Facility Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Engineering at Workforce Group

Purpose Statement

• To provide expertise, supervision, and oversight in Engineering Design (both FEED & DED), Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning on projects across the entire Facilities Engineering value chain for the organisation, with a particular focus on OML-11.

Key Deliverables

• Assure effective project management and provide clear advice/instructions to the multidisciplined project leadership team.
• Support the Upstream Group Project Manager to deliver a competitive (cost and schedule) project.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects, ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Accountable to deliver all the surface facilities projects required to meet production promises.
• Provide facilities engineering & construction management support to other functional areas, e.g., asset team, drilling, subsurface, production engineering, etc.
• Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress; develop and finalize the project execution and quality plan; develop contingency plans, resolve conflicts, set priorities based on trade-offs.
• Develop annual budget project costs and schedule estimates and participate in the development of the control cost and schedule; ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Manage the interface with the Financial and Commercial Functions to ensure that project execution matches the maturation of financing solution and commercial agreements.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Develop contracting strategy and tender documents for the project scope and manage contract delivery. Lead the selection of the design and execution contractor(s).
• Review of contract documents and comparing with inquiry & offer and resolving the discrepancies.
• Manage interfaces with internal and external stakeholders (NUIMS/NNPC, State Government representatives, NCDMB, and Contractor Management.
• Coordinate the reviews of technical information, design documents and drawings, between/within the company and contractors.
• Develop and implement project management and health check systems including interface management, risk/opportunity, permits and consents, cost, schedule/progress, Quality. Apply these through design and construction phases to demonstrate Technical Integrity.
• Contribute to training and development of the Asharami Energy project team staff.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• A Degree in Engineering, preferably Civil / Structural, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering.
• COREN registered with working knowledge of oil and gas facilities, Process Engineering, and Project Engineering systems, tools and practices in a project lead position.
• A minimum of 15 years' experience in EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Commissioning) in the Oil & Gas industry, with 5 years of those as a Project Manager of small and mid-size projects. Special consideration will be given to land, swamp and shallow water experience in the OML-11 lease or other leases in the eastern Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Knowledge / Skills:

• Extensive Project management knowledge. Experience across EPCIC projects covering pipelines/flowlines sizing, design installation & repairs; oilfield process equipment sizing, design, fabrication, installation & troubleshooting; oilfield mechanical equipment design, fabrication & installation; electrical, instrumentation & control; facilities, pipelines/flowlines integrity services.
• Solid technical background, with experience in process engineering, understanding or hands-on experience in construction management activities.
• Extensive knowledge of design engineering, procurement, installations, construction, and commissioning.
• Experience in Contract Management.
• Skills in managing Strategic and Front-end Processes; Project Execution; Resource & Schedule Management; Cost Management; Project Control Processes; Contracting and Procurement; Construction Management.
• Excellent organization and planning skills; inter-personal and leadership skills with good communications skills (i.e., report writing and presentation) are essential.
• Team player, acting as a champion to break new grounds, self-motivated starter.
• Can manage as required the relationship with key stakeholders to achieve projects' objectives.
• Thorough understanding of the risks and the technical/commercial issues associated with development and production of oil and gas.
• Proven track record of results delivery in challenging project environments.