Shutdown Manager at Pivot GIS Limited

A vacancy exists for the position of a Shutdown Manager in our Client’s Operations. Details of the position are as highlighted below.

Qualified candidates should have the following:

• B.Eng., B.Sc., B. Tech or Equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Project Manager Certification.
• Minimum of 15 – 20 years’ experience in planning and execution of maintenance activities on oil and gas production installations.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Project, Office Suites and SAP packages.
• A detailed 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.
• Languages: English necessary – written and oral proficiency.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years working experience in large maintenance, engineering or operational organisations in the oil and gas industry with at least 5 years direct experience of managing shutdown operation on oil and gas operation.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing large groups of staff.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to coach, mentor, advise, and motivate multi-national teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing all Shutdowns, Modifications and Brownfield Projects to assure successful delivery. With focus on goal zero in HSE; Zero LTIs and No Harm to the environment and plant.
• Ensuring all projects complies with company, industry and global standards and is executed within contract requirements, cost and schedule.
• Lead, manage and coordinate the Shutdown Team/Department
• Develop and implement fit-for-purpose Shutdown and Project Management Policies, Procedures and Processes to efficiently track, control and manage all department projects.
• Develop and implement short, medium and long term projects, department & business strategies, budgets and plans to effectively control all department projects, shutdowns, campaigns, modifications, tie-ins, revamps and other projects.
• Liaise with the Client to plan and execute seamless shutdown/business operations.
• Develop the overall budgets, staffing plans, schedules and durations of all assigned shutdown events (which includes planned, unplanned, emergency and opportune shutdowns).
• Engineering | Procurement | Construction | Operations | Maintenance
• Implement overall shutdown HSSE and quality management plans for each shutdown event.
• Implement an effective integrated shutdown master schedule for each shutdown event by discipline and equipment.
• Develop the overall contracting strategy for the shutdown.
• Implement shutdown management control plans (schedule of norms) for work-packs, materials, PPE, manpower, permits, extra-works, contracts, costing, quality, HSSE, logistics, local manpower and on-site resources,
• Develop the overall equipment, consumable including PPE requirement for each shutdown and department projects.
• Development and freezing of the shutdown work scope. Liaise and coordinate with NLNG operations and maintenance departments for detailed planning inputs for the integrated master SD Plan.
• Development of communication, manpower, shutdown, decontamination and start-up plans and procedures for each shutdown event.
• Develop risk register and fit for purpose contingency planning for each shutdown event.
• Analyze industry and best practice with SOW and schedule challenges to achieve cost and duration efficiency and effectiveness.
• Review lessons learned process for continuous improvement.
• Work closely with NLNG Operations and Discipline Leads to insure effective staffing for operations
• Ensure that capital project activities are effectively integrated with the shutdown maintenance work plan.
• Work closely with the NLNG shutdown coordinators on overall strategy and integration with other planned shutdown events.
• Participate in shutdown readiness reviews, peer reviews, HSE walkabouts and audits at each Shutdown lifecycle phase.
• Work closely with all of the Client’s discipline Leads, Coordinators, contractor project managers & superintendents, other key stakeholders and operations to deliver the shutdown per the agreed upon parameters.