Instrument (PACO) Engineer (Maintenance) - Otumara Node at Vagan Oil & Gas Limited

Academics

• A qualification (OND/HND/Bachelors) in electrical/electronic Engineering Discipline.

Age

• < 60 years.

Gender

• Male/Female

Start Date

• 1st February 2026

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in an oil and gas facility working as an Instrumentation Technician.
• Experience in any RENAISSANCE facility will be an added advantage.

Skills

• Experience in actuator valves and ESD systems maintenance
• Skill in PAS and fire & gas protection systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Skill in Safeguarding systems maintenance.
• Field Instrumented Pneumatic / DCS systems.
• Skill in CAO/SCADA/DeltaV/Allen Bradley Systems.
• Skill in PLC system configuration and troubleshooting
• Skill in fiscal metering.
• Skill in gas treatment/conditioning and chromatograph
• Soft Skills (Added advantage)
• Ability a lead to team for safe execution of task onsite.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Perform basic computer related activities.
• Knowledge and use of SAP tools and the perimetry process.
• Knowledge of worksite hazard mgt and perimetry systems
• Ability to multitask effectively.
• Communication & teamworking.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good organizational skills.
• Self-Motivation

Roles and Responsibilities

• The Paco/Instrumentation Support will be responsible for the following:
• Onsite responsibility for safe supervision of technicians during work execution.
• Ensure performance assurance and proactive health checks of the associated components of the Robertshaw Panel integrated Control, Safety Instrumented and Fire & Gas Systems.
• Ensure periodic health checks on Human Machine Interface workstations and
• Servers. Systems fault diagnosis and recovery. Of Allen Bradley, DeltaV, Foxboro, Solar
• Turbine, Siemen, System one etc.
• Access and interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); Cause and
• Effects Matrix (C&E); Process Flow Scheme (PFS); Functional Logic Diagram (FLD);
• Instrument Loop Drawings (ILD) and Process Engineering Flow Scheme (PEFS) required for fault tracing and issues resolutions.
• Work closely with service Contractor(s) towards safe delivery of vendor-based maintenance jobs.
• Initiate and follow up with spares procurement towards expedited delivery for maintenance execution.
• Ensure technical integrity of assets through Preventive and Corrective Maintenance activities, quality assurance and performance standard verification of safety critical equipment.
• Ensure field instrumentation availability and reliability towards meeting business targets on hydrocarbon processing and export operations.
• Maintain Systems availability for the continuous operation of the facility.
• Identifying critical spares and follow-up ordering and delivery.
• Integrate with other disciplines to achieve Asset integrity on continuous basis.
• Promotes site safety and continuous hazard identification, mitigation, and close-out.
• Other assignments for continuous improvements as exigent.

Work Cycle

• The work location is a water and land-field based in West Shell Facilities accessible via water and Air.
• The job activity period is daily on 12 hours (7am to 7pm) 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 training and official assignments.
• Personnel may be required to work extended hours as need may arise.