Timekeeper at Westpaq Engineering Nigeria Limited (WPQ)

Westpaq Engineering Nigeria Limited (WPQ) is a Nigerian Subsidiary of the Bay Matrix Group, a USA based, Africa focused company. WPQ is a fully compliant local content company in Nigeria, with deep insight on the Nigerian business, social, community, environmental challenges and solutions. We are structured and supported by a parent company and its network of global partners to provide top-class solutions at a local level which is efficient for the Nigerian O&G Industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Timekeeper 

Location: Lagos

About the Role

• We are seeking a detail-oriented Timekeeper to support project controls by tracking field activities, monitoring progress, maintaining Job Cards, and ensuring accurate production reporting.
• The ideal candidate will hold a Technical Diploma in a relevant engineering discipline and have at least one year of experience in progress tracking, production control, or field planning within industrial, offshore, oil and gas, shipbuilding, or maintenance environments.
• Experience with piping and structural assembly activities is an advantage.
• This role offers the opportunity to work closely with field and project controls teams to support the successful execution of industrial and offshore projects.

Roles & Responsibilities
Field Monitoring:

• Monitor daily assembly activities at work fronts.
• Record activity start dates, interruptions, and completions.
• Verify physical progress achieved and report deviations from the planned schedule.
• Identify and record constraints impacting activity execution.
• Ensure field-collected information accurately reflects the actual status of the work.

Physical Progress Control:

• Measure and consolidate physical progress of completed activities.
• Update progress controls and reports.
• Provide information for short-, medium-, and long-term schedule updates.
• Support the development of project performance indicators.
• Monitor critical activities and priorities established by the Project Controls Team.
• Job Card and Taskify System Management
• Utilize the Taskify system daily to monitor and update activities.
• Update Job Card status according to field progress.
• Ensure traceability of information recorded in the system.
• Validate information with supervisors and foremen.
• Use computers and tablets for data collection, recording, and updates.
• Support the generation of reports and performance indicators through the system.
• Ensure Taskify records accurately reflect the actual status of executed activities.

Productivity Control:

• Record manpower mobilized by discipline.
• Consolidate consumed Man-Hours (MH).
• Monitor crew productivity performance.
• Identify productivity deviations and report them to the Project Controls Team.
• Support the preparation of assembly performance reports.

Pipe Shop Monitoring – Gretha Flotel:

• When required, monitor activities performed at the Gretha Flotel Pipe Shop, including:
• Small spool fabrication.
• Support fabrication and modifications.
• Field modifications.
• Minor structural modifications.
• Fabrication of supplementary items required to maintain assembly progress.
• Monitoring activity status.
• Reporting progress and constraints to the Project Controls Team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Shipbuilding, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in progress measurement, production control, assembly monitoring, or field planning.
• Experience within industrial, offshore, oil and gas, shipbuilding, or industrial maintenance projects.
• Desirable experience supporting piping and structural steel assembly activities.
• Ability to use computers and tablets in an operational environment.
• Ability to work with digital management and activity tracking systems.
• Willingness to receive training and utilize the Taskify system for Job Card management and activity tracking.
• Experience with SharePoint and production management systems is desirable.
• Strong organizational and data collection skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with field teams, supervisors, planners, and project stakeholders.
• Proactive approach with a strong commitment to accuracy and quality of reporting.
• Ability to adapt to dynamic offshore and industrial operational environments.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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