Jobs at IOTA Group - Nigeria

Job Description

• Divers in marine construction are commercial divers who work underwater to support the building and maintenance of structures like bridges, ports, pipelines, dams, and offshore platforms.
• Their role blends diving with hands-on construction skills.

Core Responsibilities

• Underwater construction work: Assist in building structures such as piers, jetties, seawalls, and bridge foundations.
• Inspection: Check underwater parts of structures for damage, wear, or misalignment.
• Installation: Position and secure materials like concrete forms, steel beams, and pipelines.
• Repair and maintenance: Fix cracks, reinforce structures, or replace damaged components.
• Underwater welding and cutting: Join or remove metal parts using specialized tools.
• Rigging and lifting: Attach cables and guide cranes when heavy materials are lowered underwater.
• Survey support: Help engineers measure and map underwater sites before construction begins.

Types of Diving Used:

• Surface-supplied diving: Most common for construction work, with air supplied from the surface.
• Shallow air diving: For less complex or near-shore tasks.
• Saturation diving (less common): Used for deep, long-duration projects.

Work Environment:

• Harbors, rivers, dams, and offshore sites
• Often low visibility, strong currents, or polluted water
• Work from barges, boats, or temporary platforms
• May involve long hours and project-based schedules.

Skills & Qualifications

• Certification from a commercial diving school
• Skills in construction trades (welding, carpentry, rigging, concrete work)
• Ability to read basic construction or engineering plans
• Strong physical fitness and stamina
• Knowledge of safety standards and underwater communication systems.

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Activities

• Contract Administration & Governance Coordinate and supervise the administration of the EPCC contract(s) for the IMA WHP/CSP package in full compliance with Company's procedures, including contract implementation, correspondence management, variation control, claims assessment, and contract close-out.
• Project Controls, Documentation & Reporting Ensure proper implementation of project control standards, including cost, schedule, and change control reporting. Coordinate with the DCC function to ensure accurate documentation management and preparation of execution, monthly, and management reports with appropriate quality and consistency.
• Planning & Scheduling Control Develop, maintain, and control the package execution schedule, monitor progress against the baseline, identify critical paths and deviations, and support the Package Manager with mitigation measures and recovery actions where required.
• Cost Control & Budget Management In close coordination with Finance/Cost Control, supervise cost monitoring, commitment tracking, forecasting,
• and budget performance for the WHP package. Ensure early identification and proper justification of cost deviations and change impacts.
• Change & Variation Management Consolidate, assess, and document all technical, schedule, and commercial changes, ensuring compliance with Company's change management processes. Advise the Package Manager on the cost and schedule implications of changes and support negotiations where required.
• Contractual & Commercial Support Provide contractual and commercial advice to the Package Manager, including assessment of Contractor positions, review of estimates, and support for SMRs, variations, and claims resolution, ensuring robust justification and documentation.
• Monitor and control project performance including:
  • Cost => at any time be able to provide EFC
  • Planning => at any time have an updated P50 planning and a good understanding of P10 and P90c.identify any deviation in cost and schedule and make proposals/implement to corrective actions.
• Nigerian Content Compliance Monitor and ensure compliance with Nigerian Content requirements applicable to the WHP package, including reporting obligations, coordination with relevant stakeholders, and consolidation of Nigerian Content performance data.
• Team Leadership & Coordination Manage and coordinate the Project Control and PMC resources dedicated to the WHP package, ensuring alignment of activities, workload prioritization, and consistent application of project control and contract management standards.

Stakeholder Management:

• Monitor and maintain good relationships with Partners (AMNI) and Authorities and ensure efficient coordination between EPC contractors.
• Monitor and maintain good relationships with local communities

Context and Environment:

• IMA WHP is located in OML112/117 8km from Bonny Island shore and is tied back to BNAG plant an NEPL/WAGL facility, operated by Renaissance. Operations control of IMA is provided from Amenam platform operated by Company via a LOS telecom connection.
• Offshore water depth is around 8m with AMNI facilities in close vicinity.

Accountabilities

• Budget Control Support- Monitor and control commitments, forecasts and trends and escalate to Package manager
• Schedule Control Support- Monitor and control WHP package schedule, critical path and trend analysis, flag deviations with potential impact on other packages or first gas
• Project Control Team Leadership- Coordinate effective workload management and application of controls for team and resources
• Invoice & Progress Validation- Review and validate all reports, progress statements, and contractual documentation supporting invoices, ensuring alignment with actual progress, contract terms, and approved changes prior to Package Manager endorsement.
• Contract Administration & Change Control- handling of claims, risks and formal correspondence

Qualifications

• Project Controls (Cost, Schedule & Risk Mgt) 
• Contract Administration & Change Mgt 
• External stakeholder Mgt / political sense 
• Negotiation 
• Professional Experience (number of years) : 15
• Experience within project and project Control and contract administration: (number of years) : 10