Jobs at Westpaq Engineering Nigeria Limited (WPQ)

Service Description

• Promote Goal Zero Safety and Quality culture and drive compliance at the worksite.
• Enforce Shell and IOGP HSE policies and procedures at Company worksites.
• Review and provide input to technical specification documents, P&IDs, and other detailed engineering documents for subsea control systems and other interfacing systems.
• Respond to Subsea Control and Distribution-related queries and technical clarification questions from the contractor.
• Ensure the manufacturing/fabrication of MCS (Master Control System), EPU (Electrical Power Unit), HPU (Hydraulic Power Unit), EJB, TUPA, SCMs, Hardware Mounted Controls, and associated transportation, storage, and installation aids comply with project specifications, procedures, design documentations, and approved Inspection and Test Plan (ITP), and validation through testing. Ensure appropriate witness, review, and approvals by Company representatives per approved project inspection and test plans.
• Participate in Design Reviews, Technical Workshops, HAZID, HAZOP, and any other Meetings/Reviews as may be assigned in the Scope of Work.
• Ensure safe, timely, and efficient execution and drive progress of work scope based on the project schedule.
• Witness fabrication, assembly, and/or manufacturing activities at the Fabrication Site and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Witness site activities including Site Receipt Inspection, Site Integration, Factory Acceptance Test, Extended Factory Acceptance Test, and System Integration Test, and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Work with the contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, reported, and timely dispositioned.
• Author and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly status, progress, and site reports.
• Oversee materials/goods receipt, inspection, and verification checks, and reporting.
• Coordinate readiness and execution of integration tests across packages/disciplines.
• Review and provide input to Assembly and Testing Procedures, storage and preservation, Transportation Handling Instructions, Installation, and Offshore Testing Procedures.
• Ensure the Materials Record Book (including Certificate of Conformance and other technical documentation) is available prior to loadout of equipment.
• Coordinate logistics at the Local Fabrication Site for timely packaging and transportation of equipment to the quayside and safely load-out to the installation/transportation vessel.
• Liaise with Company’s Lifting and Hoisting SME (Subject Matter Expert) to review lift plans, rigging registers, and support safe lifting operations.
• Supervise offshore installation, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of the subsea control systems.
• Liaise with Project Engineers responsible for the delivery of other packages within the project (e.g., Distributed Control System, Electrical systems, topsides piping and structures, etc.) to successfully manage interfaces and drive compliance with project requirements.
• Coordinate meetings and design reviews with contractor engineers and technicians and report outcomes.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders (i.e., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, Information & Digital Technology, Bonga asset & operations, Wells, marine, logistics, planning aviation, subsea intervention, etc.) to ensure adequate support for project execution.
• Log and track lessons learned during the detailed design and manufacturing activities within the Package.
• Review operations and maintenance manuals and guidelines issued by the contractor.
• The service will involve work and travel to fabrication sites, OEM facilities, and offshore vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

Requisite Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Subsea Engineering, with professional registration.
• Minimum of 15 years of work experience with at least 10 years of relevant experience in designing, installing, or upgrading automation and control systems within the oil and gas industry, with a bias in Deepwater.
• Good understanding and practical application of Industry standards and codes (API 17F/ISO 13628-6, API 17H, API RP 17N, ASME B31.3, ASME IX, IEC 60287).
• Practical experience in working with subsea control systems OEMs.
• Practical experience in developing subsea control specifications and datasheets.
• Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact, and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Knowledge of personal and process safety.
• Demonstrable project management experience and possibly with certifications if applicable.
• Knowledge in the use of MS Office tools or similar software.

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Service Description

• Ensure all riser and umbilical pull-in system engineering, construction, and installation activities comply with HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Quality) standards, promoting a safety-first culture on-site.
• Enforce Shell and IOGP (International Oil and Gas Producers) HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) policies and procedures at Company worksites.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary Detailed Engineering Design for the project, focusing on riser and umbilical pull-in systems and related appurtenances.
• Ensure technical assurance of riser and umbilical pull-in system deliverables during the Detail Design phase, including managing all interfaces with other disciplines.
• Manage technical queries across design, procurement, fabrication, and installation phases, including overseeing any necessary qualification and testing.
• Oversee interfaces with FPSO, umbilical systems, and related equipment to ensure seamless integration and operation.
• Conduct and lead intraand multi-discipline technical reviews, including HAZIDs, HAZOPs, Constructability Reviews, Human Factor Engineering Reviews, and Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Studies.
• Ensure that all engineering work is completed and verified in accordance with project quality procedures and standards.
• Review, critique, verify, and approve analysis and design of riser and umbilical pull-in systems, serving as an in-house Subject Matter Expert (SME) familiar with relevant analysis methods and tools.
• Apply knowledge of applicable industry codes and Shell requirements to ensure the safe design and operation of riser and umbilical systems, working collaboratively with other disciplines.
• Collaborate effectively with engineering houses and other Community of Practice (CoP) Engineering disciplines to ensure project alignment and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrate personal commitment to Company's HSSE objectives and motivate the team to prioritize HSSE in all activities.
• Provide engineering input on alternative installation techniques proposed by the Contractor, ensuring they meet project specifications and safety standards.
• Witness site activities including Site Receipt Inspection, Factory Acceptance Test, Systems Integration Test, and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Manage the HSSE performance of contractors during installation, ensuring HSSE targets are met or exceeded. Act as the HSSE champion during offshore installation activities, providing visible and proactive leadership to achieve Goal Zero.
• Provide technical support in preparation for riser and umbilical installation and offshore operations, including:
  • Reviewing the strength capacity and design of FPSO Hull Interfaces for the Riser and Umbilical Pull-in Systems, including pull-in lugs, porches, i-tubes, and pull-in sheaves.
  • Reviewing and approving installation procedures and method statements for risers and umbilicals to ensure safe and efficient execution.
  • Liaising with the Quality Assurance discipline to ensure alignment between QA/QC requirements and technical specifications.
  • Liaise with Company's Lifting and Hoisting SME (Subject Matter Expert) to review the lift plan, rigging register, and support safe lifting operations.
• Responsible for the safe, timely, and efficient execution and drive progress of the work scope based on the project schedule.
• Work with the Contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, reported, and timely dispositioned.
• Author and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly status, progress, and site reports.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, i.e., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, etc., to ensure adequate support for project execution.
• Log and track lessons learned during the detailed design and manufacturing activities within the package.

Requisite Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Subsea Engineering, or a related discipline, with professional registration.
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience, with at least 8 years of relevant experience directly related to riser and umbilical pull-in systems within an upstream Deepwater or similar environment.
• Proficient in analysis techniques for offshore pipeline and riser construction.
• Hands-on experience in offshore pipeline design, installation engineering, and project engineering.
• Proficient in specialized engineering software such as Orca flex, Shear7, Off pipe, Abaqus, or Pipelay.
• Strong understanding and application of relevant industry standards and codes (e.g., DNV, API, ASME).
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, including fabrication, machining, and mechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of project-specific requirements, design analysis, and technical documentation.
• Competent in using MS Office tools or equivalent software for documentation and reporting.
• Ability to effectively communicate, interface, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive project objectives.
• Knowledge of personal and process safety, with the ability to apply these principles in an offshore project environment.
• A strong commitment to Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) standards, ensuring compliance with company and industry regulations.

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Job Description

• Service Type: Materials and Corrosion (MCI) Engineering Services

Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of Materials, Corrosion, and Integrity (MCI) requirements throughout the design, fabrication, testing, installation, pre-commissioning, and commissioning phases of the BN project.
• Compliance with MCI Requirement: Ensure that final products meet MCI requirements as well as the project scope of work and specifications.
• MCI Activities Management: Oversee MCI activities during detail design, fabrication, testing, installation, and support commissioning in accordance with company policies and standards.
• Technical Support: Address MCI-related technical queries and clarification questions from vendors.
• System Management: Set up and manage systems required to assure the integrity of the project scope.
• Technical Assurance: Provide technical assurance that all MCI deliverables, as defined in the Project Controls and Assurance Plan (PCAP), are completed successfully to meet project specifications and quality standards.
• Technology Deployment: Identify, mature, and deploy value-adding new MCI-related technologies and innovations to optimize the project scope.
• Support the testing and qualification of these new technologies.
• Material Testing Monitoring: Monitor the testing of materials.
• Quality Planning: Contribute to the development of a fit-for-purpose quality plan and Inspection and Test Plan (ITP), including materials management procedures for the project.
• Learning Application: Ensure the identification and lateral application of MCI-related learnings from other projects.
• Change Management: Contribute to the management of change processes to ensure technical integrity, efficiency, and safety of facilities.
• Liaison: Liaise with the broader materials and corrosion organization within Shell, both locally and globally, to ensure up-to-date tools and strategies are applied in the management of materials and corrosion on the project.
• Leadership: Provide authentic and visible leadership in HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, Environment), diversity, interpersonal and technical skills development, and cost leadership.
• HSSEQ Compliance: Ensure all MCI activities comply with HSSEQ standards and promote a safety-first culture on-site. Enforce Shell and IOGP (International Oil and Gas Producers) HSE policies and procedures at company worksites.
• Interface Management: Manage interfaces between MCI activities and other project disciplines, including Subsea Hardware, FPSO, and Umbilical systems.
• Technical Reviews**: Participate in technical reviews, including HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and constructability reviews, providing expert input on MCI-related matters.
• Industry Knowledge: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of MCI technologies, industry standards, and best practices to ensure the project utilizes the most efficient and effective methods.
• Document Control: Ensure all MCI documentation, including reports, certificates, and records, are accurately maintained and readily available for review and audit.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent (preferably Materials and Metallurgy) with at least 8 years of experience in upstream Exploration and Production (EP) projects with emphasis on Design and Execution in offshore environment.
• At least 8 years of direct experience related to materials and corrosion.
• ACOREN registered or registerable engineer.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in offshore facilities design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning. Experience should include playing a key role in at least one major offshore project involving FPSO design and installation.
• Ability to provide in-depth materials and corrosion expertise for the design, fabrication, installation, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of subsea and pipeline systems.
• Experience working with and interfacing with mixed teams of professionals located globally.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Previous experience working with the Nigerian Welding Society is advantageous.
• Capability to proactively implement plans and ensure sustained execution, meeting project milestones.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure while providing clear and decisive leadership.
• Skilled in handling multiple, often conflicting, goals and priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, develop relationships across disciplines and cultures, coach and motivate others, and deliver results through others.
• Ability to identify opportunities for optimizing offshore systems designs, reducing operating costs (e.g., reducing chemical injection rates), and proposing technically robust solutions to deliver value.
• Familiarity with project development challenges in Nigeria or similar regions.
• Good understanding and application of industry standards and codes for MCI (e.g., DNV, API, ASME).
• Knowledge in using MS Office tools or similar software.
• Understanding of personal and process safety.

Disclaimer

• This position description outlines the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities required. The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as needed.

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Service Description

• 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.
• Review Welding Procedures: Review detailed welding procedures, specifications, and instructions developed by the EPC contractor to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Ensure Technical Assurance: Provide technical assurance for all welding-related deliverables during the Detailed Engineering Design phase, ensuring they meet project specifications and quality standards. Respond to technical clarification and queries from the contractor.
• Manage Welding Qualifications: Oversee and verify welding qualification tests, including Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welder Qualification Tests (WQT), and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), ensuring compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Conduct Welding Inspections: Perform and oversee welding inspections and non-destructive testing (NDT) to ensure weld quality and integrity.
• Review and Approve Welding Plans: Review and approve welding plans and procedures submitted by the EPC contractor, ensuring they are robust and meet project standards.
• Resolve Welding Issues: Address and resolve welding-related technical queries and issues during design, procurement, fabrication, and installation phases.
• Interface Management: Manage interfaces between welding activities and other project disciplines, including Subsea Hardware, FPSO, and Umbilical systems.
• Conduct Technical Reviews: Participate in technical reviews, including HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and constructability reviews, providing expert input on welding-related matters.
• Maintain Industry Knowledge: Stay updated with the latest welding technologies, industry standards, and best practices to ensure the project utilizes the most efficient and effective welding methods.
• Provide Training and Support: Provide training and technical support to project personnel and contractors on welding-related issues.
• Oversee Contractor Performance: Monitor and evaluate the performance of contractors' welding activities to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Document Control: Ensure all welding documentation, including reports, certificates, and records, are accurately maintained and readily available for review and audit.
• Champion Quality Assurance: Promote and enforce quality assurance practices throughout all phases of the welding operations to achieve high standards of workmanship and reliability.
• Support Installation Activities: Provide technical support during the installation and commissioning phases, ensuring welding activities are completed on schedule and to the required quality standards.
• Responsible for safe, timely and efficient execution, and drive progress of work scope based on project schedule.
• Work with Contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, reported, and timely dispositioned.
• Author and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly status, progress, and site reports.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders i.e., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, etc., to ensure adequate support for project execution.
• Log and track lessons learned during the detailed design and manufacturing activities within the package.

Requisite Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years work experience with at least 10 years relevant experience in welding engineering, with a focus on pipeline and structural welding in an upstream Deepwater or similar environment.
• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related discipline, with professional registration.
• Extensive experience in developing, reviewing, and approving welding procedures, specifications, and instructions.
• Proven experience with welding qualification tests, including Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welder Qualification Tests (WQT), and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
• Proficiency in conducting and overseeing welding inspections and non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques.
• Good understanding and application of Industry standards and codes for welding (DNV, API, ASME, etc.).
• Knowledge in the use of MS Office tools or similar software.
• Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact, and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Knowledge of personal and process safety.

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Service Description

• Promote Safety culture and drive Goal Zero compliance at the worksite.
• Enforcing Shell and IOGP HSE policies and procedures at worksites.
• Review documents issued by the contractor for the Scope of Work relevant to the Subsea manifold & Connection Systems.
• Participate in Design Reviews, Technical Workshops, and any other Meetings as may be assigned in the Scope of Work.
• Review disposition Deviation/Derogation Requests and Technical Queries that may originate from the contractor.
• Supervise manufacturing/fabrication of rigid subsea well jumpers and associated structures, ensuring compliance with procedures, design documentation, approved Inspection and Test Plan (ITP), and validation through testing.
• Oversee long lead items and other materials/goods receipt, inspection, and verification checks.
• Oversee implementation of the contractor’s Procedure Qualification (including welding, NDE, and coating qualification tests) at worksites.
• Ensure Materials Record Book (including Certificates of Conformance and other technical documentation) is available prior to loadout of equipment.
• Liaise with EPC-3’s logistics team at the Local Fabrication Site to support timely transportation of equipment to the quayside and safely load out the same.
• Ensure proper storage of subsea Equipment, tools, and accessories per Contractor’s storage and maintenance procedure.
• Review and provide input to Assembly and Testing Procedure, Transportation Handling Instruction, Installation, and Offshore Testing Procedure.
• Liaise with the Company’s Lifting and Hoisting SME to review the lift plan, rigging register, and support safe lifting operations.
• Supervise activities at the EPC-3 Local Fabrication Site and confirm compliance with the approved procedure. Activities shall not be limited to Site Receipt Inspection, Factory Acceptance Test, Extended Factory Acceptance Test, and System Integration Test.
• Work with EPC-3 Contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, and timely dispositioned.
• Provide, on a regular basis, a status and progress report of activities to the Lead Engineer.
• Log and track lessons Learned during the detailed design and manufacturing activities within the Package.
• Collaborate with EPC-3’s Workshop, Planning, QC, Warehouse, and other support teams during the execution of the manifold and Jumper scope to drive compliance with project requirements, agreed schedule, and key dates.
• Responsible for safe and efficient execution of the work scope and drive its timely completion per contract and procedures.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders i.e., project, asset & operations, Wells, marine logistics, geomatics, aviation, diving, etc., to ensure adequate support for project execution.
• Contribute to Close-out Report relevant to the Subsea manifold and Connection Systems.
• Oversee engineering analysis, creation of drawings, fabrication, and testing procedures (Welding, NDE, Coating), and other design outputs for construction.
• Participate in Design reviews, HAZOPS, HAZIDS.
• Review and maintain installation, operation, and maintenance manuals and guidelines.
• Review, check, and approve drawings for construction at worksites.
• Oversee implementation of the contractor’s Procedure Qualification (including welding, NDE, and coating qualification tests) at worksites.
• Lead Root-Cause-Failure Analysis (RCFA), report out and implement preventive and proactive actions close-out.
• Share knowledge across the company. Identify and champion best practices.
• Monitor manufacturing activities at various worksites and ensure appropriate witness, review, and approvals by Company representatives per approved project inspection and test plans.
• Support the development of young personnel.
• The service will involve work and travel to fabrication sites, OEM facilities, and offshore vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

Requisite Qualifications

• At least 15 years of combined experience in engineering, manufacturing/fabrication, and installation of subsea manifold and tie-in systems (Subsea rigid Jumpers and Connection Systems).
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, and/or Master in Subsea Engineering-related discipline.
• Practical experience in Connection Systems (Hubs and Connectors) engineering and manufacturing processes of the Subsea Hardware systems.
• Practical experience in mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic design of subsea products.
• Practical experience as Company/Operator Representation in similar-type project execution.
• Practical experience in integration and testing of pressure-containing components such as pipe, forged fittings, valves, and hubs.
• Practical experience in the use of CAD for models, drawings, and schematics.
• Good understanding and practical application of the following industry standards and codes related to subsea hardware and systems such as: API-RP-17R, API 6A & 17D, ASME Section IX, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.8, API-RP-17H, API RP-17P, API RP-17R, API-RP-2A-WSD, AWS-D1.1, DNV-RP-F119, as well as other ISO, DNV, and NORSOK equivalent standards in major subsea project is required.
• Knowledge in the use of MS Office tools or similar software.
• Practical experience in working with OEM technicians and engineers to resolve technical issues.

Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact, and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.