power, manufacturing etc. through risk-based techniques taking into account the problems of fatigue, fluid flow, corrosion, etc. Our services seek to obtain optimal solutions which strike a balance between cost and safety.

Klosters Energy Services Limited was founded to provide high level technical expert services in areas that provide much needed value within the fast growing and diversifying Nigerian economy with particular reference to the oil and gas industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: IT (Software) Asset Management Engineer

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The IT (Software) Asset Management Engineer is responsible for the setting up, implementation and management/monitoring of Company IT-Based Asset Integrity Management Services for its Clients.

Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing:

• Provides IT-based asset management services to clients by setting up software, data entry supervision, implementing procedures that provides for maximum value from product and providing support to clients.
• Enter and maintain information in the Software Asset Tracking system to address budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contracts, and cost.
• Coordinate and maintain client asset information using the Asset Management System
• Acquires relevant data and statistics on a periodical basis.
• Works with engineer colleagues and client reps in the use of on implementing best practices specific to the product/process.
• Interface with colleagues to generate relevant analytics
• Proactively engage with clients and provide Best Practices guidance to clients with the goal of getting most value out of software
• Identify opportunities to increase client usage of our products and identify new users.
• Work closely with the commercial team on potential opportunities. Assist in campaigns on new product placement
• Proactively engage with clients to keep them informed of various products with a view on helping them achieve their business goals; proactively solicit client feedback regarding future product development
• Work with internal functional teams to ensure that all clients requests / inquiries are managed appropriately
• Respond to detailed client enquiries about methodologies and analytics, hold advanced client trainings / workshops; present in seminars
• Maintain and communicate accurate records regarding client interaction activities
• Frequent on-site client visits
• Assisting customers with their licensing agreements in a consultative manner.
• Communicate through email, individual interview, group meetings, and presentations to end users, management, developers, and vendors.
• Respond to requests from end users, managers, developers, and team members for specific IT Asset Management data information.
• Tracking/management of products at each client including license status.
• Provide support to clients regarding specific vendor product use rights 

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in comparable role(s) or role(s) requiring similar responsibilities
• Working knowledge in O&M and/or Risk/integrity management services
• Good understanding of the key activities involved in operations of heavy industrial production (oil and gas will be beneficial) such that candidate has an excellent appreciation of the client requirements and is able to fully articulate how Company can meet these needs
• Strong knowledge & experience with IT asset management software (EAM, ERM, ERP, CMMS, etc.), asset life cycle management processes planning, acquisition, deployment, monitoring, harvesting and retirement
• Strong knowledge utilizing and/or implementing software asset management systems/tools.
• Strong knowledge of software licensing terms and conditions, agreements and maintenance contracts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer science or other related disciplines.
• Years of experience would be considered in absence of degree.
• Professional certification would be beneficial.

Personal and Team Skills

• Must be able to work with no supervision
• Excellent soft skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to manage issues, liaise with third parties and lead a multidisciplinary team
• Team player possessing a strong work ethic.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong skills in analysis, planning, problem solving and decision making
• Self-starter, creative, team player, and positive attitude.
• Strict compliance with Company’s business ethics
• Demonstrated problem solving ability, and the ability to design and improve processes.
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills are required; must have the ability to manage conflict.
• Flexibility in adjusting and reprioritizing in order to meet changing needs in a fast-paced work environment
• Attentive to detail, yet understand and apply the degree of accuracy necessary for the task at hand.
• Agile learner - able to quickly assimilate relationships between variables under analysis
• Ability to attend to multiple projects simultaneously, including time-sensitive priorities.
• Be personable, approachable and able to connect with each and every person on the team and throughout the business.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] Remember include the title "IT (Software) Asset Management Engineer position" to prevent your email from being filtered out.

Note: Whilst we cannot guarantee a response to each and every application, we will endeavour to contact all successful applicants as soon as possible.