Jobs at IOTA Group - Nigeria

Key Activities and Responsibilities

Pre-Award Technical and Contract Support:

• Lead and coordinate technical clarifications and support contractual negotiations with tenderers, with input from corporate specialists, to support timely placement of the purchase order and compliance with local approval requirements.
• Monitor and manage all tenderers’ technical queries, qualifications, and COMPANY responses to ensure complete and timely closure.
• Ensure the technical design dossier and contract scope of work are fully understood, technically robust, and executable by the selected bidder.
• Ensure agreed interface requirements related to the umbilical scope are identified and properly addressed during the tendering and award process.
• Support reporting, technical meetings, bidder interactions, and follow-up of technical actions, including close-out of key review items where applicable.
• Coordinate fabrication site visits and audits as required and prepare the technical evaluation report for there commended bidder with appropriate justification for internal and local authority review.

Post-Award Umbilical Delivery and Technical Assurance:

• Ensure the umbilical Work scope is delivered in compliance with project technical requirements, contractual obligations, quality standards, and approved schedule.
• Monitor and manage engineering development, including technical changes, deviations, and derogations, to maintain compliance and fitness for purpose.
• Review engineering, qualification, and procurement documentation and ensure the required level of priority and technical attention is applied throughout execution.
• Ensure engineering, qualification, and procurement activities are performed in line with contract requirements, project specifications, and company standards within the project schedule.
• Ensure engineering maturity is sufficient before qualification, procurement, manufacturing, and fabrication activities commence, and that design outcomes are carried through into installation and pre-commissioning.
• Support manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning activities and lead resolution of technical issues when required.

Interface and Contractor Coordination:

• Evaluate and coordinate responses to contractor technical queries and correspondence in a timely and consistent manner.
• Coordinate and consolidate technical feedback from the project team, corporate specialists, and relevant stakeholders to support decision-making and execution.
• Ensure interface requirements are identified, tracked, and resolved in coordination with the Package Interface Engineer and other interfacing parties.
• Provide day-to-day liaison and coordination across the package technical team throughout all executionphases.

Quality, Fabrication, and Execution Support:

• Coordinate with the QA/QC team to ensure appropriate supervision of umbilical fabrication activities at the contractor’s fabrication site.
• Identify schedule-critical and quality-critical activities and ensure adequate QA/QC coverage is in place for critical equipment and milestones.
• Ensure inspection and test plans for critical manufacturing and fabrication activities are reviewed in a timely manner and receive the appropriate level of attention from all relevant parties.

Change, Commercial, and Compliance Support:

• Consolidate, assess, and document technical, schedule, and commercial changes in accordance with company change management processes, and advise the Package Manager on related impacts.
• Provide contractual and commercial support to the Package Manager, including review of contractor positions, estimates, SMRs, variations, and claims documentation.
• Monitor compliance with Nigerian Content requirements applicable to the SURF package, including reporting obligations, stakeholder coordination, and consolidation of performance data.

Accountabilities:

• Umbilical Scope Delivery: Deliver the umbilical work scope in line with project technical requirements, contract obligations, quality expectations, and the approved schedule
• Engineering and Technical Assurance: Ensure all engineering, qualification, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning activities are technically sound, compliant, and fit for purpose.
• Interface Management: Identify, coordinate, and resolve all interfaces between the umbilical work scope and other project packages, disciplines, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Quality and Fabrication Oversight: Ensure critical manufacturing and fabrication activities are properly monitored, QA/QC requirements are applied, and quality risks are addressed in a timely manner.
• Quality and Fabrication Oversight: Ensure critical manufacturing and fabrication activities are properly monitored, QA/QC requirements are applied, and quality risks are addressed in a timely manner.
• Contractor Performance and Technical Risk Management: Monitor contractor performance, managing technical queries, deviations, and changes, and escalating risks that could impact cost, schedule, quality, or operability.

Qualifications

• SURF / Umbilical Engineering Expertise _ level 3
• Project Engineering & EPC Delivery Experience _ level 4
• Interface Management _ level 3
• Contractor / Vendor Coordination and Technical Negotiation _ level 4
• (Degree of mastery: 1: weak - 2: medium - 3: good - 4: excellent)
• Professional Experience (number of years) : 10.

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Job Purpose

• Following Contract award and FID, the Project Control Lead & Contract Engineer supports the SURF Package Manager in the delivery of the EPCC contract from award to operations, with primary accountability for contract administration, cost control, schedule control, change management, and risk management. 
• The role ensures rigorous compliance with contractual terms, proactive identification and management of variations and claims, and accurate cost and schedule reporting, with the objective of delivering the SURF Project within the approved budget and schedule, contributing to a safe execution with no major H3SE incidents, and supporting start-up and operations no later than Q4 2028.

Activities:

• Contract Administration & GovernanceCoordinate and supervise the administration of the EPCC contract(s) for the IMA SURF package in full compliance with Company's procedures, including contract implementation, correspondence management, variation control, claims assessment, and contract close-out.
• Project Controls, Documentation & ReportingEnsure 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 SURF 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 P90
  • 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 SURF 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 SURF 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

Accountabilities:

• Budget Control Support- Monitor and control commitments, forecasts and trends and escalate to Package manager
• Schedule Control Support- Monitor and control SURF 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 forteam and resources
• Invoice & Progress Validation- Review and validate all reports, progress statements, and contractualdocumentation supporting invoices, ensuring alignment with actual progress, contract terms, and approvedchanges prior to Package Manager endorsement.
• Contract Administration & Change Control- handling of claims, risks and formal correspondence.

HSE Objectives:

• Familiarize self with Company's emergency procedures, carry out assigned responsibilities safely and report any incident, unsafe act, or operation•Nurture and maintain high level of safety culture within the organization, contractors and subcontractors
• Ensure all personnel under his/her supervision are well trained and aware of their HSE responsibilities withcontinuous monitoring.
• Support and enforce the HSE Project objectives and directives. Make safety suggestions, report any anomalies,unsafe acts or conditions observed.
• Promote and enforce HSE awareness of PMC and site personnel at all levels through proactive approach (site tour management, HSE meetings, etc.) within the team.

Qualifications

• Project Controls (Cost, Schedule & Risk Mgt)  level 4
• Contract Administration & Change Mgt level 4
• External stakeholder Mgt / political sense level 3
• Negotiation level 4
• (Degree of mastery: 1: weak - 2: medium - 3: good - 4: excellent)
• Professional Experience (number of years) : 15
• Experience within project and project Control and contract administration: (number of years) : 10.