Principal Distribution Engineer - Engineering Services at Navante Oil & Gas Company Limited

Navante is a fully independent indigenous company which provides tailored, high impact and cost effective solutions to the unique needs of the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry. Our services include Production Operation & Maintenance Services, Procurement & Logistics, Fabric Maintenance, Construction, Mechanical Installations and Integrity Management and Engineering of Offshore and Onshore Production facilities.

Our workforce consisting of highly skilled engineers provide a bespoke service that ensures quality Front End Engineering Design (FEED), thereby providing the basis for an efficient cost estimate to enable clients make critical go-for-ward decisions. Detailed Engineering and Project Management services are also provided to support client needs including turnaround scopes, feasibility studies and contingency planning. Our in-house expertise covers the facility llifecycle from pre-commissioning through to decommissioning and abandonment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Principal Distribution Engineer - Engineering Services

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Distribution Manifold (HDM), Electrical Distribution Manifold (EDM), Umbilical Termination Heads (UTH), Umbilical
• Act as single point of contact for MP&L including coordinating department study responses to studies and department reviews
• Termination Assembly Jumpers (UTAJ), Electrical and Hydraulic Flying Leads and associated transportation, storage, and installation aids comply with project specifications, procedures, design documentations and approved Inspection and test plan (ITP) and validation through testing. Ensure appropriate witness, review, and approvals by Company representatives per approved project inspection and test plans.
• Promoting Goal Zero Safety and Quality culture and drive compliance at the worksite.
• Enforcing Shell and IOGP (International Oil and Gas Producers) HSE (Health Safety and Environment) policies and procedures at Company worksites.
• Review and provide input to technical specification documents, P&IDs and other detailed engineering documents for subsea distribution system and other interfacing systems.
• Respond to Subsea Control and Distribution related queries and technical clarification questions from contractor.
• Responsible for ensuring the manufacturing/fabrication of Umbilical Termination assembly (UTA), Hydraulic
• Responsible for safe, timely and efficient execution and drive progress of work scope based on project schedule.
• Witness fabrication, assembly and / manufacturing activities at Fabrication Site and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Witness site activities including Site Receipt Inspection, Factory Acceptance Test, Extended Factory Acceptance
• Test and System Integration Test and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Work with Contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, reported and timely dispositioned.
• Author and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly status, progress, and site reports.
• Oversee materials/goods receipt, inspection, and verification checks and reporting.
• Coordinate readiness and execution of integration tests across packages / disciplines.
• Review and provide input to Assembly and Testing Procedure, storage and preservation, Transportation Handling
• Instruction, Installation, and offshore Testing Procedure.
• Ensure Materials Record Book (including Certificate of Conformance and other technical documentation are available prior to loadout of equipment.
• Coordinate logistics at the Local Fabrication Site for timely packaging and transportation of equipment to the quayside and safely load-out to installation / Transportation vessel.
• Liaise with Company's Lifting and Hoisting SME (Subject Matter Expert) to review lift plan, rigging register and support safe lifting operations.
• Supervise offshore installation, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of the subsea control and distribution hardware.
• Liaising with Project Engineers responsible for delivery of other packages within the project e.g., Umbilical systems
• Flow control systems, well control systems, flowlines etc. to successfully manage interfaces and drive compliance with project requirements.
• Coordinate meetings and design reviews with contractor engineers and technicians and report outcomes.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders i.e., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, asset & operations, Wells, marine, logistic, aviation, subsea intervention etc. to ensure adequate support for project execution.
• Log and track lessons Learned during the detailed design and manufacturing activities within the Package.
• Review operation, and maintenance manuals and guidelines issued by contractor.
• The service will involve work and travel to fabrication sites, OEM facility and offshore vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

Requirements

• A minimum of Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Subsea Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years work experience with at least 10 years relevant experience in design, fabrication, and installation of deepwater subsea hardware systems. Specific experience in design, fabrication and installation of Subsea distribution hardware will be an advantage.
• COREN Registered Engineer.
• BOSIET / FOET and current Offshore Medical Certificate
• Qualified to travel offshore
• Good understanding and practical application of Industry standards and codes (API17F / ISO 13628-6, API 17H, API RP 17N, ASME B31.3, ASME IX, IEC 60287).
• Practical experience in working with subsea control systems OEMs.
• Practical experience in developing subsea control specification and datasheet.
• Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Knowledge of personal and process safety.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2025.