Senior Supervisor (Operations / Maintenance / Contract Engineering Services) at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is an independent limited liability company, established in Nigeria for over 13 years ago. WDCL is the sole representative of various overseas companies in the fields of Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Supervisor (Operations / Maintenance / Contract Engineering Services)

Location: Gbaran Ubie integrated Gas plant / Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full Time
Start Date: 1st December, 2024

Roles and Responsibilities
The Senior Supervisor will be responsible for the following:

• Lead a team of operators to execute routine and non-routine production tasks in a live oil and gas plant.
• Facilitate daily start-of-shift communications and handovers.
• Supervise daily monitoring and logging of process parameters, and lead first-line maintenance of critical equipment.
• Support emergency response management as per delegated roles.
• Ensure performance assurance and proactive health checks on critical equipment as per approved routines.
• Access and interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); Cause and Effects Matrix (C&E); Process Flow Scheme (PFS); Functional Logic Diagram (FLD); Instrument Loop Drawings (ILD), and Process Engineering Flow Scheme (PEFS) to support safe execution of activities.
• Collaborate with service contractors to ensure safe delivery of vendor-based/specialist maintenance activities.
• Promote site safety through continuous hazard identification, mitigation, and close-out.
• Provide on-the-job coaching to transfer necessary technical skills to other technicians.
• Prepare daily production reports for DPR.
• Issue permits as per SPDC PTW procedure.
• Monitor, control, and document production rates and performance.
• Oversee start-up operations for wells and facilities (hot and cold start).
• Participate in console review meetings, daily notifications, and YTT review meetings.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions, including plant isolation.
• Work with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Ready wells and facilities/equipment for (re)commencement of production/processing.
• Perform monthly well tests and sampling of producing wells.
• Conduct periodic well integrity assurance tasks and activities.
• Supervise equipment preparation for maintenance, including isolation, draining, steaming, and other required procedures.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure continuous asset integrity.
• Undertake additional assignments for continuous improvements as necessary.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is a land production facility (Gbaran Ubie integrated Gas plant), accessible by land and air.
• The job schedule is daily on a 12-hour shift (7 am to 7 pm) over a 21-day period.
• The work is based in Port Harcourt, with occasional training or assignments at Shell IA PHC or other PHC locations as needed.
• A standard 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off schedule is followed.
• The successful candidate will manage absences with their contractor to ensure qualified cover.
• Personnel may need to work extended hours as necessary.

Requirements

• A higher qualification (HND/Bachelors) in any science or engineering discipline.
• Age:
• Minimum of 12 years working as a field operations/Maintenance support, technician or permit coordinator in an oil and gas producing field location.
• Work experience in GBARAN-UBIE or any SPDC location would be an added advantage.

Skills:

• Experience in the operation of field instrumentation, process, and safety-critical shutdown valves.
• Knowledgeable in the utilization and navigation of distributed control systems (Delta-V DCS) and SIS (HIMA) systems.
• Experience in managing process isolations to support maintenance activities.
• Experience in utilizing process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process drawings.
• Knowledgeable in well integrity management requirements (installation, fault analysis, and function testing of various components and seals).
• Experience in managing Permit-to-Work systems.
• Basic knowledge of the PI System.
• Experience in oil & gas wellhead operations and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Soft Skills (Added advantage):

• Strong communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Proficiency in onsite risk management.
• Proficient in MS Tools and SAP.
• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.

Application Closing Date
14th November, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online