Technical Superintendent at Pacific International Drilling

Job Description

The hiring entity for this position is Pacific Drilling’s Nigerian affiliate, Pacific International Drilling West Africa Limited.

Position Summary:

The Technical Superintendent is responsible for coordinating the preventative and corrective maintenance of the entire fabric of the vessel, including equipment and furnishings. The Technical Superintendent ensures equipment is maintained and serviced to achieve the optimum economic life-cycle and predictability within its life-cycle. He/She is responsible for providing the necessary power and services to the drilling operations and other support operations.

Position Scope:

The Technical Superintendent is the leader of the maintenance service team onboard the drillship and acts as a focal point for all equipment and vessel related issues onboard. He/she coordinates the preventative and corrective maintenance team onboard the vessel and with input from the other members of the Rig Management Team and Marine Department, sets priorities in order to ensure maximum safety, optimum efficiency and preservation of the facility and its equipment onboard. He/she is ultimately responsible to ensure the accuracy of the data entered in the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) by all CMMS users on the vessel. The Technical Superintendent is the custodian of CMMS and is provided with the highest access level to enter corrections, data and changes in the maintenance routines and intervals, both calendar and event-based.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Chief engineers’ (1st class) ticket, without limitations of horsepower, or geographical area.
• Eight years of offshore drilling rig experience in the Maintenance department offshore, increasing responsibilities.
• Familiar and experienced with computer based maintenance programs for offshore drilling units.
• Extensive training and experience with electrical and hydraulic systems on, or equivalent with offshore floating deepwater 5th or 6th generation rigs.
• NOV 6th generation cyber chair experience. NOV MUX control 5th generation experience or higher.
• Senior School certificate (SSCE)/ West Africa Examination Council (WAEC)/ GCE O/L, OND in Nigeria is equivalent of 2 years associate degree in U.S., while HND or BSc is for 4 years (with at least 120 credits/units)
• Nigerian In Country – resident
• Fluent English communication skills (both oral and written)

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Ensure all activities are carried out according to State, Class, Flag and client requirements including the reporting of accidents and dangerous occurrences.
• Act as a Safety Leader ensuring the ongoing identification of hazards and the implementation of controls to manage the associated risks with a special focus on Permit-to-Work and Isolation Procedures.
• Coordinates planning and execution of preventative maintenance on all non-marine related equipment, keeping an updated and accurate historical record of all maintenance done as well as equipment certification documents.
• Ensure the preventative and planned maintenance program is carried out in accordance with Pacific Drilling Procedures, verify the integrity of all safety critical equipment and participates in internal audits.
• Ensure that operations are planned, organized, supervised and executed in accordance with well programs, rig move plans, Pacific Drilling Requirements and contractual obligations.
• Take the lead in budget preparation by coordinating the maintenance department budget and assisting the other department heads with rig budget proposal and submission

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