Start-Up Lead - EXPAT at Amaiden Energy Nigeria

Job Type: Contracts 
Job Nature: Rotation (8 weeks on/2 weeks off)

Main Functions

• Start-Up Lead focuses on planning and coordination of start-up activities relating to a part of the facility, including review of Contractor deliverables as well as oversight of project team discipline specialists. The role is characterized by:
• Strong technical background in applicable utility and process systems, rotating equipment, and Instrumentation & Controls.
• Familiarity with work management and operating facilities
• Capability to plan activities with complex interdependencies
• Collaboration with the Contractor to ensure requirements for start-up activities are clearly understood and adhered to
• Leadership to ensure project priorities of safety, quality, and schedule are achieved; includes a high level of assertiveness to ensure effective communication and influencing of Engineering, Construction and Operations functions on the Project Team.

Tasks and Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Start-Up Lead shall include the following:

• Be familiar with the Contract Scope of Work and all relevant Project Design Specifications (PDSs)
• Support Start-Up Manager to ensure planning for start-up is addressed; proactively work with Contractor and Affiliate Operations to resolve identified issues.
• Review and provide input to the Contractor in the development of start-up documents during detailed design (Initial Start-Up Procedures, etc.)
• Recognize and apply relevant lessons learned available from other projects
• Identify key start-up execution issues and implement applicable mitigation steps
• Steward creation / finalizing of start-up documentation including integrated schedules, reports, and procedures.
• Generate appropriate start-up reporting to Project Team and Affiliate Operations during the execution of start-up activities
• Demonstrate commitment to safety through engagement in Contractor’s Commissioning Permit to Work, Mechanical and Electrical Isolation and Safety Work Manuals to ensure efficient and safe execution of the work. Provides input in the field to JSA’s and Risk Assessments. Monitors contractor’s adherence to Procedures and participate in Safety walks, Hazard Hunts, attend toolbox meetings
• Validate and endorse isolation requirements between start-up phases and endorse removal of isolation after ensuring readiness for start-up
• Coordinate with Commissioning for seamless transfer of "care, custody, and control" of facilities (i.e. Handover) to Affiliate Operations.
• Assist Operations in conducting PSSRs prior to start-up.
• Lead the Start-Up effort by Company including coordination with Commissioning, Vendors, and Contract labor:
  • Identify and coordinate the scheduling of start-up support resources (e.g., engineering specialists, Contractor labor, and Vendor Representatives) with Commissioning Team and Contractor.
  • Identify start-up resources required during key project phases and communicate to the Start-Up Manager
  • Provides start up resources according to agreed staffing plans
  • Coordinate/supervise the activities of the discipline specialists Vendor Representatives, Contractor labor, and Commissioning specialists during start-up execution
  • Engage Affiliate Operations in start-up activities
• Provide support to Affiliate Operations during post-start-up surveillance, tuning, performance testing, and system troubleshooting and coordination of closure of identified issues
• Support the effort to capture startup lessons learned
• Support Project Closeout activities

Job Requirements

• Years of closely related professional experience
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, discipline appropriate certification(s), or equivalent professional experience
• Proficient in Work Management Systems
• Demonstrated leadership skills through previous supervisory position, team leader position, engineering lead position or other leadership positions
• Knowledgeable of Project Completions activities and typical commissioning practices including typical Systems Completion Database software (e.g., WinPCS, MC+, CoConsole, Orbit)