• Application Deadline: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Senior Supervisor (Operations / Maintenance / Contract Engineering Services)



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 12 years



• Location Rivers




• City Port Harcourt




• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  
  

Roles and Responsibilities

The Senior Supervisor will be responsible for the following:

• Lead a team of operators to execute routine and non-routine production tasks in a live oil and gas plant.


• Facilitate daily start-of-shift communications and handovers.


• Supervise daily monitoring and logging of process parameters, and lead first-line maintenance of critical equipment.


• Support emergency response management as per delegated roles.


• Ensure performance assurance and proactive health checks on critical equipment as per approved routines.


• Access and interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); Cause and Effects Matrix (C&E); Process Flow Scheme (PFS); Functional Logic Diagram (FLD); Instrument Loop Drawings (ILD), and Process Engineering Flow Scheme (PEFS) to support safe execution of activities.


• Collaborate with service contractors to ensure safe delivery of vendor-based/specialist maintenance activities.


• Promote site safety through continuous hazard identification, mitigation, and close-out.


• Provide on-the-job coaching to transfer necessary technical skills to other technicians.


• Prepare daily production reports for DPR.


• Issue permits as per SPDC PTW procedure.


• Monitor, control, and document production rates and performance.


• Oversee start-up operations for wells and facilities (hot and cold start).


• Participate in console review meetings, daily notifications, and YTT review meetings.


• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions, including plant isolation.


• Work with other disciplines to execute planned activities.


• Ready wells and facilities/equipment for (re)commencement of production/processing.


• Perform monthly well tests and sampling of producing wells.


• Conduct periodic well integrity assurance tasks and activities.


• Supervise equipment preparation for maintenance, including isolation, draining, steaming, and other required procedures.


• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure continuous asset integrity.


• Undertake additional assignments for continuous improvements as necessary.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is a land production facility (Gbaran Ubie integrated Gas plant), accessible by land and air.


• The job schedule is daily on a 12-hour shift (7 am to 7 pm) over a 21-day period.


• The work is based in Port Harcourt, with occasional training or assignments at Shell IA PHC or other PHC locations as needed.


• A standard 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off schedule is followed.


• The successful candidate will manage absences with their contractor to ensure qualified cover.


• Personnel may need to work extended hours as necessary.

Requirements

• A higher qualification (HND/Bachelors) in any science or engineering discipline.


• Age:


• Minimum of 12 years working as a field operations/Maintenance support, technician or permit coordinator in an oil and gas producing field location.


• Work experience in GBARAN-UBIE or any SPDC location would be an added advantage.

Skills:

• Experience in the operation of field instrumentation, process, and safety-critical shutdown valves.


• Knowledgeable in the utilization and navigation of distributed control systems (Delta-V DCS) and SIS (HIMA) systems.


• Experience in managing process isolations to support maintenance activities.


• Experience in utilizing process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process drawings.


• Knowledgeable in well integrity management requirements (installation, fault analysis, and function testing of various components and seals).


• Experience in managing Permit-to-Work systems.


• Basic knowledge of the PI System.


• Experience in oil & gas wellhead operations and troubleshooting.


• Good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Soft Skills (Added advantage):

• Strong communication and interpersonal relationship skills.


• Proficiency in onsite risk management.


• Proficient in MS Tools and SAP.


• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.