Latest Recruitment at The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Job ID: 117360BR
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Purpose

• Plan, Design and supervise work activities in the area of Civil/Structural Engineering
• Provide HSE leadership commitment to project team members, contractors and contractor’s personnel. The incumbent will ensure high quality, on time, and cost-effective execution of all Civil Engineering construction activities. Lead/participate in Project Execution meetings.
• Audit design of Civil Structures, Buildings and Associated Infrastructure for compliance with Shell Group standards."

Accountabilities

• Prepare scope of works and cost estimates (CTR) for Civil/Structural Engineering works in the project.
• Carry out  Civil/Structural Engineering design works  in compliance with standards.
• Review and implement project HSE plans, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and method statements with measurable key performance indicators
• Review and implement Civil/Structural Engineering quality plans with measurable key performance indicators
• Coordinate and control SPDC and contractor resources deployed for Civil/Structural Engineering activities and monitor progress of projects, prepare and issue timely, accurate and concise progress reports.
• Monitor/report spend and manage Civil/Structural Engineering project activities in line approved budget
• Preside over project HSE and progress review meetings and provide feedback on performance including compliance with project quality and HSE plans
• Confirm completion of Civil/Structural Engineering scope of works, resolve outstanding issues, prepare and issue close-out report.
• Support SPDC's drive to enhance project execution  both from a design, technical as well as an operational point of view for all projects and assets (Drive for increase in efficiency and realizing reductions in unit technical costs and life cycle costs and Unit Operating Cost  the Pre-DG3 and Post-DG3 respectively; Identify innovative concepts support evaluate (both technically and commercially), and where appreciable opportunities exist, support deployment in current facilities and project.

Special Challenges:

• Deal with a broad spectrum of technical and commercial issues and uncertainties which must be engineered and managed to enable quality decisions to be made.
• Applying best practices in managing Civil/Structural Engineering activities in the Project/Asset.
• To achieve cost effectiveness and a 'fit-for-purpose' design without compromising technical integrity, operability, maintainability and reliability

Requirements

• B.Sc or BEng in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 5 to 7 of experience in the upstream oil and gas production and processing industry (FEED, detail design, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up)
• TA-3 certification ready
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills, good communication skill is essential.
• NSE membership/COREN registered.

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Ref No: 117358BR
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Skillpool: Civil & Structural

Purpose

• The Deep Water Projects [DWP] is a fast-growing organization and a centre of excellence for Deepwater project delivery within the Gulf of Guinea.  In its drive to consistently achieve very successful project delivery, there is the need to fill the position of Naval Architecture/Mooring/Riser Engineer.
• The Global Performance Engineer will report directly to the Head, Offshore Structures, Hull, Riser and Mooring (OHRM) part of Civil Offshore Pipeline (COP) discipline and will be responsible for carrying out  Global performance of floating systems, Analysis and design of Risers and mooring systems and associated systems in current and future projects in the DWP organization, assessment and assurance of integrity of existing riser and associated systems from assets. She/he will be responsible for providing engineering, co-ordination and professional skills to assigned projects related to producing assets of green field projects.

Job Role Summary

• The Deepwater Global Performance Engineer is responsible for naval architectural, mooring and station keeping aspects of FPSO and analysis of risers for deep water Shell Nigeria region. 
• The role would include into front end engineering and tender documentation preparation, and continue through detailed engineering, procurement, construction, systems completion and start-up.
• The Global performance engineer  participate in contract support efforts. General interest activity in the upstream centralized engineering organization may also be expected, including technology development, vendor engagement, industry participation, workflow development, global production unit support, riser and/or flowline integrity management programming.
• Longer term, the Global performance Engineer will be given opportunity to broaden technical, business, influence and leadership skills based on interest, business need, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Assurance review of floating systems, mooring, station keeping aspects, riser and flowline design documents including reports, studies, drawings, specifications and datasheets to ensure they meet project requirements and comply with applicable company guidelines, International Codes and Standards.
• Ensure the timely closure of outstanding engineering issues including mooring station keeping, mooring hardware, riser structural design, buckling and walking design, other mechanical design issues, flexible integrity risks and geohazards.
• Support the review of engineering deviations and clarifications.
• Ensure the management of engineering design changes handling, tracking and closure of all actions to and from subcontractor
• Support other engineering activities as directed by projects including risk assessments, HAZOPs, integrity management and repair strategies, collection of pipeline lessons and experiences.
• Clear understanding of Mooring and Riser industry guidelines from classification agencies and local governing bodies
• Understanding global and component mechanical design and use of material selection into the design, engineering critical analysis, strength and fatigue check

Job Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters of Science with a Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Ocean/Naval or Materials Engineering (or related discipline)
• At least 4-7 years of experience in floating systems and or riser and/or flowline engineering design, and knowledge related to fabrication and/or installation activities for upstream oil and gas projects is a plus.
• Interest in global relocation and geographic flexibility
• Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Design and Analyze Global Performance of FPSOs
• Perform floating systems Hydrostatic stability calculation, Wave Diffraction & Radiation analysis (e.g. WAMIT).
• Proficient in riser analysis (static, dynamic, fatigue and interference analysis)
• Skill in anchor design, geotechnical aspects is a plus
• Hands on experience using Hydrodynamic and global performance riser analysis software is required and Experience with using Orcaflex is a plus.
• Africa with frequent travels all over the world
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines and frequent changes in priorities
• Strong leadership, influencing, and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational, coordination, planning, and interface skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Familiar with deep water riser and flowline qualification, fabrication, welding/inspection, and installation methods

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Ref Id: 117351BR
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Skill pool: Project Engineering

Purpose

• To contribute to the delivery and maintenance of standard, consistent and realistic risk management plan, system and register for each project, as well as conducting probabilistic cost and schedule risk analyses.

Accountabilities

• Establish and maintain risk management system: Sound understanding of and ability to apply both qualitative and quantitative Risk Management theories, tools and techniques. Identify appropriate responsible parties for risk ownerships and allocate register entries. Structure and populate the risk management tool, enable user training and establish/implement the process for regular status reviews.
• Assist in performing Probabilistic Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis- Build simplified project schedule model, map the Technical, Economic, Commercial, Organisational and Political (TECOP) parameters and Opportunity/Risk Register entries to the model elements, and quantify these impacts into duration/ cost ranges (jncluding the unknown unknowns).  Assess and establish appropriate probability distributions for each element.  Analyse and iterate the model output and develop overview presentation material to explain the results and key schedule risk areas.
• Develop overview reports of risk/opportunity status for management. implement and manage risk management plans utilizing Company’s risk management standards
• Maintain and manage risk registers. Present risk management status to Project Leadership Team & generate monthly risk management reports
• Interface with project team members to discuss and challenge risk status and close out references.
• Interpret and explain Cost Schedule & Risk Analysis output to Project Leadership and Review teams

Requirements

• Engineering Degree and/or Certification as a Risk Management Professional or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years industry experience as Risk Management Professional.
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills.
• Experience facilitating risk / opportunity brainstorming workshops
• Fully versed with Project Risk Tools, i.e. EasyRisk (currently Company Standard), Primavera Risk Analysis, @Risk and/or Crystal Ball.
• Project experience with engineering, constructions and/or commissioning activities from major upstream or downstream projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles. PMP certification is desirable, but not required.
• Must have a “Team attitude”, be self-motivated and be willing to support other groups and projects when required.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment among multiple projects and ability to support ad-hoc requests.
• Ability to actively engage project team members and to promote our services to new customers.
• Experience in managing small teams of junior personnel.
• Frequent travel may be required.

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Job ID: 117341BR
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full Time
Skillpool: Security

Purpose

• The Security Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for collecting and collating all available security related information with the objective of identifying trends and threats that may impact SPDC assets and operations in its areas of operations and analyzing same for the provision of timely tactical and strategic intelligence in support of Company Operations.

Accountabilities
Source Management;

• Research, evaluate and analyze security information from diverse sources to support security decision making;
• Preparing actionable security reports, including Threat Assessments (TAs), updates, conduct Security Risk Assessment (SRAs) and threat updates for Security leadership;
• Research and evaluate information derived from multiple sources, select essential elements, and correlate new information with existing information;
• Compile information, analyse findings, make interpretations, and write comprehensive reports;
• Provide regular threat updates to include general summary, key events, threat trends, change in threat and threat assessment.
• Draft intelligence reports; prepare graphs, charts, tables and other visualisation vehicles to present data.
• Conduct background research activities on relevant players as well as the drivers of security-related events. 
• Provide threat assessment input to security activity plans for projects and production activities.
• Maintain an in-depth and current knowledge of the political and security environment in the Shell Operational areas eco-system

Requirements

• A University bachelor's degree (minimum of 2nd Class Lower)
• 7 to 12 years of relevant work experience preferably from Security Services organizations
• Security certification such as Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) is desirable
• Supervision and managing small teams in high risk security environment
• Experience working in an Oil and Gas Industry is desirable
• Knowledge of research methods and techniques. Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and evaluate research findings and recommendations.
• Excellent Communication skills (written and verbal) and Information Technology skills
• Ability to organize and present accurate information in a logical sequence using textual vehicles, graphs, charts, tables and other illustrative devices.
• Ability to handle and exploit information sources.
• Knowledge of corporate and industrial security gained through work experience in either an international or local environment.
• Background in intelligence, at both tactical and strategic levels is essential.
• Sound knowledge of security and broader dimensions in the Onshore and Offshore environment
• Experience of Risk Assessment and Risk Management best practice would be advantageous.

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Job ID: 117354BR
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Skillpool: Exploration & Production

Job Description

• The Process Engineer is a member of the Process Engineering & Technology Team in DW Project Organization and shall provide process engineering expertise to projects.

Main Job Function

• Plan, manage and deliver specialist process and process safety engineering discipline support. This covers process modelling and simulation, process calculations, perform steady state and transient hydraulics, Design Review and HAZOP, production system optimization and process engineering support to ongoing projects.
• Initiate, manage and carry out conceptual studies and derive optimum development plans.
• Identify and select optimum facilities concept.
• Optimize asset performance throughout its lifetime.
• Execution of input to projects

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering inputs to projects
• Delivery of process engineering input to mature cost-effective, timely, engineering solutions to DG3, complying fully with DCAF and Asset Integrity Process Safety Management Standards, DEM1 and DEM2.
• Carry out conceptual engineering and optimization studies to define engineering projects in terms of technical scope, cost execution strategy and schedule.
• Provide process engineering expertise in the review and optimization of existing production facilities.
• Liaise with Operations staff to identify engineering project, and to conceive, screen and develop alternative solutions.
• Engage with Projects organization to ensure flawless handover of scope to (detailed) engineering after DG-3.
• Engage with Integrated Activity Planning to develop a (resource)plan for the multiple scoping sessions.
• Engage with Development organization.
• Design, commissioning and startup support for projects.
• Participates in Causal Learning, Root Cause Analysis, or 5-why incident investigations.
• Analyze plant reliability performance data (production losses, equipment history, etc), identify improvement opportunities, and recommend appropriate action to methodically improve Production Team and site wide reliability.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams to devise and implement sustainable solutions for operational and technical issues including Bad Actors, Chronic, Systemic, and site wide threats.
• Network with Reliability Engineers, Projects & Technology, Discipline Engineers, and industry groups to develop and implement Best Practices.
• Plan, manage and deliver specialist process and process safety engineering discipline support and advice. This covers process modelling and simulation, HAZOP and design reviews, production system optimization and process engineering support to Bonga operating asset.

Requirements
Experience Requirements:

• Significant experience in the E&P industry, preferably with some experience in Root Cause Analysis:
• Relevant operations experience is an advantage.

Educational Requirements:

• B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Chemical Engineering or its equivalent.

Competence Requirements:

• 3 - 7 years post graduate experience in process engineering and skilled in the use of simulation tools e.g., HYSYS/UNISIM, Flarenet, PIPESIM.
• Experience in Field/facility engineering and technical safety/risk engineering.
• Good interpersonal and negotiating skills, know-how of planning.

General:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Detail understanding of the relevant parts of process engineering standards.
• A drive for continuous improvement.
• Effective team working and good written/verbal communication skills.
• Energy and enthusiasm are essential.
• Self-driven and strong finishing capabilities.

Additional Competence Requirements:

• Proven knowledge of oil production processes
• Proven commitment to delivering results within time and budget with a service-oriented focus
• Ability to engage with Operations and various levels of Discipline Engineers, Technical Authorities, Management teams and senior stakeholder representatives
• Ability and confidence to work with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge of Management of Change
• Strong analytical abilities and practical approach
• Good interpersonal and communication skills