Field Engineer 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: Field Engineer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Construction Department Manager (Onshore), Offshore Construction Manager (Offshore)
• Liaises with Project & Construction Engineers (Office), Project Team (Offshore)
• Timely completion of assigned engineering tasks
• Quality of prepared engineering deliverables, i.e. in accordance with contractual, legislative, regulatory, company requirements
• "Fitness for purpose" of engineering deliverables
• Adherence to Company Management System (CMS) applicable to his field of responsibility
• Proposing optimisation and improvements in his area of responsibility;
• Liaising with the Senior Project Engineer or Offshore Construction Manager about project matters during offshore activities
• Engineering support during execution phase of the project (fabrication and installation, offshore)
• Effective use of the PTW System
• Technical liaising with client and subcontractors during offshore activities
• Supporting the OCM on all technical matters pertaining to the work offshore
• Ensuring that work carried out offshore is in accordance with the approved procedures and technical specifications;
• Liaising with the Construction Engineers and Project Engineers where additional engineering is needed offshore.
• Authorised to request for input for preparation of assigned engineering deliverable, Key performance indicator, Successful completion of offshore project.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in relevant Engineering discipline
• Relevant offshore training
• Knowledgeable in international codes and standards
• Minimum of 3 years experience in offshore engineering
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of engineering, installation, testing and commissioning of offshore pipelines and structures
• Good knowledge of Company Management System (CMS) ensuring compliance to quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) requirements
• Good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken
• Ability to work in a team and co-ordinate activities
• Prepared to work offshore
• 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