Nigeria LNG Limited was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria's vast natural gas resources and produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for export. The company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) Limited, which provides shipping services for NLNG and Nigeria LNG Ship Manning Limited which provides personnel for all of NLNG’s Vessels. Our LNG is delivered to ports in cities around the world.
Nigeria LNG Limited, a world-class company helping to build a better Nigeria, seeks to engage suitably qualified candidates for immediate employment in the vacant position:
Job Title: Assistant Project Engineer
Ref No: SD/SDM2014/001
Location: Bonny
The Job:
The appointee will be required to undertake the following:
- To work as part of a multi-discipline team engaged in major shipbuilding and refit projects for LNG and LPG carriers and offshore units such as FLNG and FLPG barges.
- To assist in certain aspects of the design and construction under guidance from a Senior Engineer.
The Duties:
The duties will include, but are not limited to the following:
- To participate in preparation / review of technical specifications, evaluation of bids, design development processes, plan approval, visits to shipyards during construction and commissioning, attending factory acceptance tests and sea trials.
- Ensure that the design/ construction of new ships is in line with the requirements in the way of safety; operability and reliability are in line with the policies set by the Division for the Group.
- To prepare with Project Engineer alternative decisions and recommendations on systems, equipment, contractors and methods for beneficial use in place of obsolete, unreliable or less efficient systems/subjects on the customer’s vessels. Analyze and advise on vessel operating parameters to identify inefficient machinery, hull condition, bunker and lubricant consumption and take prompt action so as to limit any further deterioration.
- Ensure that the customer is guided to the most effective route for bringing the ships into service and ensuring the limitation of cost during lay-up.
- Provide expert guidance to other departments in the Shipping Division concerned with the chartering of the vessels on technical aspects for most benefit to the Group/ Provide Technical advice and support.In liaison with the Project Engineer, assist the Fleet Manager to co-ordinate and produce all out of service repair and refit specifications, and liaise with procurement department to ensure that necessary equipment is ordered, arrange specialist contractors, review and finalize Yard tender analysis document.
- In liaison with the Fleet Manager, supervise contractors, ship’s staff and surveyors to ensure the refit is conducted to satisfactory standard, tendered cost and on time. Agree Yard work list and invoice subject to final approval of SDM; On completion of the refit:
- Produce a review of achieved Yard performance on time, cost and quality against that tendered.
- Prepare detailed report of the work carried out.
- Recommend work to be done at future refits.
- Ensure and monitor the application of international, national and classification society rules and regulations which apply or are proposed for application to LNG carriers and how they affect ship designs and operation
- Promote Health, Safety and Environment and Quality Management policies of NLNG within NLNG and to third parties involved with management of BGT vessels.
Qualification/Experience
The right candidate should:
- Possess a minimum of Class 2 Engineer Certificate of Competency and a Bachelor's degree (Minimum of Second Class Upper) or HND (Minimum of Upper Credit) in Mechanical/Marine Engineering
- Have a minimum of 8 years of Shipping operations experience within an integrated shipping/oil/gas company, with 2 years as 2nd Engineer on LNG/LPG carriers, OR 2 years working experience as senior officer in shipping operations.
- Not be more than 40 years old as at 31st December, 2014.
Application Closing Date:
19th September, 2014
Method of Application
Interested and qualificed candidates should
Click here to apply Online
Note:
- You will receive an e-mail notification indicating that your application has been successfully submitted.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Any false information provided during or after the application process will, lead to outright disqualification of such candidate(s).