Shell Petroleum Development Company, one of the world’s leading energy companies which plays a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways is recruiting for the positions of Principal PACO Engineer, Marine Supervisor EA, Marine Quality Assurance Lead, and Marine Officer.
Job Description:
This role provides an exciting opportunity to join the Shell Nigeria Deepwater Projects’ Discipline Engineering team. If you have the ability and passion to develop and deliver efficient, cleaner, and reliable Instrumentation and Automation solutions to the business in line with the company’s strategy – fit for purpose, first time, on schedule and on cost then we have a position for you.
In P&E, we believe that an inclusive and diverse workplace is essential to our future success. Our selection criteria are focused on getting the best talent for the job. We encourage you to apply for the role if you believe your experience, skills, competences, or diverse perspective can make the difference. We are committed to bias-free resourcing, allowing equal opportunity to everyone.
Where You fit in
The role sits within the Discipline Engineering team of the Deepwater Projects team in Lagos. The Deepwater Projects Lagos organization supports Shell Companies in Nigeria (comprising of SNEPCo, NLNG, SEN, All On, and Daystar Power) by the world-class delivery of Deepwater projects and assets through leveraging the appropriate processes and tools, while developing local Nigerian capability. The services and projects delivered by the Deepwater Projects Lagos organization span the complete E&P lifecycle: concept selection, define/FEED, project execution, commissioning / start-up, and support to operations.
This role specifically provides discipline-specific expertise and skills to the Deepwater Projects team in Lagos. Your activities will include the delivery and review of engineering deliverables for the various projects and activities executed within the SNEPCo Deepwater Projects Design office and operations support functions. Your activities may also include periodic provision of engineering solutions and technical calls for the wider Lagos based functions of SCiN – Deepwater Projects being the sole engineering warehouse based in Lagos.
You will gain greater exposure and insights to business operations (technical and non-technical), internal & external stakeholder management, commercial decision making, and strategic problem solving.
What is the Role?
The Deepwater business is demanding, involving many critical service applications. The work requires people who are results-driven, enthusiastic, energetic, dedicated, flexible and willing to work in a team-based environment. Overall system availability of present and future assets is critically dependent on a successful floating system and subsea system performance. This performance will be achieved via a successful floating systems and subsea systems engineering and support.
You must be able to work in a matrix organization – in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-racial group in a developing country with its unique qualities; supporting operations as well as upgrade projects simultaneously; and anticipating and resolving day-to-day operations and project maturation issues.
This is an opportunity to work with and contribute to a diverse skill pool of professionals from various disciplines by applying in-depth instrumentation & control technical expertise, learnings, and best practices required for the design, installation, commissioning, and operations support for delivery of projects and asset activities. It also offers opportunities to grow and develop technical and non-technical skills in an area that is critical to current and future Deepwater developments, working in a role with direct customer interface and accountability for meeting overall business and team objectives.
Key Accountabilities for the Principal PACO Engineer include:
- Supporting the Head, Instrumentation, Control and Electrical Engineering to articulate and build implementation plans towards achieving the strategic direction for the team.
- Providing efficient, cleaner, and reliable control and automation solutions to the business in line with the company’s strategy i.e., brownfield and greenfield projects and activities, asset operations and maintenance etc.
- Providing authentic and visible leadership in the areas of HSSE, diversity, interpersonal and technical skills development, and cost leadership.
- Collaborating with other members of the discipline engineering team to achieving high quality design output, assurance, and execution in business targets.
- Executing technical work, complying with industry and company standards while identifying continuous and performance improvement initiatives.
- Contributing to various asset management processes to ensure technical and design integrity, efficiency, and safety of facilities as a technical authority.
- Providing mentorship and coaching for less experienced staff.
- Demonstrating an open mindset to learn and adopt best practices from Shell, partners, and industry.
- Maintaining effective interfaces with key stakeholders e.g., Production unit (Maintenance, Operations, WRFM), Deepwater Projects (Discipline Engineers, Engineering Managers, Project Managers etc)
Main Interfaces
Internal: Discipline Engineering team, Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Discipline Engineering Leadership Team, Production Unit (Maintenance, Operations, WRFM) Leads, Other SCiN Business Functions, and the Deepwater Projects Community
External: Contractors, and local authorities.
What We Need from You
As a Principal PACO engineer, you are expected to provide control and automation solutions and successfully manage assigned Process Automation and Control Optimization (PACO) discipline scope within our projects. Thus to deliver on the role, you will need to have a learner’s mindset and possess strong interpersonal skills i.e., able to influence and develop relationships across various functions and cultures within SCiN. You would also need to be comfortable coaching less experienced colleagues and delivering through others. You would be required to work in line with company guidelines on (i) HSSE and (ii) Ethics & Compliance. You must be also COREN registered or registrable.
In addition, you would need the following to be successful in the role:-
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronic / Instrumentation and Control engineering or equivalent.
- Visibly demonstrates personal and company HSE commitment.
- Minimum of 12 -15 yrs years post-graduation experience directly related to instrumentation and control in upstream E&P with at least 10 years directly related to Instrumentation, Control and Safeguarding Systems engineering within an upstream Deepwater or similar environment.
- Direct experience on deepwater facilities and familiarization with construction, commissioning, operational requirements will be an added advantage.
- Experience on delivery of projects and/or activities with significant subsea control and distribution content will be an added advantage.
- Good understanding of Nigerian business environment and the Upstream and Deepwater business
- Demonstrate understanding and usage of relevant international, national and industry standards as may be applicable in Deepwater engineering and operations support activities.
- Able to identify and deliver opportunities for optimizing systems designs, reducing operating costs and proposing technically robust solutions to deliver value.
- High personal energy level; core values enterprise first, leadership and teamwork; and a proven track record in achieving stretching personal and business goals i.e., with consistent high quality and timeliness in delivery of work outputs.
- Committed to improvement and ability to thrive in a challenging environment with multiple competing priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – able to work effectively and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels and across organisational boundaries.
- Strong influencing skills, and ability to deliver through others and with others without formal authority.
- Knowledge of key stakeholders’ needs/ interface management as well as business drivers, including economic, political, environmental, and social issues.
- Ability to form strong professional relationships at different levels of the organization.
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills.
- Experience as a field Control Systems Engineer will be an advantage.
Marine Supervisor EA
What is the role?
To act as Asset Operator as defined in the Offshore Division Asset Management Policy and as defined accountable in Part 3 of the facility HSE Case.
To supervise marine and tanker system operations and the air and supply boat logistics on and to the installation to ensure that activities in support of operations can be conducted in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner.
To provide advice, guidance and assistance to the Offshore Installation Manager, Operations Supervision, Safety Representatives and workforce with regard to the implementation of the Company safety policy and SPDC Offshore safety programme.
To act as the focal point for management aspects of industrial safety, accident and fire protection, environmental affairs and occupational hygiene.
Areas of responsibility:
- Cargo and ballast tank management
- Cargo and ballast handling operations
- Offtake operations
- Installation safety in the role of focal point
- Helicopter movements
- Supply vessel movements
- Management of marine movements within 5000m zones of the FPSO’s and their associated facilities including the OGGS riser jacket and SPM.
- Operation of the catering and deck lifting contract on behalf of the OIM
Networks with
Offshore Installation Managers, Technical Support Engineers, Verification Engineers, Maintenance Team Leaders and Maintenance Engineers, Capability Management Team, Pipeline Engineers, Offshore Logistics Superintendent, Head of Offshore HSE Services, Offshore Division Business Support, Drilling Engineers and Supervisors, contractors, OEM Vendor Representatives, Govt agencies, Cargo Surveyors
Accountabilities
- Establish and maintain a functional relationship with the Onshore Senior Marine Supervisor and safety function
- Control expenditure and ensure that correct documentation is maintained for relevant contracts
- Monitor relevant contractor performance offshore
Marine & Helicopter Activities
- Ensure that supply vessel operations are carried out in a safe and timely manner
- Ensure that helicopter operations are carried out in accordance with Company policy to meet operating requirements and that related equipment is properly maintained
- Control marine activity to ensure that standby vessels conform to installation operational safety requirements, anchoring/survey/diving operations in the vicinity of the installation are conducted safely, and bulk and general transfers to and from the installation are also performed safely
Cargo Handling Systems:
- Ensure that the loading, transfer and discharge of crude oil is carried out in a safe and efficient manner
- Ensure all cargo handling systems are employed and functioning as designed to ensure the safety and integrity of the installation
- Supervise the production of detailed loading/discharge plans maintaining vessel stress and bending moments within acceptable limits at all times
- Supervise the use of inert gas in order to maintain a safe and positive pressure regime in the cargo spaces at all times
Ballast Handling Systems:
- Ensure the loading, transfer and discharge of ballast water is carried out in a safe and efficient manner
- Ensure all ballast handling systems are employed and functioning as designed to ensure the safety and integrity of the installation
- Supervise the utilisation of ballast systems in order to ensure the installation does not exceed minimum or maximum draft requirements, stress or bending moment parameters
Offtake Systems:
- Ensure that the operational readiness of the SPM is maintained at all times, and that hoses and hawsers are inspected, tested, maintained and changed-out in accordance with Company requirements.
- Ensure that the deployment, utilisation and recovery of the offtake systems are carried out in a safe and efficient manner.
- Ensure that sufficient replacement offtake equipment is on board or available to minimise downtime in the event of component failure
- Supervise the offtake operation in conjunction with the Operations Team
Tank Management:
- Ensure tank atmosphere monitoring equipment is available and functioning
- Supervise all tank cleaning activities
- Supervise all tank entries
Safety Management System and Safety Case:
- Assist with the ongoing maintenance of the Safety Case and the implementation of the Safety Management System on the installation
- Audit and monitor the activities specified in the SMS Activity Catalogue
Safety Programme:
- Assist with the development and implementation of the installation safety programme in line with the Business safety objectives, Business Unit Safety Plan, team and individual tasks and targets
- Promote and maintain safety awareness through installation safety meetings and general contact and communication (see also safety training) including protection of the environment and occupational hygiene
- Promote the installation safety initiatives which may include an Award Scheme to cover all installation personnel
- Supervise specialist equipment inspection and maintenance contracts.
This includes proposals to the Installation Manager on the purchase of new/replacement safety equipment and obtaining advice as necessary from the Safety and Environmental Affairs Department
Permit to Work System:
- As the System Auditor, audit in a systematic manner the application of the permit to work system and advise management and supervision as necessary with regard to compliance
- Act as Asset Operator under the permit to work system for all lifeboats and escape system facilities, cargo handling and tank management systems. Ensure that all relevant safety equipment and systems are maintained in an operable condition
Administration:
- Establish and maintain an up-to-date safety library and information system for company procedures and codes of practice.
- Advise installation management on items arising from safety audits, safety alerts etc, including follow-up action arising from DEn, DoT, HSE and Certifying Authority inspections, that require to be concluded speedily and satisfactorily
- Provide input to installation job pre-planning through management meetings
Monitoring:
- Monitor the general state of work sites and safety awareness and behaviour of personnel through systematic auditing, inspection and review of working practices
Safety Meetings:
- Assist installation management and supervision to improve safety awareness through installation safety meetings by drawing attention to particular problem areas and advising of safety information. Act as installation focal point for safety themes, providing necessary external professional advice and assistance to other users. Monitor the action points arising from the installation’s safety meetings
Environmental Control:
- Co-ordinate matters related to protection of the environment including routine overboard discharge, waste emissions, waste reduction and reporting of spills
Safety Training:
- Assist installation supervision with the training of personnel in the following activities – tank entry and confined space entry procedures, use of breathing apparatus (BA), gas testing including search and rescue
- Advise the Installation Manager of necessary safety-related input to Change Proposals when initiated on the installation
Note:
Detailed accountabilities and standards are specified within:
- Asset Ownership Policy
- Competence Assurance Manual
- Location-specific SMS documents
Field Security
- Act as Port Facility Security Officer in line with ISPS requirements
- As the offshore Field security focal point, liase closely with other In-Field vessels and units on security issues
- Ensure that the nominated Field Security Vessel is performing its duties effectively
- Maintain proper security documentation, including ISPS required data
What we need from you?
- Valid STCW95 Deck Officer Class 1 certificate with tanker endorsement. A Deck Officer Class 2 certificate may be acceptable subject to relevant experience.
- A minimum of 10 years sea time on tankers, including VLCCs.
- GMDSS qualified
- The incumbent must be qualified to undertake the duties of a Permit Signatory and System Auditor.
- Competency in the management of major emergencies and permit to work and work management systems is required.
- Experience in man-management in the field of loading and discharging supply vessels and knowledge of helicopter operations are desirable.
- A sound knowledge of marine offtake operations, terminal operations, the handling of crude oil and ballast systems including the use of associated safety systems, and hands-on experience with submerged FRAMO pumping systems and inert gas generators is essential.
Marine Quality Assurance Lead
Where you fit in?
To develop, implement and maintain quality assurance processes for the Shell Exploration and Production Companies in Nigeria (SEPCiN) chartered maritime tonnage in line with the applicable Business Standards and Guidelines, requirements on positive vetting of marine floating assets, equipment, terminals and supply base jetties. Incumbent will work closely with appropriate internal and external stakeholders to improve the vessel quality, assurance and safety standards and performance of maritime contractors. The incumbent will play a key role in driving Marine Logistics business objectives and risk management performance and contribute as the coordinator of all marine assurance activities within Marine department.
The incumbent will provide technical expertise and advice in the event of a maritime incident.
What are the roles?
To manage and deploy a team to support the following activities:
- Developing an annual Safety and assurance plan for Marine Logistics; monitor performance against targets on a monthly basis and provide feedback to Marine Management Team.
- Custodian of the Marine Logistics Quality Management System, Maritime HSE Case, HRA and ISO14001 Standards.
- Develop, implement and maintain a robust vessel and vessel manager quality assurance programme in accordance with Shell Group Standards, Guidelines and Upstream processes; periodically review the effectiveness of the controls and provide feedback to Marine Management Team. Implement a “zero tolerance” culture on vessel and vessel manager quality assurance requirements.
- Support Marine Contract Holders in implementing and maintaining contractor management processes in line with Shell standards and associated guidelines.
- Organise Quarterly safety seminars for maritime contractors.
- Incumbent and contractor support staff to conduct regular vessel visits as part of Visible Safety Leadership activities.
- Lead maritime near miss and incident investigations, when required, and disseminate learnings within Marine Logistics and the maritime contractors. Develop LFIs and communicate to the relevant stakeholders within SEPCiN and the Shell Group. Incumbent shall be fully conversant with the company’s incident reporting systems and procedures. Generate incident analysis reports on a monthly basis and provide feedback to Marine Management Team. Share incident related learnings from other business and operating units internally within the Marine team and vessel operators, as applicable.
- Provide emergency response and crisis management support in the event of maritime incidents.
- Conduct MPM Self-Assessment of the maritime business within SEPCiN and maritime facility audits at appropriate intervals. Remain as the focal point for follow up and close out verification of action items from internal, independent and external audits associated with maritime and Safety activities. Share best practices and transfer learnings from assurance activities of other business and operating units.
- Undertake ad hoc projects allocated by Head, Maritime and deliver those within agreed time frames.
Provide out of office cover for Head, Maritime and other departmental heads under delegated authorities.
What we need from you?
- Class I Deck/Engine Maritime Professional with offshore and shorebased experience in an upstream environment is required
- Ability to be appointed as a Shell Authorised Person in Maritime Safety.
- Personnel with other qualification but having the necessary operational/management level maritime experience may be considered for this role e.g. Class II maybe acceptable on case-by-case review of competence, skills and abilities.
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry.
- Demonstrable experience of managing personnel in an office environment.
- Demonstrable experience of managing maritime assurance.
- Appointed as an Authorised Person in Maritime Safety or equivalent with another IOC.
- HSE MS management and auditing experience.
- Exposure to Upstream maritime activities.
- Exposure to vessel and vessel manager quality assurance related activities.
- Previous experience in Marine Logistics experience.
- Previous experience in an Upstream Maritime Team Lead role is preferred.
- Senior Leader of Teams/LEAD experience will be an added advantage
- Excellent HSE Leadership.
- Excellent interpersonal relationship with customer focus.
- Pre & post tender contract management, cost management
- As above Class I Certificate of Competency advantageous
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Science, Engineering or related discipline is an added advantage
- Both Upstream and Downstream experience (Petroleum and/or Gas dangerous cargoes endorsements)
- Dynamic Positioning experience.
- Vessel Quality Assurance experience.
- Assurance system experience for approving and processing vessel clearances.
- Accredited OCIMF OVIQ inspector
- Training: BOSIET, Oil Spill Management, ISM Lead Auditor, Incident Management system experience, Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis, OCIMF OVIQ
- In-depth knowledge and proficiency of development and maintenance of management systems.
- In-depth knowledge of marine safety regulations and guidelines.
- Marine crisis and emergency response skills.
- Communication skills in English both written and verbal
- Develop and sustain internal and external relationships
Marine Officer
What is the role?
The job requires a dynamic, self-motivated person who enjoys a challenge and wishes to hold a key position in an exciting development in the offshore oil industry in Nigeria.
Prime responsibility will be to assist and understudy the Marine (and Safety) Officer in all aspects of his work. This will include cargo loading and ballasting, including
all aspects of stability and strength calculations, cargo sampling, offload hose maintenance and general shipboard duties.
To assist with marine and tanker system operations, air and supply boat logistics on, off and to the installation to ensure that activities in support of operations can be conducted in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner.
Areas of responsibility:
- Cargo documentation
- Cargo and ballast tank management
- Cargo and ballast handling operations
- Vessel stability and longitudinal strength
- Offtake operations
- Oil in storage stock record-keeping and stock reconciliation
- SPM and ancillary equipment
- Helicopter movements
- Supply vessel movements in and around the FPSO, and their associated facilities including the OGGS riser jacket.
- Security, with particular reference to the ISPS
Networks with
Corporate S&E Team members, DPR and NNPC, Forcados Marine Office, Shift Supervisors and Control Room Operators, In-Field Support and Work Vessels, Cargo Surveyors, Metering and Laboratory staff, Deck crew and marine support staff.
Accountabilities
- Assist in the loading, storage, transfer and discharge of crude oil in a safe and efficient manner
- Assist in the production of detailed loading/discharge plans maintaining the vessel’s condition of draft, trim, stress and bending moments within acceptable limits at all times
- Use of inert gas to maintain a safe and positive pressure regime in the cargo spaces at all times
- Produce daily stock reports of oil in storage and stock reconciliation after each tanker offtake
- Act as responsible party for liaison with Immigration, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and other government representatives involved in oil lifting in the Offshore
- Assist the Production Control Room Operator during periods of crude oil export.
- Assist in the preparation of all documentation associated with the export of crude oil from the installation.
- Operate slop tank system, including clean water overboard discharge, in accordance with the installation operating procedures.
- First line maintenance on all equipment under his control.
- Act as Permit to Work “Area Authority” for all marine systems.
- Ensure correct operation of the radar system.
- Assist in preparing cargo, ballast, and slop oil tanks for entry and subsequent return to service when required. To include all isolation and cleaning requirements.
- Ensure the Single Point Mooring Buoy and associated equipment is available at all times for crude oil export.
- Assist Marine Supervisor in security matters, relief Port Facility Security officer as required
- Relief Marine Supervisor as required.
Ballast Handling Systems:
- Assist in carrying out the loading, transfer and discharge of ballast water in a safe and efficient manner
- Assist in the utilisation of ballast systems to ensure the installation does not exceed minimum or maximum draft requirements, stress or bending moment parameters
Offtake Systems and Operations:
- Ensure that the deployment, utilisation and recovery of the offtake systems are carried out in a safe and efficient manner
- Ensure that sufficient replacement offtake equipment is on board or available to minimise downtime in the event of component failure
- Assist in the offtake operation in conjunction with the Operations Team
- Liaise with DPR, the Immigration Department and other government agency representatives in all aspects pertaining to offtake operations
- Assist with export cargo accounting and reconciliation
Tank Management:
- Ensure tank atmosphere monitoring equipment is available and functioning
- Operate all tank cleaning equipment
- Assist and supervise all tank entries and measurements
Safety Management System and Safety Case:
- Assist with the maintenance of the Safety Case and the implementation of the Safety Management System on the installation
- Audit and monitor the activities specified in the SMS Activity Catalogue
Safety Programme:
- Supervise specialist equipment inspection and maintenance contracts.
- Provide input to installation job pre-planning through JSA and toolbox talks
Safety Meetings:
- Assist the Marine and Safety Supervisor in the running of installation safety meetings by drawing attention to particular problem areas and advising of safety information. Act as installation focal point for safety themes, providing necessary external professional advice and assistance to other users
- Monitor the action points arising from the installation safety meetings
Environmental Control:
- Act as site focal point for the co-ordination of matters related to protection of the environment including routine overboard discharge, waste emissions, waste reduction and reporting of spills
Safety Training:
- Assist in conducting induction briefings, on behalf of the installation section heads, for all new personnel within 24 hours of their arrival on the installation. This induction should be tailored to the needs of the personnel attending the briefing
- Conduct the training of on-site personnel in the following safety critical activities – tank entry and confined space entry procedures, use of breathing apparatus (BA), gas testing, including search and rescue
- Act as nominated deputy for the Asset Operator under the permit to work system for all cranes, lifeboats and escape system facilities, cargo handling and tank management systems. Ensure that all relevant safety equipment and systems are maintained in an operable condition
- Assist in ensuring that supply vessel operations are carried out in a safe and timely manner
- Ensure that helicopter operations are carried out in accordance with Company policy to meet operating requirements and that related equipment is properly maintained
- Assist the Marine Supervisor in controlling marine activity to ensure that
standby vessels conform to installation operational safety requirements, anchoring/survey/diving operations in the vicinity of the installation are conducted safely, and bulk and general transfers to and from the installation are also performed safely
What we need from you?
- Valid STCW95 Deck Officer Class 2 certificate with tanker endorsement. A Deck Officer Class 3 certificate may be acceptable subject to relevant experience.
- A minimum of 5 years sea time on tankers, including VLCCs.
- Experience in the operation of a crude oil terminal and Single Point Mooring buoys would be an advantage
- GMDSS qualified
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to work with minimum supervision
- The incumbent must be prepared to train and become qualified to undertake the duties of a Permit Signatory and System Auditor.
- Knowledge and experience of offshore loading hoses would be an added advantage in ensuring that hose maintenance and maintenance of spare parts is carried out.
- A working knowledge of the Corporate S&E procedures and Terminal working practices is required as is a sound knowledge of marine offtake operations and the handling of crude oil and ballast systems, including the use of associated safety systems. Hands-on experience with submerged FRAMO pumping systems and inert gas generators would be a definite advantage.
- The incumbent must have sound experience in man-management. Experience in the field of loading and discharging supply vessels and knowledge of helicopter operations are also desirable.
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