Lead, Instrument & Control Engineer at Nestoil Plc

As a Lead, Instrument & Control Engineer you will:

• Coordinate instrument and control discipline engineering activities, ensuring accurate and timely communication of needs to meet operations objectives.
• Develop metering solution for the accurate measurement of oil and gas produced at the respective flow stations and the volumes exported- at each gathering station and export terminal. Automate the metering systems at all flow-stations and terminals. (Ugo Ocha, Keremor, Odidi, Jones Creek, Batan and Egwa).
• Proactively identify and resolve in a timely manner all electrical and automation issues trouble shooting, reliability enhancements and efficiency monitoring.
• Integrate the control systems of various equipment and process facilities to ensure that they function as an efficient and reliable integrated system.
• Seek and implement I&C technologies to improve the reliability of Company’s operating systems.
• Influence organizational capability of operations and engineering teams to ensure that proper focus on E&I issues resolutions is active and effective in all fields.
• Review equipment vendors DCS/SIS/F&G designs and execution plans and provide guidance and direction to help achieve the project objectives. Measuring performance and effectiveness.
• Design ICSS, Alarm management, Instrumentation specifications, programming simulation, testing and start-up for major equipment.
• Revamp the PLC and DCS and automate the control systems at the flow-stations.
• Upgrade the Motor Control Center (MCC) and switch gear room at the flow stations (Odidi, Jones Creek and Batan).
• Support operations in preparing for commissioning and start-up of major equipment.
• Serve as a positive team lead and subject matter expert with respect to process control and instrumentation.

What are we looking for?

• A degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
• Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Corporate Member – Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.
• Minimum of 12 years instrument and control engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, at least 3 of which must be in a lead or supervisory role.
• Experience in monitoring, maintaining and change management of DCS, SIS and PLCs.
• Strong background and experience in process control hardware and software, PLCs and SIS.
• Ability to train, coach and develop less experienced engineers and operations staff.
• Strong background and experience supporting upstream oil and gas production operation.
• Able to detect and resolve process control issues before they become severe problems.
• Engineering design: Knowledge of capital project execution processes and design engineering: That is, development and interpretation of PFDs, P&IDs, Equipment Instrumentation, etc. and necessary design assurance activities.
• Strong writing communication skills, ability to produce high-quality technical reports and memorandum in a timely manner.
• Strong background and experience with monitoring process control loop performance versus business needs and implementing process control improvements.