Senior Supervisor (Operation / Maintenance / Contract Engineer) (Electrical) – Forcados Terminal at Vagan Oil & Gas Limited

Vagan Oil & Gas Limited is a Nigerian Private Limited Liability Company registered under the Companies Act of 1990, in line with the policies of the Nigerian service provision. The company's core area of operation is to provide a broad spectrum of services ranging from Engineering, Pipeline & Flowline Construction / Repairs, Facility piping and maintenance, Wellhead & Christmas tree maintenance and servicing, Composite wrap technology, Equipment & Offshore/Marine Supplies, etc.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Supervisor (Operation / Maintenance / Contract Engineer) (Electrical) – Forcados Terminal

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Age: < 55 years
Gender: Female / Male
Start Date: 1st October 2025

Responsibilities

• The personnel will be responsible for the following:
• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions
• Serves as permit to work signatory and administer safe system of work.
• Apply the Health Safety Security and Environment policy, legislations applicable to crude oil transfer and export.
• Carry out First Line Maintenance (FLM) on Power Generation and key distribution systems.
• Carry out scheduled Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) on
• Electrical HV/LV equipment in the Terminal.
• Adhere to plant operational procedures.
• Execute daily communication and end of run handover.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions plant isolation etc.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Collaborate with Plant operators to execute front line maintenance activities in the plant.
• Supervise the activities of the frontline maintenance team.
• Troubleshooting of safety critical equipment and control system.
• Supporting the production staff in maintaining facilities.
• Assist the maintenance team to cope with high number of activities to sustain asset integrity/equipment availability.
• Comply with HSE practices and procedures.
• Assist in ensuring Technical Integrity and safe operation of new process & utility system to achieve the facility’s objectives.
• Identify any area of new facilities requiring Change Control and document the change proposal.
• Provide specifications for critical spare/or replacement with vendor details (e.g. soft copies for Heater control, etc.)
• Review operating/maintenance procedure under current reality and propose changes.
• Develop (Maintenance Job Routines) MJRs/maintenance procedures and work packs.
• Identify vendor support requirement for equipment maintenance.
• Provide technical support in repairing outstanding mal-functioning equipment (e.g. crude transfer Pump Motor etc)
• Liaison with OEMs for trouble shooting, spare parts, field technical supports etc.
• Support the maintenance (operation) team in all trouble shooting exercises.
• Carryout maintenance routine activities in line with company standards, local and international standards.
• Participate in equipment failure RCA (Root Cause Analysis), investigation and improvement initiatives.
• Participation in MFI (Management Facility Inspections) and HSE meetings
• Close out personal MFI actions other assignments for continuous improvements (AMS process application: RCAs, MTO, MEC etc.) as exigent.

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma (ND)/HND equivalent in Sciences/Engineering with 5 – 8years work experience as a field operator or maintenance technician in an oil and gas facility.
• Prior experience in an SPDC/Renaissance Oil Terminal Power Generation should be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role within FOT Maintenance team.
• Ability to read and interpret complex Electrical and Control system schematics.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and fault rectification in Mars 100 Solar Turbines used for power generation.
• Must have transformer and Switch gear certification from NAPTIN
• Must have cable jointing and termination certification from NAPTIN
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, and word)
• HV Overhead line (Up to 33kV) specialist
• Must have NEMSA Electrical Installation Certification
• Knowledge of Process and Personal safety.

Skills (Added advantage):

• T_BOSIET certification
• Explosion proof electrical equipment
• PTW Certification
• SAP Proficiency.
• Experience in the maintenance of hydrocarbon and plant processing equipment
• Electrical Maintenance Field Supervisor should be skill in maintenance of HV/LV motors,
• MOVs, Switch Gears, MCCs, HV/LV Generators, UPS and rectifier, Earthing and Lightning system, Dissipated Array System for fixed roof and floating roof tanks, Protection Relays,
• HV Transmission and distribution line, cable laying and termination, distribution and transmission transformers, Heater and thyristor, Isolation/Switching of high voltage complex network using switching program, starting-up and synchronization of generators, Solar Mars Turbines operation and maintenance etc.
• Electrical Maintenance Field Supervisor should be an appointed Competent person;
• SAEP (Senior Authorized Electrical Person) in Field Operations or other areas/ assets with high voltage installations and experienced in High Voltage Electrical Distribution and Transmission system and must have robust knowledge on Electrical Safety
• Regulation (ESR) and Electrical Safety Operation (ESOP)
• Mechanical maintenance field supervisor should have capacity to provide operations with engineering support to troubleshoot all rotating & static equipment problems and provide detailed analysis and recommendation to these problems.
• Mechanical maintenance field supervisor should have basic knowledge/ skill in pump alignment, rotor balancing, clearance checks, machining operation, material selection, etc.
• PACO field supervisor must have competence in General instrumentation and 2 out of the following areas: Delta V DCS/SIS engineering and maintenance; Allen Bradley
• Systems engineering and maintenance; SMART Systems engineering and maintenance; and DeltaV DCS engineering and maintenance.

Soft Skills:

• Onsite Hazards identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Computer literate (Competent user of Microsoft Office and ability to liaise with programs)
• Knowledge of Worksite Hazard Management
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Good Communication skills & a team player
• Ability to work under pressure with resilience
• Good organizational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-Motivated and perform under minimal supervision.
• Effective supervision and coaching ability.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: info@vagangroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.