Planning Engineer (Operations) - Specialization Services at Western Development Company Limited

Western Development Company Limited is an Oil and Gas servicing company with about 25 years in the sector. Our experiences span Telecommunications, IT, Engineering, and Marine Services to mention but a few. We also employ and second manpower services, personnel and services to our customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Planning Engineer (Operations) - Specialization Services

Location: Gbaran, Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Start Date: 1st March 2024.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure performance assurance and proactive health checks of the associated components of (HIMA Logic Solver)
• Ensure periodic health checks on Human Machine Interface workstations and Servers. Systems fault diagnosis and recovery.
• Access and interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); Cause and Effects Matrix (C&E); Process Flow Scheme
• (PFS); Functional Logic Diagram (FLD); Instrument Loop Drawings (ILD) and Process Engineering Flow Scheme (PEFS)
• required for fault tracing and issue resolutions.
• Work closely with service Contractor(s) towards safe delivery of vendor-based maintenance jobs.
• Initiate and follow up with spares procurement towards expedited delivery for maintenance execution.
• Ensure technical integrity of assets through Preventive and Corrective Maintenance activities, quality assurance and performance standard verification of safety-critical equipment
• Technically support Operations personnel towards plant safe operations.
• Ensure field instrumentation availability and reliability towards meeting business targets on hydrocarbon processing and export operations.
• Maintain Systems availability for the continuous operation of the Flow station and Gas plant.
• Identifying critical spares and follow-up ordering and delivery.
• Integrate with other disciplines to achieve Asset integrity continuously.
• Promotes site safety and continuous hazard identification, mitigation and close-out.
• Other assignments for continuous improvements as exigent.

Work Cycle

• The work location is a land-based (Gbaran Ubie integrated Gas plant) accessible via land and Air.
• The job activity period is daily on a 12-hour (7 am to7pm) routine over 14 days.
• There is a standard 2weeks on and 2weeks off schedule.
• The successful candidate will manage their absences with his/her contractor for suitably qualified covers.
• There may be a need for periodic visits to Shell industrial area for training and official assignments.
• Personnel may be required to work extended hours as the need may arises

Academics

• B.Eng / HND in Electrical / Electronic / Computer Engineering.
• Age < 45years.

Work Experience

• 7-10 years of work experience in Instrumentation within the oil and gas Industry.
• Vendor Specific System Engineers’ Competence Level certification will be an added advantage.

Skills:

• Mastery/Proficiency in Field Instrumentation PM & CM for both HART and Fieldbus communication protocols
• Experience in CAO/SCADA/ PLC (Allen Bradley)
• Experience in Control Loop design, Implementation, and commissioning
• Experience in actuator valves and ESD systems maintenance
• Experience in PAS and fire protection systems Maintenance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Mastery/Proficiency in Engineering and Maintenance of HIMA systems
• Mastery/Proficiency in Engineering and Maintenance of Delta V systems.
• Experience in Control System Maintenance
• Basic Knowledge of PI System

Soft Skills (Added advantage):

• Strong Communication & interpersonal relationship skills
• Proficiency in Onsite risk management.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Tools and SAP.

Application Closing Date
29th February, 2024.