Contract Engineering Services Officer at Future Concerns Nigeria Limited

Future Concerns Nigeria Limited (FCNL) is the operator of Future Concerns Safety Center and Specializes in Providing Optimum Support Services for the Oil and Gas Industry Particularly in the Safety Equipment area, creating an "Intelligent One-Stop-Shop Business Solution".

Future Concerns Safety Center is an intelligent one-stop shop and safety resource featuring authorised blue chip distribution hubs amidst services, maintenance and training centres alongside a prescription vision safety lab all to highest global safety standards. We stock millions of dollars worth of safety equipment locally for the region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Contract Engineering Services Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
HSE:

• Be in constant alignment with H3SE Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation
• Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations or avoid pollution
• Participate actively in H3SE meetings, training sessions and drills and co-operate actively in the execution of H3SE plans
• Promote safety culture within Company by reporting of anomalies

Services Scheme and Location:

• COMPANY’S designated offices (Port Harcourt or Lagos)
• Standard COMPANY office hours

Scope of Services
Provision of Purchasing Expiditing Services:

• Financial data
• Material Purchases of $73m, from over 1,500 POs per annum
• Decentralized Purchases estimated at $0.6m via 100 orders
• Approximately 5,000 registered suppliers; and 100 new supplier applications per year.
• Importation 1,100 Tons Sea Freight and 10 Tons of Air Freight, via 1200 importation files.
• CONTACTS: Foreign and Local Manufacturers/Suppliers, other subsidiaries, User Departments, Various Government Ministries and Agencies, Banks, Scanning Companies, other third parties.

Activities
The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules

• Be in constant alignment with H3SE Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation
• Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations or avoid pollution
• Participate actively in H3SE meetings, training sessions and drills and co-operate actively in the execution of H3SE plans
• Implement the H3SE clauses within C&P documents

The job holder ensures the Compliance:

• Ensure compliance of the purchasing process with all internal Company’s rules (including guide to conduct) and all applicable laws and regulation (JV rules, Country laws...)
• Give special attention to safety material in order to ensure all safety requirements such as testing, certifications, identifications, etc. are fully complied as per company requirements and local government regulations
• The Job holder ensures the proper execution of purchasing orders operations (under the responsibility of his/her head of purchasing) by performing the following activities:
• Contribute to reporting Key Performance Indicators
• Where applicable and clearly state in purchase orders to follow up fulfilment of QA/QC requirements by suppliers prior to delivery of materials (in the form of Mill/Test Certificates, MSDS, other certificates).
• Ensure the follow-up of purchase orders until handover to Transit for FCA incoterm or Techlog reception for DDP incoterm
• Ensure reception of acknowledgement of receipt for PO’s from suppliers
• Ensure Suppliers’ deliveries on time as per applicable incoterm in the Purchase Order
• Follow-up of PO Readiness notification by Supplier to Buyer and Transit before delivery of goods by supplier to Freight Forwarded.
• Follow up goods receipt (GR103) creation vs Contractual delivery date.
• Clarify discrepancies between material delivered by Supplier to Freight Forwarder and Purchase Order specification
• Expediting new, missing, or returned documents/drawings from vendors, contractors, and Engineering
• Identifying and escalating ongoing supplier/contractor documentation issues to Buyers and User Entity
• Emphasizing a proactive, systematic, and standardized approach to detect and avert delays to the contractual delivery dates stated within the Purchase Order
• Ensuring accuracy of own work
• Serving as a focal point for the communication, maintenance, and update of supplier delivery commitments noted in the purchase order as negotiated by the Buyer
• Reviewing PO Readiness Checklist for potential problems and escalate to Technical Entity for validation or further actions as may be requited in order to respond to the suppliers
• Analyzing and evaluating delivery delays to estimate and advise the applicable Liquidated Damages therefrom
• Identifying disruptions in the supplier submission and delivery schedules
• Verifying the supplier reported progress and ability to meet its delivery obligations.

Services Personnel Profile

• A Degree in Engineering, Management or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain)
• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the Supply Chain and in Operational functions will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• 3 to 5 years' experience in oil and gas industry of which 2 years should be as a contract Engineer.
• Demonstrable general knowledge and understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the company in general.
• Good command of English language and excellent communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: recruitment@futureconcerns.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.