Lead Engineer, Instrumentation at TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited Full Time NEW

Job Title: Lead Engineer, Instrumentation

Location: Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt – Rivers
Type of contract: Regular position
Domain: Maintenance / Inspection / Technology

Activities

• Prepares maintenance programs for instrumentation systems covering measuring instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, well head control systems, F&G devices and other specialized systems.
• Supports routine maintenance concerns by treating material modification requests/ reports progress with expediting status.
• Ensures the CMMS system is regularly updated with correct equipment data, bills of material and adequate material replenishment plans
• Assists Instrumentation TADM with the review of material requirements with site and ensure correct replenishment plan for stock items
• Develops maintenance programs for specialized systems (e.g. PA/GA, F&G Systems, DHGs) and liaise with telecoms for support where necessary
• Acts as the focal point for specialized systems (e.g. PA/GA, F&G Systems, DHGs), and provide expert technical advice to the instrumentation maintenance leader and other departments
• Carries out obsolescence studies and renewal programs for the assigned specialised systems (e.g. PA/GA, F&G Systems, DHGs)
• Periodically reviews the CMMS reporting on PM’s and ensure that blocking points are efficiently resolved
• Technically leads and guides other departments such as process, production, and ECP on instrument related issues
• Reviews the instrumentation scope on SMRs and ensures that all relevant databases are constantly updated and archived.
• Initiates regular audits by third party specialists and prepares maintenance interventions requiring third parties such as OEM representatives
• Prepares, manages and supervises contracted instrumentation activities at site
• Develops and sustains a management program for gas cylinder availability for each site
• Ensures day to day technical management of maintenance contracts in place
• Ensures 100% availability for F&G and emergency systems through carefully planned PM programs, retrofits for ageing equipment and adequate MRP
• Liaises with vendors and the original equipment manufacturers for all queries regarding maintenance modifications, spare parts, drawings and the resolution of technical problems
• Ensures that all drawings, plans, manual and MELB are up-to-date and “as built”, and directs draftsmen to carry out all corrections to reflect any alterations, modifications and additions to electrical equipment systems
• Assists in preparation of instrumentation operations budget documents to JV partners
• Implements and defends provided instrumentation budgets before COMPANY and JV partners
• Reviews and checks work completed by contractors and site teams, ensures compliance with work satisfactorily completed, makes necessary corrections, and submits to the Head of Instrumentation & ICSS for endorsement and payment processing
• Supervises the implementation of instrumentation modification/ improvement projects to ensure safe, cost-effective and timely execution in accordance with Company’s General Specifications
• Contributes during technical and safety analysis of equipment failures and shutdowns on site and proffers solutions
• Troubleshoot complex or recurring instrumentation problems, which require resolution with help of other departments
• Liaises with OEM for queries on maintenance modifications spare parts and the resolution of technical problems on site

Context & Environment:

• Functions within the maintenance department in Port Harcourt with field visits when required.
• Involvement with mature fields and legacy systems, with all the attendant obsolescence of old equipment. Ensuring proactive maintenance based on phased renewal of obsolete items.
• Striving to achieve cost savings and best value for money in maintenance activities and material sourcing without compromise on TEPNG standards

Additional Information:

• Responsibilities: To support onshore and offshore sites in sustaining required levels of reliability on instrumentation systems for process control and safety functions.
• Contacts: Liaison with regulatory authorities and representatives from DPR, NAPIMS, Vendors and OEM’s.
• E&P Referential: Good working knowledge of company rules and General specifications in order to ensure strict conformance to Group standards. Knowledge and applicability of local and international standards and codes.
• Assets: OML58, OML99, OML100, OML102
• Adequate maintenance plans for related equipment (e.g. PA/GA, F&G Systems, DHGs) and evidence of execution via CMMS
• Adequate material replenishment plans and effective liaison with C&P to ensure required stock levels at all times
• Effective execution of assigned contracts

Candidate Profile

• Formal education: BSc. / BEng. Degree in Electrical and Electronics/ Instrumentation/ DCS Engineering or Physics (2.1).
• Professional experience: 7 years’ experience with industrial discipline preferably with the oil or petrochemical industries.
• Engineering expertise in field discipline.
• Conversant with a broad range of instruments, valves, automation systems, ICSS, PLCs, etc.
• Technical reporting, mathematical skills and basic computer software skills.

Application Closing Date
15th October, 2024.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• All applications must be completed online
• Applicants are advised to submit only one application per position to avoid disqualification
• TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limiyted, and its approved recruitment consultant, will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application. Anyone demanding such is not an authorized TotalEnergies representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand.