Senior Project Controls Engineer 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: Senior Project Controls Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full-Time

Role Description

• To promote rigor in rationale (validation and completeness of information before starting work is paramount) and creativity in solutions, but to challenge if the work is not completed to satisfaction
• To ensure subordinates communicates freely and efficiently within the Project, with other
• Departments, PMT, affiliate and COMPANY HQ in the execution of their tasks as their Service description requires
• To ensure quality reporting
• To monitor working atmosphere and to readjust as necessary
• To monitor progress (PRIMAVERA) on a weekly and monthly basis
• To follow up delivery of equipment and sign off relevant interim certificates (when the conditions are met)
• To control invoices (progress, milestones, reimbursable, COs, team mission expenses) and to process them through UNISUP system
• To log contract execution expenditures and report to PMT
• To forecast payments with contractor and with PMT
• To administrate detailed engineering documentation, transmittal from/to contractor, PMT and affiliate (through PRODOM) and to monitor COMPANY responses are in line with contract set time frame
• To challenge contractor COR to the benefit of the COMPANY (however in fairness)
• To manage exchange with Project HR with regards to Project manpower plan
• To liaise with authorities (NAPIMS, DPR, NCDMB) to ensure validation of change order prior to launch execution
• To close out COMPANY audit reviews
• To attend Project monthly meeting
• To report Project Control activities progress to Project Manager (Cost, Contract, Planning and document control)
• To work closely with all other COMPANY team members and contractor counterparts to ensure correct information is transmitted and fully aligned
• To maintain a good and respectful working attitude and good team spirit

Accountability

• Compliance with the OML 58 Solarization project HSE KPI & Objective and assist the project in compliance with overall COMPANY HSE requirement.
• Ensure that adequate contractual and administrative support is provided to the Engineering team for the progress and timely completion of Detailed engineering.
• Ensure that Engineering team responds to technical queries and returns documents to Contractor within the contractual timeframe.
• Ensure proper tracking of design changes that could potentially result in change orders.
• Ensure the quality and correctness of the design dossier is in line with Project standards.
• Ensure contractor compliance with Project invoicing, reporting procedures and local content regulations.
• Ensure that change order requests are treated promptly.
• Manage his team efficiently
• Ensure continuous communication with ECP project control and C&P contract teams
• Maintain good contractual relationship with contractor and ensure that COMPANY responds promptly to contractor letters.
• Report efficiently to the Project Manager

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification: B.Sc. in technical, legal and commercial discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in Major Oil & Gas engineering projects and operations.
• Good knowledge of Company Project control procedures and knowledge to mediate on technical issues common to brown field Oil & Gas projects.
• Ability to adapt and to represent the company in discussions/negotiations with contractors.
• Personnel management experience.
• Ability to effectively liaise with engineering and construction teams on ways to avoid claims from contractor.
• Language: Fluent English.

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.