Field Operations Services Officer - Soku 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: Field Operations Services Officer - Soku

Location: Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Job Category: Engineering
Start Date: 1st January 2025

Roles and Responsibilities

• Apply the emergency response procedure where and when necessary.
• Report and close out UA/UC
• Serves as PTW signatory
• Apply the HSSE policy, legislations applicable to crude oil transfer and export.
• Adhere to plant operational procedures.
• Monitor, control and record production rates and performance.
• Start-up wells and facilities (hot and cold start).
• Perform basic troubleshooting on wells and facilities to ensure stability.
• Perform daily first line monitoring of process parameters and variables.
• Liaise with maintenance for PM and CM execution as scheduled.
• Gather daily production data, determine the production performance.
• Participate in console review meeting, Daily notification and YTT review meeting
• Prepare daily production report for DPR.
• Execute daily communication and Shift handover.
• Ensure optimized chemical injection rates are followed as advised.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to execute planned activities.
• Prepare the wells and facilities/equipment for (re) commencement of production/processing.
• Perform monthly well test and sampling of producing wells.
• Perform periodic well integrity assurance tasks and activities.
• Supervise preparation of equipment for maintenance including isolation, draining, steaming, and other procedures as required.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is a swamp based Oil and Gas Facilities (Soku Gas Plant and Flow station) accessible via Air.
• The job activity period is daily on 12-hour (7am to7pm) routine over a 21-day period work cycle.
• There is a standard 3weeks on and 3weeks off schedule.
• There may be need for periodic visits to Shell industrial area for trainings and official assignments.
• Personnel may be required to work extended hours as need may arises.

Minimum Requirements

• A qualification (OND/HND/Bachelors) in any Discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years working as a field operations technician or control room operator in an oil and gas producing field location.
• Ability to read and interpret process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process drawings.
• Basic understanding of Distributed control system. Preferably Yokogawa DCS
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

Skills:

•  Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.
• Self-Motivated and performs under minimal supervision
• Demonstration of a full knowledge of wellhead systems & integrity management (installation, completion and testing of various components and seals)
• Experience in actuator valves and ESD systems operation.
• Experience in oil wellhead operations and troubleshooting skills.
• A good understanding of the working principles of field instrumentation and process automation systems.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to understand and perform production operations (volume, pressure, flow) calculation.
• Ability to understand unit of various variables i.e., pressure, volume, flowrate etc.
• Onsite Hazards identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Ability to use Frontline maintenance to detect equipment and resolve same before failure.
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills.

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online