Hobark International Limited is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the oil and gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos. The group offers the following services.
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Review of transportation and installation procedures and analysis including load out procedure, sea fastening analysis, lifting analysis, pipelay analysis, jumper and spool installation procedure and associated analyses, and mooring analysis
Lead technical discussions with the CONTRACTOR, Marine Warranty Surveyor or other stakeholders
Participate to various technical workshops including Risk Assessment workshops
On an occasional basis, attend to activities on site or offshore
Liaising with any onshore discipline engineer concerned by the technical issues raised during installation preparation.
Follow up on interfaces with other Company packages
Preparing technical documentation for interface with FPSO, OLT & SPS contractors to make sure that technical issues are correctly identified by all parties,
Working in cooperation and getting assistance from dedicated Team specialists (such as material & welding, corrosion & coating, etc ...), or third parties, if required, for specific topics.
Supplying verified information to the reporting system that allows full tracking of installation events either to be used for reporting issue or for mitigation of future change order.
Providing inputs to contract correspondence, as necessary and issuing reports and presentations as necessary.
Qualifications
A Graduate Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline with M.Sc or equivalent, specialized in Mechanical and/or Naval Architecture Engineering.
Good understanding of hydrodynamic, Metocean data and preferably hydrostatic
Strong background in subsea installation engineer including installation of items such as pipelines/flexible, spools/jumpers and other structures.
Strong background and experience in mooring design, calculation and hook ups
Sound background in Oil and Gas installations, marine operations and offshore construction.
Minimum 10 years experience in Design and Installation of Subsea / Deepwater Steel Structures or previous exposure to UFR EPCI projects.
At least 3 years cumulative experience offshore on installation vessels
Good knowledge of international structural design codes / standards and general specifications.
Good organizational skills
Ability to prioritize activities, identify critical aspects, propose solutions, lead specialists or third parties, summarize and present complex design issues including transverse and interfaces matters.
Fluent in English (verbal and written).
BOSIET certificate including Compressed Air Emergency Breathing system (CABS) training
Shall be in possession of a Department of Petroleum Resources Offshore Safety Passport
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