Field Operations Services Support at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Roles and Responsibilities

The Field Operator services support will be responsible for the following:

• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions.
• Serves as a permit-to-work signatory and administers safe system of work.
• Apply the Health Safety Security and Environment policy, legislations applicable to crude oil transfer and export.
• Carry out first line maintenance on pumps, motors, separators, and valves.
• Adhere to plant operational procedures.
• Start-up and Shutdown of Oil and Gas facilities.
• Perform daily first line monitoring of process parameters and variables.
• Execute daily communication and Shift handover.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions plant isolation etc.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Collaborate with Plant operators to execute front line maintenance activities in the plant.
• Perform proper housekeeping within the plant.
• Serve as focal point for operational registers.
• Maintain defective equipment register for plant.
• Direct the operation of the vacuum truck.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal) accessible via water and Air.
• The job activity period is daily on 12-hour (7am to7pm) routine over a 21-day period.
• There is a standard 3weeks on and 3weeks off schedule.
• The successful candidate will manage own absences with his/her contractor for suitable qualified covers.
• There may be need for periodic visits to Shell industrial area for trainings and official assignments.

Minimum Requirements

• OND / HND in Sciences / Engineering with 3 - 8 years of work experience as a field operator in an oil and gas facility or SSCE/WAEC with a minimum of 10 years of work experience as a field operator in an oil and gas facility.
• Minimum of one year: as a Drains/Front Line Maintenance/Instrument air and fuel gas/Intake operator/Last Line of Defense operations/New process Area operations/water treatment facility/Control Room Operator/Hydrocarbon Oil accountant
• Ability to read and interpret process engineering flow schemes (PEFS)
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Basic Knowledge of Terminal Operations
• Basic knowledge of Process and Personal Safety
• Basic knowledge of Oil recovery operations

Skills:

(Added advantage)
Control Room Operator:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in the operation of 3-phase separators, compressors, pumps and other crude oil processing equipment
• A good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.

Drains:

• T_BOSIET certification
• IMO leve1, 2 certification
• Experience responding to crude oil spills.
• Experience in maintenance of hoses.
• Experience in the operation of vacuum trucks

Front Line Mtce:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in the maintenance of hydrocarbon and water processing equipment.
• Mechanical discipline bias

Utility – Instrument Air and Fuel Gas:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in the maintenance of air compressors.
• A good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.

Intake Operator:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in offshore operations
• Experience in crude oil fiscal measurement activities
• Experience in crude oil sampling and collection (handling)

Last Line of Defense:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience responding to crude oil spills.
• Experience in maintenance of hoses.
• Experience in operation of open drain water treatment facility

New Process Area:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in maintenance of pumps, manual valves, and sight glass of vessels.
• A good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.

Utility - Water Treatment System:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in the maintenance of pumps, sight glass, and valves
• A good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.

Hydrocarbon Accountant:

• T_BOSIET certification
• Experience in the preparation of documents for crude oil export
• Experience in preparation of visualization report

Soft Skills:

• Onsite Hazard identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a diverse team.
• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.
• Ability to trend and analyse data sets.
• Ability to understand and perform production operations (volume, pressure) calculation.
• Ability to understand units of various variables i.e., pressure, volume, flow rate etc.
• Ability to work in a diverse team and with external stakeholders.