OBAX Worldwide Ltd: Oil and Gas Jobs (13 Positions)

OBAX Worldwide Limited is an indigenous oil and gas company recruiting for various positions:

MECHANICAL/PIPING ENGINEER

Prime responsibilities and duties will involve:

  • Ensuring mechanical design criteria are met or exceeded
  • Ensuring specifications and regulations are adhered to if applicable
  • Maintenance of pipe handling & welding equipment in a safe, efficient and effective manner.
  • Preparation & review engineering drawings & calculations
  • Preparation of reports for all project scopes on a frequent basis.
  • Provide change control for all aspects of work.
  • Preparation of documentation and manage implementation FATs
  • Prioritize, organize and supervise day-to-day work of welders & fitters.
  • Participates in planning, estimating, cost development and management, and scheduling for assigned projects
  • Develop Isometrics drawings for piping projects.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng Degree
  • Candidates must have previously worked in an Oil & Gas Construction Environment.
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil and gas industry
  • Working knowledge of codes and standards such as ASME, ANSI, NACE and API
  • Strong IT skills
  • Proficient in the use of AutoCAD

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Prime responsibilities and duties will involve:

  • Design of Electrical Power distribution system.
  • Design & installation of transformers and protection/control, as well as motor control, plant lighting, and grounding.
  • Control panel layout design& installation 
  • Low voltage power distribution systems installation
  • I/O wiring 
  • Fieldbus design 
  • UPS design& installation 
  • Prepare technical reports and Client correspondences/presentations
  • Review and prepare detailed specifications and contract documents for procurement of major electrical equipment as well as construction document packages.
  • Assist in the preparation of the technical portions of Procurement documents (RFQs, POs), and review equipment tenders and vendor documents
  • Assist in the coordination of project activities
  • Visits to project sites and other design offices for project related activities, including commissioning and startup support

Requirements:

  • BSc or B.Eng Degree
  • Candidates must have previously worked in an Oil & Gas Construction Environment.
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil and gas industry
  • Strong IT skills
  • Proficient in the use of AutoCAD

CIVIL ENGINEER

Prime responsibilities and duties will involve:

  • Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to plan projects.
  • Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
  • Direct construction, operations, and maintenance activities at project site
  • Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations and establish reference points, grades, and elevations to guide construction
  • Supervise carpenters, iron benders and other construction crew to deliver projects.
  • Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng Degree
  • COREN certified an advantage
  • Candidates must have previously worked in an Oil & Gas Construction Environment.
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil and gas industry
  • Strong IT skills
  • Proficient in the use of AutoCAD

DOCUMENT CONTROLLER

Prime responsibilities and duties will involve:

  • Interface coordination with all company disciplines and client Document Controllers for the distribution of all correspondence and deliverables,
  • Maintain incoming and outgoing document control Logs,
  • Maintain Project Filing System.
  • Maintain and distribute Queries and Outstanding Items Lists.
  • Update, maintain and distribute Action Items Lists promptly.
  • Prompt delivery of project documents to client
  • Archive documents in soft copies.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng Degree
  • Candidates must have previously worked in related environment.
  • Strong IT skills, must be proficient in Microsoft suites
  • Good understanding of scanning & document storage system
  • Apt skills for filing.
  • General knowledge of technical & non technical documents

BID ENGINEER

Prime responsibilities and duties will involve:

  • Management of bid submissions through its complete cycle.
  • Identify resources required for a bid, plan bid activities, identify deliverables and manage resources in an efficient manner to produce winning bids within deadlines.
  • Liaise with different layers internally and externally to ensure that deadlines are met.
  • Manage the application/ renewal process for registration with industry regulating bodies.
  • Create and manage a bid documentation pool ensuring that all information and offerings are up to date.
  • Provide support and assistance to other bid team members as required.
  • Conduct pre-bid activities with the bid team including briefings, scope meetings, and presentations.
  • Act as the client contact point during the bid process which includes rising and responding to queries, presenting the bid and negotiating with the customer as required.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng Degree
  • Candidates must have previously worked in related environment.
  • Strong IT skills, must be proficient in Microsoft suites
  • General knowledge of technical & non technical documents

 QA QC ENGINEER

Prime responsibilities will involve:

  • Implementation, monitoring and maintenance of all quality control systems and management activities in project execution and management.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng
  • Candidate must have previously worked in an oil & gas construction environment.
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil and gas industry.
  • Familiar with ISO 9,000 and 14,000 series standards.
  • Trained ISO 9,001 Quality Auditor is an advantage.
  • Managerial experience will be an advantage.

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

Prime responsibilities will involve:

  • Supervise multi-disciplinary team to achieve set goals and objectives of project activities from initiation through work scoping, engineering and design.
  • Tendering execution to commissioning in line with Obax goals, procedures and specifications.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng degree
  • Candidate must have previously worked in an oil and gas construction environment.
  • Familiar with project development challenges in Nigeria or in other regions with similar challenges.
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil & gas industry.
  • Familiar with PMI methods is an advantage.

LEAD ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION

Prime responsibilities and duties:

  • Installation of EDS (Electrical Distribution Systems)
  • Specifying and installation of MCCs (motor control centers)
  • Design and installation of earthling system,
  • Managing junior electrical engineers.
  • Installation of power transformer

Requirements:

  • B.Sc or B.Eng degree
  • Candidate must have previously worked in an oil and gas construction environment
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil & gas industry.
  • Strong IT skills useful in project planning and management, reporting and presentation.
  • Understanding of control system/Delta V & Allen Bradley.
  • Good understanding of electrical documentation, P& ID single drawings, etc.

 FIELD SUPERINTENDENT

Summary of principle duties:

  • Responsible for the day to day construction activities of contractors/ workers on site with regards to scheduling manpower and expediting receipt of equipment and materials for utilization at various phases of work.
  • Will review drawings; provide site coordination on meeting specific time.

Requirements:

  • Significant field construction exposure that may be gained through practical construction experience and |or a degree in engineering with good field design experience.
  • Candidate must have previously worked in an oil and gas construction environment
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience in oil & gas industry.

HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL

Summary of principle duties:

  • To maintain human resource policies, ensuring compliance; and to contribute to the development of corporate HR policies.
  • Ensure provision of a professional human resource service to the organization.

Requirements:

  • B.Sc in Human Resource Management or Business Administration.
  • Masters degree is an advantage.
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience.
  • Candidate must be able to communicate and write effectively.

 Additional Qualifications:

  • Possess a strong bias for action and a keen sense of urgency.
  • Ability to analyze organizational behavior as well as human behavioral characteristics and motivations.
  • Self confident and professionally tactful to be able to stand your ground and convictions in the face of opposing opinions.
  • Interested in continuous learning.
  • Display leadership qualities and behaviors.
  • Strong analytical abilities and skills for rationalizing business concepts
  • Manpower planning, Performance Appraisal, Training, Formulation and Implementation of HR policies, exposure to function of Personnel Department.


QUARRY MANAGER

Prime responsibilities and duties will involve:

  • checking that the quarry’s production levels are maintained safely to schedule;
  • balancing sales and output;
  • altering the quarry’s production system in accordance with the materials required;
  • liaising with sales and commercial teams;
  • performance managing the production process and setting and monitoring targets;
  • providing  information and statistics on the quarry’s performance;
  • developing links with local groups and organizations;
  • managing and regulating the quarry’s budget;
  • maintaining up-to-date records and dealing with a range of paperwork;
  • ensuring that key government health and safety legislation (Quarries Regulations 1999 and Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations 2008) is implemented throughout the site;
  • keeping up to date with relevant government legislation and industry developments;
  • developing inspection systems and checklists
  • closely monitoring all areas of the quarry to ensure that extraction and processing work is carried out to the highest standard;
  • liaising with staff on site and dealing with any technical or staffing challenges that arise
  • undertaking regular site inspections and risk assessments in order to comply with all health and safety regulations
  • examining the materials produced to ensure that a high quality of product is maintained
  • assessing equipment and production materials levels
  • ordering new items as required
  • Checking that all vehicles on site are maintained to a good standard.

Requirement:

  • B.Sc/ Masters in Geology or Mining
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience.
  • Professional certification, an advantage

 QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Summary Of duties:

  • Reports to Project Manager or Project Director and provide advice in the decision-making process throughout the management of a project from initial inception to completion.
  • Handles estimating and cost control, estimating and measurement of construction works prior to tender, producing the bill of quantities;
  • Produce tender documentation and manage the tender process; clarify and evaluate tenders; and manage the resultant contract through monthly valuations, variations control, contract administration and assessment of claims.

      Requirements:

  • B.Sc Quantity Survey
  • 5 years minimum total post graduate experience.

 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Candidates must have previously worked in an oil and gas construction environment.

 

Method of application 
All applicants should visit http://www.obaxworld.com/. Click on careers and fill forms on or before one (1) week from date of publication.

Deadline: June 12, 2012