WTS Energy: Electrical & Instrument Engineer (Maintenance) Recruitment

Job description

WTS Energy is seeking to hire Senior Electrical /Instrument Engineer (Maintenance) for one of its client who is a reputed International Oil & Gas operating company.

The responsibilities of Senior Electrical /Instrument Engineer (Maintenance) include but are not limited to the following,

  • Improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of plant & associated equipment by application of their engineering discipline expertise in providing solutions to maintenance problems.
  • Ensure high uptime by safely eliminating bad actors.
  • Develop and implement cost effective “smart” CMMS E&I maintenance strategies/routines/procedures and equipment performance assurance standards.
  • Establish and maintain good relationships with internal and external Clients.
  • Champion safe working practices for maintaining Safety Critical Elements on electrical and instrument systems, such as HV/LV, emergency power, DC UPS installations, ESD, fire & gas. Mentor and coach indigenous E&I discipline technicians in pursuit of excellence carrying out preventative and breakdown maintenance programmes and routines
  • Provide technical support to offshore and onshore, for all operational electrical/instrument discipline maintenance matters.
  • Will be required to travel to each of the locations on a regular basis to assist field maintenance staff
  • Provide contractual resources for all electrical/instrument discipline aspects of the fields operational maintenance as required.
  • Compile monthly maintenance performance statistics for inclusion in the monthly report by the MEM.
  • Continually review all spares and stock requirements / usage and advise HMI with regard to discipline requirements / changes.
  • Develop plan to replace aging equipment and associated sparing & maintenence
  • Provide discipline input into the CMMS.
  • Responsible for providing the electrical/instrumental CM program for both field locations, trending data and advising on required actions from findings.
  • Responsible for providing the motor bearing analysis and thermographic surveys for field locations, trending data and advising on required actions from findings.
  • Responsible for providing FMEA and develop a matrix for the critical assets.
  • Monitor and assess electrical/instrument candidates for HV/LV isolations and ESD/F&G testing
  • Develop on-the-job electrical/instrument CBT and assessment via 3rd-Parties
  • Develop & maintain Hazardous Area equipment registers and Plot Plans for all facilities

Requirements

  • An HNC or equivalent in electrical/instrument maintenance discipline is desirable
  • COREN Registration is desirable
  • Member of an Engineering Institute is desirable
  • 15 years operational oil and gas industry maintenance experience, including 10 years offshore, is essential
  • An in depth knowledge of field operations including onshore and offshore Production operations, computerised maintenance management system and logistics.
  • BOSIET/HUET certificate & offshore medical certificate of fitness
    A sound knowledge of Nigerian Legislation, International Standards, Best Practise, HSSE, Safety Case, SCE, design & operating performance standards, Management of Change/Deviations, Project to Operations handover criteria, hazardous area safe working practices.
  • Working experience of electrical generation, distribution, switching, UPS, protection system function testing, fault finding, instrumentation, testing of PSVs, Fiscal Metering, loop testing, ESD, fire & gas, deluge systems etc.
  • Working experience of a Senior Site Electrical Authority or TCI to provide safe HV/LV/DC and process isolations for Permit to Work.
  • Competent in reading engineering drawings, P&IDs, C&Es, loop, schematics and SLD, ladder and logic charts.
  • Familiar with RCA, IPF, RBI, RCM, RAM and risk mitigation.
  • Mentor, coach and train on-the-job indigenous E&I personnel
  • Good written/spoken English and computer literate
  • Experienced Team Leader offshore and onshore
  • Management of Change

Terms & Conditions

  • For this position, preference will be given to Nigerian nationals. In case Expatriate candidate(s) are selected it is a prerequisite he/she is tasked to mentor and train a Nigerian understudy.
  • Duration: Initial contract for one year and can be extended based on performance.
  • Work Schedule: Resident based position.

Company Profile

An independent International Oil and Gas Company operating in West Africa.

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Region

Unknown

Publication date

07-10-2012

Publication end date

08-11-2012