Expatriate Project Engineer - Decommissioning at Zigma Limited

Zigma Limited is an independent, indigenous energy company in Nigeria. Zigma’s mission, under its CEO Funmi Ogbue, is to become the first female-led ‘mini-major’ with interests in the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sectors, first in Nigeria and then in Africa more widely. Aligning with Funmi’s passion for improving local communities, Zigma will place Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies at the heart of its operations and aims to become a champion for the responsible development of African energy projects–at the same time as delivering significant value to its investors and partners.

Too often, women and children in Africa suffer the worst from the over-zealous exploitation of energy resources. Zigma believes this should stop. Join us on our journey.  Use the menu below to find out more about becoming a partner, an investor or a team member.  You can find out more about our current projects and partners by using the links here. Together, we will show that responsible, thoughtful behaviour can make a difference.  And deliver long term economic benefits to our investors, countries and our communities. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Expatriate Project Engineer - Decommissioning

Location: Lagos

Role Description

• The FSO Unity Decommissioning Project Engineer shall be responsible for engineering, technical aspects and interfaces for the decommissioning scope of works during the different stages of the project, towards achievement of the project objectives; and shall report to the DGM, FSO Unity Decommissioning.
• The job holder shall be based at the FSO Unity Replacement Project office onshore Port Harcourt, with occasional visits to offshore sites and Worksites.

The job holder’s responsibilities and activities shall include
Pre-Contract Award:

• Participate and follow up ongoing studies, definition and clarification of scope of works, definition and documentation of interfaces and requirements.
• Carryout internal studies as may be required, draw from lessons learnt from previous similar projects, and issuance of related technical dossier.
• Involve in preparation of Call-for-Tender documents, in particular technical exhibits and specifications.
• Participate in the tendering and tenders’ evaluation processes, ensuring clarifications and responses to technical qualifications and queries, ensuring that agreements and close-out of points are achieved within acceptable boundaries of COMPANY specifications, rules and regulation.
• Participate at preparation and review of Tender Bulletins regarding technical issues, ensuring update of relevant contract documents and any follow up clarifications.
• Follow up interface engineering ensuring scope and schedule alignment with other packages and JV FOPS activities.
• Maintain contact with COMPANY Specialists in HQ for necessary supports and advice.
• Work with the project team to finalize the Contract documents, particularly the technical aspects.

Post-Contract Award:

• Coordinate execution of detailed design and construction engineering by Contractors, Subcontractors and vendors (as applicable), providing them necessary supports, ensuring engineering scope is carried out in line with project schedule.
• Ensure Contractors and Subcontractors development of comprehensive MDR adequate for the scope and in line with Project Specification and requirements.
• Review and ensure all project deliverables issued on the project are compliant with Project and General Specifications, rules and regulation.
• Be guided by HSE best practices and requirements for engineering design and work methodology preferences.
• Ensure appropriate incorporation of lessons learnt from previous similar projects into the project’s engineering designs, procedures and work methodology.
• Promote cost saving and optimal solutions for design and execution methodology preferences.
• Preparation of necessary derogation requests and follow up of approval processes.
• Assist with estimates for inputs to preparation of project schedules, plan adjustments and cost estimates as may be requested.
• Assist with technical inputs, clarifications and evaluations towards execution of procurement activities as applicable for the project.
• Carefully review potential deviations from specifications and ensure that any deviation or waiver approval is carried out according to procedure.
• Provide technical solutions by drawing from knowledge and experiences of project team members, HQ supports and Subject Matter Experts (SME).
• Coordinate and participate at review of all Technical Queries (TQs) raised on the project, ensuring review with SME and timely response to same.
• Participate actively and regularly at project progress review meetings, both internally and externally meetings with Contractors / Subcontractors.
• Collaborate with project team members of other packages to smoothen interfaces and ensure collaborative problem solving.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1st Degree or equivalent in any relevant Engineering Discipline
• Minimum 10 to 15 years of project working experience, out of which 5 years minimum shall be in a similar or related project engineering position in Oil and Gas industry.
• Good knowledge of international design codes, standards and COMPANY general specifications.
• Experience in management of multiple skilled and diverse teams. Should be team oriented with good communication, motivational, coordination and delegation skills.
• Good computer skill, particularly office Microsoft software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Fluent in English (both verbal and in written).

Competencies:

• Engineering & Construction
• Call for tender and Contract negotiation
• Cost control
• Planning & Production
• Site installation.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: engineering@zigmaltd.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.