Principal MCI Engineer - Engineering Service at Navante Oil and 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 MCI Engineer- Engineering Service

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Respond to Subsea Control and Distribution related queries and technical clarification questions from the contractor.
• Promote Goal Zero Safety and Quality culture and drive compliance at the worksite.
• Enforce HSE (Health Safety and Environment) policies and procedures at Company worksites.
• Ensure appropriate witness, review, and approvals by Company representatives per approved project inspection and test plans.
• 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 the 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.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders (e.g., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, asset & operations, Wells, marine, logistics, 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.
• Responsible for safe, timely, and efficient execution and drive progress of work scope based on the project schedule.
• Witness fabrication, assembly, and manufacturing activities at the Fabrication Site and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• 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 Procedures, storage and preservation, Transportation Handling Instructions, Installation, and Offshore Testing Procedures.
• Ensure Materials Record Book (including Certificate of Conformance and other technical documentation) is 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 plans, rigging registers, and support safe lifting operations.
• Supervise offshore installation, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of the subsea control and distribution hardware.
• Liaise 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.
• Review operation and maintenance manuals and guidelines issued by the contractor.
• The service will involve work and travel to fabrication sites, OEM facilities, and offshore vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Subsea Engineering, with professional registration.
• 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.
• Good understanding and application of Industry standards and codes (API17F / ISO 13628-6, API 17H, API 17TR4, API 17TR5, API 17TR6, IEC 60287, ASME B31.3, ASME IX, ASME B31.8, ISO 15607).
• Practical experience in working with subsea hardware/distribution systems OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
• Practical experience in developing subsea hardware specification and Datasheet.
• Knowledge in use of MS Office tools or similar software.
• Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Demonstrable project management.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2025.