Campaign Instrument Foreman at SPIE Oil & Gas Services Nigeria

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Campaign Instrument Foreman

Job ID: 2021-21972
Location: Nigeria
Contract type: Freelance Contract
Contractual Hours: On demand
Contract duration: 2 years (renewable)

Responsibilities
Operations:

Organizes on site the maintenance operations which are placed under his responsibility,
Assists the Planning Engineer with the resourcing and suitable planning input to ensure a quality preparation and execution of all Maintenance works.
With his teams, he assists specialists working under Specific Maintenance Contracts (SMC),
Ensures that company’s HSE regulations are respected (especially procedures related to Work Permits), as well as approved operating procedures and standard industry practice during preparation and performance of maintenance operations placed under his responsibility,
Ensures the house keeping of all maintenance works executed by his team.
Manages interventions using the CMIMS and work packs provided by the planning team,
Reviews all intervention reports in the CMIMS (including those concerning SMC) and writes the detailed technical reports related to his field,
Monitors (and in certain plant – Operates) the functioning of utilities and all equipment placed under his responsibility,
Takes part in daily, weekly and coordination meetings on site,
Ensures that the transfer of knowledge by mentoring occurs properly within his teams and actively participates in this himself, leading others by his example,
Manages and Coaches/Mentors the team of technicians directly under his responsibility,
Carries out, at contractor’s site representative’s request, any intervention within his field of competence.
Takes in charge the systems under his responsibility in case of breakdown until correct operation is resumed.

Methods:

Identifies, in the preparatory stage of maintenance works, any delicate operations and ensures that proper studies of the risks involved are carried out beforehand,
Identifies recurrent corrective maintenance interventions, analyses them and suggests improvements,
Keeps a critical eye on current preventive maintenance programmes and, if need be, suggests improvements,
Warns support and planning teams of any recurring problems related to the availability or quality of spare parts,
Keeps track of any backlog of work in his area of responsibility and suggests corrective measures to COMPANY and CONTRACTOR if this backlog threatens to become unmanageable,
Suggests improvements and requests modifications.

Profile
The holder of this post must have the following qualifications:

Higher National Diploma or Certificate (HND / HNC (A-levels + 3 years’ study) or BTS / DUT or equivalent,
10 to15 years’ experience in the field of maintenance on oil and gas production installations,
A basic knowledge of the process of oil and gas treatment, installations and a thorough knowledge of the equipment used in oil and gas treatment installations
Specific professional knowledge: CMIMS : SAP/R3
Specific technical knowledge on all types of instrumentation Gas and Oil metering, DCS and PLC systems, UCP’s, etc.
He must have proven ability as a leader of small teams.
Perfectly competent and independent in his own field,
He must show common sense and an organizational ability.
Natural authority, founded on his abilities and on the trust he has in his teams, is essential.

Minimum Level of Experience Required:

3 years or more.

Required Authorisations:

A basic knowledge of the process of oil and gas treatment, installations and a thorough knowledge of the equipment used in oil and gas treatment installations
Specific professional knowledge: CMIMS : SAP/R3
Specific technical knowledge on all types of instrumentation Gas and Oil metering, DCS and PLC systems, UCP’s, etc.

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