Job Offers at Vagan Oil & Gas Limited

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma (ND)/HND equivalent in Sciences/Engineering with 5 – 8years work experience as a field operator or maintenance technician in an oil and gas facility.
• Prior experience in an SPDC/Renaissance Oil Terminal Power Generation should be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role within FOT Maintenance team.
• Ability to read and interpret complex Electrical and Control system schematics.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and fault rectification in Mars 100 Solar Turbines used for power generation.
• Must have transformer and Switch gear certification from NAPTIN
• Must have cable jointing and termination certification from NAPTIN
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, and word)
• HV Overhead line (Up to 33kV) specialist
• Must have NEMSA Electrical Installation Certification
• Knowledge of Process and Personal safety

Skills (Added advantage)

• T_BOSIET certification
• Explosion proof electrical equipment
• PTW Certification
• SAP Proficiency.
• Experience in the maintenance of hydrocarbon and plant processing equipment
• Electrical Maintenance Field Supervisor should be skill in maintenance of HV/LV motors,
• MOVs, Switch Gears, MCCs, HV/LV Generators, UPS and rectifier, Earthing and Lightning system, Dissipated Array System for fixed roof and floating roof tanks, Protection Relays,
• HV Transmission and distribution line, cable laying and termination, distribution and transmission transformers, Heater and thyristor, Isolation/Switching of high voltage complex network using switching program, starting-up and synchronization of generators, Solar Mars Turbines operation and maintenance etc.
• Electrical Maintenance Field Supervisor should be an appointed Competent person;
• SAEP (Senior Authorized Electrical Person) in Field Operations or other areas/ assets with high voltage installations and experienced in High Voltage Electrical Distribution and Transmission system and must have robust knowledge on Electrical Safety
• Regulation (ESR) and Electrical Safety Operation (ESOP)
• Mechanical maintenance field supervisor should have capacity to provide operations with engineering support to troubleshoot all rotating & static equipment problems and provide detailed analysis and recommendation to these problems.
• Mechanical maintenance field supervisor should have basic knowledge/ skill in pump alignment, rotor balancing, clearance checks, machining operation, material selection, etc.
• PACO field supervisor must have competence in General instrumentation and 2 out of the following areas: Delta V DCS/SIS engineering and maintenance; Allen Bradley
• Systems engineering and maintenance; SMART Systems engineering and maintenance; and DeltaV DCS engineering and maintenance.

Soft Skills

• Onsite Hazards identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Computer literate (Competent user of Microsoft Office and ability to liaise with programs)
• Knowledge of Worksite Hazard Management
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Good Communication skills & a team player
• Ability to work under pressure with resilience
• Good organizational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-Motivated and perform under minimal supervision.
• Effective supervision and coaching ability.

Roles and Responsibilities

• The personnel will be responsible for the following:
• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions
• Serves as permit to work signatory and administer safe system of work.
• Apply the Health Safety Security and Environment policy, legislations applicable to crude oil transfer and export.
• Carry out First Line Maintenance (FLM) on Power Generation and key distribution systems.
• Carry out scheduled Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) on
• Electrical HV/LV equipment in the Terminal.
• Adhere to plant operational procedures.
• Execute daily communication and end of run handover.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions plant isolation etc.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Collaborate with Plant operators to execute front line maintenance activities in the plant.
• Supervise the activities of the frontline maintenance team.
• Troubleshooting of safety critical equipment and control system.
• Supporting the production staff in maintaining facilities.
• Assist the maintenance team to cope with high number of activities to sustain asset integrity/equipment availability.
• Comply with HSE practices and procedures.
• Assist in ensuring Technical Integrity and safe operation of new process & utility system to achieve the facility’s objectives.
• Identify any area of new facilities requiring Change Control and document the change proposal.
• Provide specifications for critical spare/or replacement with vendor details (e.g. soft copies for Heater control, etc.)
• Review operating/maintenance procedure under current reality and propose changes.
• Develop (Maintenance Job Routines) MJRs/maintenance procedures and work packs.
• Identify vendor support requirement for equipment maintenance.
• Provide technical support in repairing outstanding mal-functioning equipment (e.g. crude transfer Pump Motor etc)
• Liaison with OEMs for trouble shooting, spare parts, field technical supports etc.
• Support the maintenance (operation) team in all trouble shooting exercises.
• Carryout maintenance routine activities in line with company standards, local and international standards.
• Participate in equipment failure RCA (Root Cause Analysis), investigation and improvement initiatives.
• Participation in MFI (Management Facility Inspections) and HSE meetings
• Close out personal MFI actions other assignments for continuous improvements (AMS process application: RCAs, MTO, MEC etc.) as exigent.

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Academics

• A higher qualification (OND/HND/ B.Sc.)

Age

• < 55 years.

Gender

• Male/Female.

Start Date

• 1st October 2025

Minimum Requirements

• OND/HND/ B.Sc. in sciences/engineering with 5 – 8year work experience as a Control
• Room Supervisor, Control Room Operator in an oil and gas facility.
• Must have at least five (5) years’ experience in RAEC terminal operations
• Minimum of 5 to12 years working as a Control Room Operator, Field Operations technician or permit coordinator in an oil and gas producing field location.
• Asset Management and Logistics support Experience in Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited.

Skills (Added advantage)

• T_BOSIET certification.
• Knowledge of Process and Personal safety.
• Ability to read and interpret process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process documents.
• Skill level knowledge in running/managing in permit systems.
• Understanding of Forcados Terminal Process Operations and Control Room activities.
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft office tools (Outlook, Excel,
• PowerPoint, and Word)
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Self-Motivated and perform under minimal supervision.
• Experience in leading and supervising others in field operations tasks.
• Experience in site project supervision and commissioning.

Soft Skills

• Ability to understand and perform production operations (volume, pressure) calculation.
• Ability to understand units of various variables i.e., pressure, volume, flowrate etc.
• Onsite Hazards identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Field Operator Supervisor (CRO) will be responsible for the following:

• Lead a team of operators to deliver simple and complex activities in the plant.
• Manage the shutdown permit and isolation management process.
• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out UA/UC.
• Serves as PTW signatory.
• Apply the HSSE policy, legislation applicable to crude oil transfer and export.
• Adhere to plant operational procedures.
• Monitor, control and record production rates and performance.
• Start-up and commissioning of installation.
• Perform basic troubleshooting on process facilities to ensure stability.
• Perform daily first line monitoring of process parameters and variables.
• Gather daily production data, determine the production performance.
• Participate in console review meeting, Daily notification and YTT review meeting.
• Prepare daily production report for NUPRC.
• Execute daily communication and Shift handover
• Ensure optimized chemical injection rates are followed as advised.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions, plant isolation etc.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Supervise preparation of equipment for maintenance including isolation, draining, steaming, and other procedures as required.

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Academics

• Trade Cert (IVQ)/ B.Engr./HND/OND

Age

• < 55 years.

Gender

• Female / Male

Start Date

• 1st October 2025

Work Experience

• Minimum of 7 - 12 years working experience as a Mechanical technician in an oil and gas producing field location.

Key Skills

• Disassemble/Assemble and Maintain Rotating and static equipment, Compressors, and turbines.
• Experience in Alignment, Vibration analysis and balancing
• Experience in Solar turbines maintenance
• Experience in Caterpillar Engines D3406, D3512, D3516
• Experience in Sulzer pumps and flender gear systems.
• Experience in Atlas Copco SF11 and mobile Air compressors
• Experience in Valves maintenance, Flang Management and Leak detection.
• Experience in Pump Fluid-end inspections and driver/gear alignments.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Equipment Condition monitoring
• Experience in Mechanical System maintenance
• Skill in Equipment troubleshooting and fault analysis
• Basic workshop machinery and welding machine use and effective supervision.
• Failure analysis and technical report

Soft Skills (Added advantage)

• Computer literate (Competent user of Microsoft Office and ability to liaise with programs)
• Knowledge and use of SAP tool
• Knowledge of worksite hazard management (Identifying and mitigating hazards proactively
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Good Communication (Ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders) skills and to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Active listening and feedback handling
• Effective supervision and coaching
• Ability to diagnose rotating equipment and mechanical systems failure under pressure with resilience
• Good organizational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-Motivated and perform under minimal supervision.
• Technical/Leadership Skills
• The Mechanical Support supervisor will be responsible for the following:
• Lead a multidisciplinary team (Welders, technicians, Scaffolders etc.) to deliver simple and complex activities in FOT.
• Assign tasks, monitor progress and ensure timely completion of mechanical activities.
• Ability to negotiate, address interpersonal and technical conflict within the team constructively.
• Interpretation of machine and equipment maintenance manuals, technical drawings, and diagnosis.
• Repair, installation, and maintenance of mechanical systems, static and rotating equipment.
• Use of diagnostic tools and mechanical hand tools for fault tracing, vibration detection and activity executions.
• Asset Care routine to ensure PM/CM is close-out and Integrity of Asset maintained.
• Work preparations and material staging for work executions
• Routine machinery and equipment servicing
• Daily parameter logging, records, and mechanical lubricants management.
• Routine fabrication using welding tools and materials.
• Machining activities: lathe, grinding, drilling, dicing etc

Job Risk Assessments / Permit to Work preparation.

• Make sound technical and safety decision during equipment failure and emergencies
• Identifying critical spares and follow-up ordering and delivery.
• Flange breaks, positive isolation, vessel de-sanding activities
• Promotes site safety and continuous hazard identification, mitigation and close-out.
• Work closely with service Contractor(s) towards safe delivery of vendor-based maintenance jobs.
• Engage effectively with external parties and regulators.
• Other assignments for continuous improvements as exigent