Principal Technical Expert / Specialist at Hyprops Nigeria Limited

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Audit Coordination, RCA or incident investigation
• Technical Integrity Verification
• Risk Based Quality Management
• Experience in the application of industry standards) and international standards (ISO 9001, ISO 29001 and familiar with ISO 14001.
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas industry project management framework.
• Knowledge in project design, procurement, and construction engineering principles and practices
• Knowledge in application of project assurance practices such as technical assurance controls, project health-checks, Flawless Project Delivery, benchmarking (IPA)
• Ability to lead, communicate, work, interface, interact and influence effectively within a multidisciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Ability to communicate quality issues and risks in the context of project objectives to various stakeholders and to adjust the message according to the occasion and audience
• Ability to identify and liaise with all key stakeholders including Operations, other
• Engineering disciplines, project experts, contractors and regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrated commitment to personal and process safety.
• Project management / engineering experience and certification.
• Knowledge in use of MS Office tools or similar software
• Strong personal ownership and accountability to deliver own scope and support others in the team and wider project.

Service Description:

• Reports to the Bonga North (BN) Quality Lead (QL)
• Ensure HSSEQ Compliance: Ensure all welding activities comply with HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality) standards and promote a safety-first culture on-site.
• Enforcing Shell and IOGP (International Oil and Gas Producers) HSE (Health Safety and Environment)
• policies and procedures at Company worksites.
• Responsible for QA and QC across all project phases to ensure implementation of the Project and Contractor Quality Plans whilst interfacing directly with respective Package Leads, Teams, Engineering Disciplines and Contractor personnel.
• Supports the BN QL in all fabrication Assurance activities on Projects, work with QA team and other department personnel to meet requirements, assignments, and responsibilities in compliance with the Project and Engineering (P&E) Quality Policy, Project Management Framework (PMF) and ISO9001
• Assistance in providing expert guidance on all QA and QC matters, including the development, acceptance and implementation of respective QA & QC procedures etc.
• Responsible for development and implementation of the Projects Quality Plans (PQP), including but not limited to integration of Discipline Control & Assurance Framework (DCAF), Technical Integrity Verification (TIV), Lessons Learned (LL) and Management of Repeated Failures (MRF).
• Responsible for development and implementation of the Quality Discipline Delivery Plan (DDP) encompassing all projects quality related processes, i.e. technical quality assurance, fabrication quality, ITPs, surveillance & inspection, lessons learned, quality incident reporting & alerts, etc.
• Provide QA/QC training across the project organization, maintain Quality Awareness and implement
• a “No Defects” Quality Culture

Job Specification

• Shall have a recognized B.Sc. Degree in Engineering or the Sciences.
• The Lead Quality Engineer shall have experience in preparation/implementation of an ISO 9001 based QMS.
• Able to conduct Quality risk assessment as regards technical and fabrication assurance
• Able to develop quality risk-based verification strategy
• Able to develop continuous improvement programs
• He/she shall be an IRCA (or equivalent) certified Auditor.
• Member of a recognized Quality Institution is preferred
• 10 years in a project quality role during the design, procurement and construction in Oil & Gas projects both onshore and offshore with a particular focus on the following areas:
• Flawless project delivery / management of repeat failures