Job Description
Description
- We are seeking a highly qualified Senior Project Engineer to join our team.
- As a Senior Project Engineer, you will play a crucial role in overseeing operating processes used to complete projects and check that staff members perform their duties to a high standard to ensure the project runs smoothly, oversee the needs of the client, and find ways to improve processes.
- To plan, organise, and control all elements of the project and ensure the requirements of contracts are being satisfied within the stipulated budget and timeframe.
Main Responsibilities
- Responsible for scheduling, conducting, and coordinating the technical and managerial aspects of projects.
- Prepare, coordinate, and monitor a project from the initial conception to the schedule and final completion whether onshore, offshore, or swamp.
- Involved with the planning and forecasting of budgets and timelines to assure that the project is accurately completed to schedule.
- Assign tasks and responsibilities to members of the team so that everything is completed on time. This involves mentoring the project team and managing its performance.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting standards are maintained throughout the project(s).
- Monitoring project status reports and change orders.
- Perform quality control checks throughout all stages of the schedule to ensure budgets are kept, deadlines are met, and the performance of the team is as it should be.
- Comply with quality policy in line with ISO 9001:2015 standard.
- Ensure safety and QA/QC programs are established by all parties and maintained, and conduct reviews of detailed design drawings and specifications.
- Accountable for the successful completion of engineering projects.
- Participate in client/contractor meetings and resolve client, engineering, and management project issues.
- Identify engineering problems and ensure solutions are implemented.
- Evaluate, organise, and prioritise workload within a schedule.
- Liaise with third-party contractors to ensure all equipment is fit for purpose.
- Head the site HSE meeting/discussion and attend the morning pep talk before the start of work.
- Attend safety meetings when programmed.
- Investigate and give first-hand information/details on all accidents on the site.
- Conduct checks on personal protective equipment and encourage their use.
- Head the incident investigation team.
- Wear appropriate PPE on site.
- Stop any work that can potentially harm people, assets, or the environment.
- Be responsible for the protection of lives and assets of the company.
Qualifications / Requirements
- B.Sc or HND in Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience: 5 - 8 years hands-on experience as a Project Engineer working in the oil and gas industry.
- Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) membership.
- PMP certification is an added advantage.
- HSE Level 3 minimum.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Work experience in offshore environments.
- Should reside in Port Harcourt or be willing to relocate.
Skills and Competencies:
- CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System or Software).
- Microsoft Office Project.
- Primavera.
- Strong track record of successfully completed projects.
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- The ability to explain design ideas and plans clearly.
- Confident decision-making ability.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- The ability to work within budgets and to deadlines.
- A comprehensive knowledge of relevant legal regulations.
- Good team-leading skills.