• Application Deadline: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Field Operator Supervision 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 Field Operation’s Supervisor will be responsible for the following:

• Apply the HSSE policy and legislation applicable to crude oil transfer and export.


• Lead a team of operators to deliver simple and complex activities in the plant.


• Report and close out Unsafe Acts/Unsafe Conditions (UA/UC).


• Prepare daily production reports for DPR.


• Execute daily communication and shift handovers.


• Serve as Permit to Work (PTW) signatory.


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


• Start-up wells and facilities (hot and cold start).


• Perform basic troubleshooting on wells and facilities to ensure stability.


• Perform daily first-line monitoring of process parameters and variables.


• Gather daily production data and determine production performance.


• Manage the shutdown permitry and isolation management process.


• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.


• Adhere to plant operational procedures.


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


• Ensure optimized chemical injection rates are followed as advised.


• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions, plant isolation, etc.


• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.


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


• Perform monthly well tests and sampling of producing wells.


• Perform periodic well integrity assurance tasks and activities.


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

Work Cycle:

• The work location is an SPDC land production facility (Gbaran Ubie integrated Gas plant) accessible via land and air.


• The job activity period is daily on a 12-hour (7 am to 7 pm) routine over 21 days.


• Work is Port Harcourt based, and you may be required to attend courses in Shell IA PHC or other PHC locations as advised, as well as other official assignments.


• There is a standard 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off schedule.


• The successful candidate will manage their absences with his/her contractor for suitably qualified covers.


• Personnel may be required to work extended hours as the need arises.

Requirements

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


• Age:


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


• Must have at least five (5) years experience in GBARAN-UBIE and Kolo-Creek operations, SPDC.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to understand and perform production operations (volume, pressure) calculations.


• Ability to understand units of various variables, i.e., pressure, volume, flow rate, etc.


• Onsite hazard identification and risk assessment capability.


• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.


• Ability to carry out root cause analysis and support failure investigations.

Skills (Added advantage):

• Ability to read and interpret process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process drawings.


• Skill level knowledge in running/managing permit coordination.


• Experience in actuator valves and ESD systems operation.


• Experience in oil wellhead operations and troubleshooting skills.


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


• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).


• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills.


• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.


• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.


• Demonstration of full knowledge of wellhead systems & integrity management (installation, completion, and testing of various components and seals).