Instrument (PACO) Engineering Support Services Officer - Soku at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting of safety-critical equipment and control/safeguarding systems
• Supporting the production staff in maintaining facilities
• Assisting the maintenance team to sustain asset integrity/equipment availability
• Complying with HSE practices and procedures
• Assisting in ensuring technical integrity and safe operation of new process & utility systems
• Identifying areas requiring change control and documenting change proposals
• Providing specifications for critical spares or replacements with vendor details
• Reviewing operating/maintenance procedures and proposing changes
• Developing maintenance job routines (MJRs)/maintenance procedures and work packs
• Identifying vendor support requirements for equipment maintenance
• Providing technical support in repairing malfunctioning equipment
• Liaising with OEMs for troubleshooting, spare parts, and field technical support
• Supporting the maintenance team in troubleshooting exercises
• Participating in root cause analysis, equipment failure investigations, and improvement initiatives
• Participating in Management Facility Inspections (MFI) and HSE meetings.

Work Cycle:

• Work location is swamp-field based (Soku, Rivers State), accessible via helicopter
• Daily 12-hour routine (7 am to 7 pm) over a 14-day period
• Periodic visits to Shell Industrial Area for training and official assignments may be required
• Personnel may need to work extended hours as necessary
• Port Harcourt-based candidate preferred.

Minimum Requirements
Possession of any of the following Qualifications:

• OND or HND in Mechanical or Instrumentation & Controls Automation Engineering or any other relevant discipline. Certificate from the School of Basic Instrumentation will be an added advantage.
• < 45 years
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in SPDC operation as a PACO technician

Skills:
Must possess competence No.1 plus at least one of Nos. 2–5:
General Instrumentation:

• Ability to read drawings – PEFS, PSFS, C&E, FLD, loop diagrams, etc.
• Sound knowledge of process instrumentation – major process parameters measured, types of sensors/instruments, principles of measurement, etc.
• Sound knowledge of loop components – IS barriers, surge protectors, FISCO, I/O modules
• Sound knowledge of communication protocols – HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus, Profibus, DeviceNet, etc.
• Sound knowledge of Fire & Gas devices – different types of detectors, principles of operation, Logic Solvers, Output Devices, etc.
• Sound knowledge of operation and maintenance of valves – control valves, SDVs, BDVs, solenoid valves, actuators, positioners, position transmitters, air regulators, different types of manual valves, etc.
• Skilled in calibration of switches and transmitters (pressure, differential pressure, level, temperature, flow, and absolute pressure)
• Skilled in maintenance of valves (control valves, ESDVs, MOVs, manual valves), positioners, I/P converters
• Skilled in use of handheld communication devices (Field Communicator, Interrogator, Fieldmate, NI Fieldbus Communicator, FB Tool, Oscilloscope, etc.)

Yokogawa DCS/SIS Engineering and Maintenance:

• Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices using the Engineering Workstation (EWS)
• Engineering of systems using the SIS EWS
• Installation and configuration of HART devices
• Engineering of CentumVP software, including navigation and editing of function blocks
• Use of Yokogawa AMS to manage field devices
• Navigation, configuration, and logic modification of ProSafe safety systems using ProSafe-PLC 4-mation & ProSafe-RS Workbench
• Ability to work on ProSafe SLS – Logic navigation using FLD, sound knowledge of SLS modules

Allen Bradley Systems Engineering and Maintenance:

• Sound knowledge (including engineering and maintenance) of ControlLogix, RSLogix5000, RSLogix500
• Installation and configuration of field devices
• Engineering and maintenance of Allen Bradley PLCs using RSLogix5000, RSLogix500, RSFieldbus, and FactoryTalk software
• Installation and configuration of PLCs, I/O modules, and other associated components
• Programming techniques, program upload/download to PLCs
• HMI engineering, PanelView, etc.
• Connection and use of a laptop for PLC engineering

SMAR Systems Engineering and Maintenance:

• Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices
• Engineering of System 302 software, including navigation, editing of function blocks
• Installation and configuration of PLCs, I/O modules, and other associated components
• Programming techniques, program upload/download to PLCs
• System302 HMI engineering, ProcessView, etc.
• Connection and use of a laptop for PLC engineering

DeltaV DCS Engineering and Maintenance:

• Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices using EWS
• Engineering of DeltaV software, including navigation and editing of function blocks
• Installation and configuration of DCS controllers and I/O modules
• HMI graphics modification

Soft Skills:

• Perform basic computer-related activities
• Knowledge of worksite hazard management and permit-to-work systems
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Communication and teamwork
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organizational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.