Recruitment at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Technician

Reference ID: 2024-35549
Location: Nigeria
Job Schedule: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Organises and performs on site the maintenance operations which are placed under his responsibility, With his teams assists specialists working under Specific Maintenance Contracts (SMC),
• Ensures that COMPANY’s HSE regulations are respected (especially procedures related to Work Permits), as well as approved operating procedures and standard industry practice during performance of maintenance operations placed under his responsibility,
• Ensures that all maintenance and repairs to plant and equipment are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and in strict compliance with company operating procedures and any relevant statutory legislation in order to maintain all such equipment in sound and safe operating condition.
• Manages intervention reporting using the CMIMS,
• Enters intervention reports in the CMIMS (including those concerning SMC) and writes the technical reports related to his field,
• Monitors the functioning of systems placed under his responsibility,
• Ensures that the transfer of knowledge by mentoring occurs properly within his teams, and actively participates in this himself,
• Manages the team of technicians directly under his responsibility,
• Carries out, at the CSR request, any intervention within his field of competence.
• Takes in charge the systems under his responsibility in case of breakdown until correct operation status is resumed.

Requirements

• Higher National Certificate (HNC (A-levels + 3 years’ study) or BTS/DUT or equivalent, 3 to 5 years’ experience in the maintenance field on oil and gas production installations,
• A basic knowledge of the process of oil and gas treatment, installations and a thorough knowledge of the equipment used.
• He must have proven ability as a leader of small teams.
• Perfectly competent and independent in his field, he must show common sense and organisational ability. Natural authority, founded on his abilities and on the trust he has in his teams, is essential.

Theoretical Knowledge:

• Petroleum: Have a basic understanding of facilities / process (from well to export). Be knowledgeable of hydrocarbons behaviour and associated risks (explosion, asphyxia…).
• Physics: Understanding and use of basic laws and units of physic (Newton’s law, forces, mass, energy…). Be knowledgeable of materials / steels characteristics (use, resistance, corrosion and its prevention).
• Engineering: Be able to read and use drawings (P&ID’s, PFD’s, Isometrics), vendor documents (be able to determine tolerance and adjustment figures), name plate and data sheet. Be able to draw accurate sketches and item to scale.
• Equipment :Understand the working principles of main mechanical equipment: filters, gear boxes, exchangers, air coolers, diesel engine, gas turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating pumps or compressors, common valve types (butterfly, gate, ball, cage and PSV) and hydraulic systems (cranes, HPU, pumps). Be fully familiar with lubrication requirements and the different type of lubricants.
• Be sensitized for each of those to their preventive maintenance tasks and purposes.
• Be aware of CBM (vibration and oil analysis) requirement and purpose.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Coatings Execution Supervisor

Location: Nigeria
Contract type: International Contract
Contractual hours: Full time

Job Description

• Thanks to its internationally recognized expertise in the field of oil and gas production unit operations, maintenance and also Renewable Energy market, SPIE Global Services Energy was selected to provide this activity on ERHA project in Nigeria.
• In order to participate to our growth of Sub-Saharan Africa Business Unit, we are
• looking for a Coatings Execution Supervisor H/F .
• This position is located Offshore on ERHA FPSO in Rotational Mode 4×4.
• The Coatings Execution Supervisor is responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of integrity restoration programs onboard Erha FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading) facility.
• This position is responsible for delivery of coatings program execution for structures, vessels and piping, oversight for quality assurance, and third party contractor management.
• This role involves acting as the client rep onboard and managing multiple vendors to maximize productivity of crews; deliver high-quality integrity services; enforcing contract terms and business controls; ensuring compliance with company and industry standards, and regulations; and collaborating with internal teams to implement best practices.
• This role ensures the integrity and longevity of the facility’s structures and equipment through effective maintenance strategies, compliance with safety standards, and efficient resource management.

Profile
We are primarily looking for a candidate who demonstrates the following skills:

• Technical diploma or equivalent experience
• 10+ years’ experience in fabric maintenance execution, integrity engineering or equivalent
• Proficiency in maintenance planning software
• In-depth knowledge of offshore integrity practices, safety regulations, and industry standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with team members, vendors, and senior management.
• Experience in team management
• Supervisory role within brownfield coatings campaign
• Specialized qualification in coatings inspection and QAQC
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: PLC Specialist (Triconex)

Reference: 2025-37131
Location: AKPO FPSO, Nigeria
Contract type: Fixed-term-contract
Contractual hours: Full time
Contract duration: Based on AKPO Contract duration

Job Description
SPIE Services Nigeria Limited is currently looking for a PLC Specialist (Triconex) to join its work force in Nigeria.

• Direct responsibility for the maintenance, operation and configuration of the hardware and software of the Akpo Safety Instrumented System (Schneider Electric Triconex System) subsystem of the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS).
• Partial responsibility for the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and associated devices of all Packages within the AKPO Industrial Information System (SII).
• Maintain, operate and perform routine tasks on the Process Safety System (PSS), Fire and Gas System (FGS) and Emergency Shutdown System (ESD) of the Triconex Safety Instrumented System.
• Apply and manage maintenance inhibitions in the systems as requested, directed and controlled by COMPANY rules and procedures. Register and maintain all such inhibitions on the AKPO Inhibition Tool database as par COMPANY rules.
• Prepare with the ICSS Adminstrator preventive and corrective actions and modifications of the Control Systems under his responsibility.
• Manage and document in technical reports, interventions using the CMIMS and work packs provided by the planning team.
• Follow up the parameter values and alarms in the concerned systems under his responsibility and perform trouble shooting if required.
• Maintain an accurate and auditable log of all system faults and inhibits (Short term and long term).
• Identify, in the preparatory stage of maintenance works, any sensitive operation and ensure that a proper assessment of the risks involved is carried out beforehand.
• Review and assure that all Software Modifications and corrective actions are  validated by COMPANY and all impacted documentations are updated after implementation.

Profile

• Knowledge of the oil and gas treatment process, installations and equipment.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in Schneider’s Triconex Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Knowledge of general instrumentation concepts, field devices (sensors and final elements), instrument loops, etc.
• Awareness of Emerson’s DeltaV Process Control System, Siemens’ SIMATIC  Industrial  Automation  Systems  and  Allen Bradley’s ControlLogix System is an added advantage.

What can we offer you?
Choosing SPIE gives you the opportunity to:

• Work for an international Group with operations on every continent,

Experience a wide variety of professions within several activities:

• Outdoor networks and street lighting
• Information and communication systems
• Nuclear power
• Maintenance
• Oil and gas
• HVAC engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Working in energy and the environment, sectors of the future at the heart of sustainable development issues.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified

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

Job Title: Campaign Preparation Supervisor

Location: Nigeria
Contract type: Permanent Contract
Contractual hours: Full time

Job Description

• The Campaigns Preparation Supervisor is responsible for the advanced planning, coordination and preparation of heavy maintenance, construction, and integrity restoration campaigns.
• The position is responsible for delivery of low complexity (single discipline) construction and fabrication scopes, vendor-managed package restorations, integrity inspection program planning, and other campaign works.
• The position enables the effectiveness of SPIE GMC Field Execution Team (FET) resources through planning and coordination of low complexity job scopes. This role ensures that low complexity projects and campaigns are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with client management systems, including Work Management System, Safe Work Practice requirements, Global Practices and specifications, and Management of Change.
• The Supervisor oversees a team of several execution leads and engineers who are responsible for developing detailed project plans and schedules.
• The team is responsible for brownfield verification of campaign requirements; conceptual construction plans and constructability assessments; development of MTOs, work packages, and resource-loaded execution schedules; oversight of onshore fabrication and pre-mobilization work, including QAQC at vendor sites; management of third party vendors; and ensuring adherence to client specifications and relevant codes and standards.

Profile

• Relevant certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP).
• 10+ years’ experience in construction or campaign planning and execution
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• In depth knowledge of construction processes, safety regulations, and quality standards
• Expertise in project management, piping, welding, fabrication, and offshore topsides structural elements
• Proficiency in maintenance planning software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with team members, vendors, and senior management.
• Technical diploma or equivalent experience
• Supervisory role within oil and gas industry.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Head, Field Operations / HSE / CAPD

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Contract type: Temporary work contract
Contractual hours: Full time

Job Description
The Service holder manages the Compliance Requirements of the Contracts Entity:

• Verify that company’s Contractual Policies and applicable laws and regulations are adhered to, especially related to ethic and transparency
• Participates in preparation of Contracts procedures.
  Complies with the standards of the company and the agreements with the partners
• Applies and respects the procedures in the tender process and ensures that team complies.
• Implement Total Global Procurement (TGP) directives within team and technical duets.

The Service holder leads & organizes the Field Operations/HSE/CAPD Contracts entity:

• Organize and control the purchase of services function as a managed process on a daily basis
• Supervises and ensure appropriate, transparent and justified strategy on subjects to be presented to Contracts Committees.
• Establishes and promotes continuous improvement of Contracts practices, procedures & reference documentation.
• Coordinates Duet and Triplet process with Métier partners and technical managers.
• Coordinate the workload within the Field Operations/HSE/CAPD Contracts Engineers workforce.
• Manage the Contracts personnel in cooperation with the Métier Partners, respecting the CA Métier system of reference, the local constraints, and the eventual « synergy » action plans defined by TGP.
• Ensure the maintenance of the necessary level of competencies for the realization of the service purchase.
• Ensure the communication of good practices and lessons learned to TGP (REX) on contractual matters.
• Assist the Métier Partners for all contractual activities

The Service holder supervises the Contracts entity activities:

• Manage the contracts processes correctly
  • Receive requests or scope from requesting entities
  • Organize call for tender or request for quotation
  • Evaluate offers, along with requesting entities
• Supervise the establishment of the technical contracts, directly participate to the most complex contracts and orders
• Ensures the establishment of suitable lists of potential bidders.
• Carries out contracting process in accordance with Company’s rules.
• Ensures contracts are drafted in accordance with approved model contracts and contributes to their periodic review.
• Ensures that contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and in AGORA.
• Ensures effective use of tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, CMS.) for optimum productivity.
• Provide required support in the settlement of claims, arbitration and or lawsuits.
• Maintains a log of all savings generated for contracts in own domain and obtains validation of such savings.
• Appropriates the Total Group initiatives such as Frame Agreements, e-procurement, Category Management and the likes.
• Manages a network of Vendors and relationship with relevant Stake holders such as NUIMS, NCD, NUPRC, etc.
• Monitor KPIs to ensure improvement of efficiencie

Profile continuation:

• Follow up with NC to ensure issuance of NCCC for all NCDMB threshold contracts.
• Ensure synergy with relevant domains and technical duets
• Ensure synergy with relevant domains and technical duets
• Ensure global reporting of the Contracts team to the C&P management and to TGP Métier
• Monitor contractor’s performance with Duet, promoting and attending service quality meetings, claims, amendments and contract renewal discussions with contractor and manage and maintain a network with Stakeholders such as NUIMS, NCD, NUPRC, etc.

Requirements

• A Degree in Engineering, Business Management or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain).
• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the Supply Chain and in Operational functions will be an added advantage.
• 12 years Oil and Gas Industry experience with excellent knowledge of the Supply Chain.
• Excellent negotiation skills. Understanding of core operational activities (Exploration; Drilling, Engineering, Field Ops)
• Personal Abilities: Advanced Management, Advanced Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating / controlling

What can we offer you?
Choosing SPIE gives you the opportunity to:

• Work for an international Group with operations on every continent,
• Experience a wide variety of professions within several activities:
• Outdoor networks and street lighting
• Information and communication systems
• Nuclear
• Maintenance
• Oil and gas
• HVAC engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Working in energy and the environment, sectors of the future at the heart of sustainable development issues.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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