Facility Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Engineering at Workforce Group

Workforce Group is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organizational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value for their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Facility Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Engineering

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Purpose Statement

• To provide expertise, supervision, and oversight in Engineering Design (both FEED & DED), Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning on projects across the entire Facilities Engineering value chain for the organisation, with a particular focus on OML-11.

Key Deliverables

• Assure effective project management and provide clear advice/instructions to the multidisciplined project leadership team.
• Support the Upstream Group Project Manager to deliver a competitive (cost and schedule) project.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects, ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Accountable to deliver all the surface facilities projects required to meet production promises.
• Provide facilities engineering & construction management support to other functional areas, e.g., asset team, drilling, subsurface, production engineering, etc.
• Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress; develop and finalize the project execution and quality plan; develop contingency plans, resolve conflicts, set priorities based on trade-offs.
• Develop annual budget project costs and schedule estimates and participate in the development of the control cost and schedule; ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Manage the interface with the Financial and Commercial Functions to ensure that project execution matches the maturation of financing solution and commercial agreements.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Develop contracting strategy and tender documents for the project scope and manage contract delivery. Lead the selection of the design and execution contractor(s).
• Review of contract documents and comparing with inquiry & offer and resolving the discrepancies.
• Manage interfaces with internal and external stakeholders (NUIMS/NNPC, State Government representatives, NCDMB, and Contractor Management.
• Coordinate the reviews of technical information, design documents and drawings, between/within the company and contractors.
• Develop and implement project management and health check systems including interface management, risk/opportunity, permits and consents, cost, schedule/progress, Quality. Apply these through design and construction phases to demonstrate Technical Integrity.
• Contribute to training and development of the Asharami Energy project team staff.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• A Degree in Engineering, preferably Civil / Structural, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering.
• COREN registered with working knowledge of oil and gas facilities, Process Engineering, and Project Engineering systems, tools and practices in a project lead position.
• A minimum of 15 years' experience in EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Commissioning) in the Oil & Gas industry, with 5 years of those as a Project Manager of small and mid-size projects. Special consideration will be given to land, swamp and shallow water experience in the OML-11 lease or other leases in the eastern Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Knowledge / Skills:

• Extensive Project management knowledge. Experience across EPCIC projects covering pipelines/flowlines sizing, design installation & repairs; oilfield process equipment sizing, design, fabrication, installation & troubleshooting; oilfield mechanical equipment design, fabrication & installation; electrical, instrumentation & control; facilities, pipelines/flowlines integrity services.
• Solid technical background, with experience in process engineering, understanding or hands-on experience in construction management activities.
• Extensive knowledge of design engineering, procurement, installations, construction, and commissioning.
• Experience in Contract Management.
• Skills in managing Strategic and Front-end Processes; Project Execution; Resource & Schedule Management; Cost Management; Project Control Processes; Contracting and Procurement; Construction Management.
• Excellent organization and planning skills; inter-personal and leadership skills with good communications skills (i.e., report writing and presentation) are essential.
• Team player, acting as a champion to break new grounds, self-motivated starter.
• Can manage as required the relationship with key stakeholders to achieve projects' objectives.
• Thorough understanding of the risks and the technical/commercial issues associated with development and production of oil and gas.
• Proven track record of results delivery in challenging project environments.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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