Vacancies at ABNL Limited 

ABNL Limited was incorporated in 1992 as an Oil and Gas servicing company with a vision to provide professional engineering and technical services to the Oil and Gas exploration and production companies in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Since its incorporation, the company has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding its business horizon, but still within the Oil and Gas sector.

ABNL is a 100% owned indigenous firm, with a shareholding in excess of 100 million Naira. Its’ directors are individuals of proven integrity, who over the years have acquired the requisite experience in the Oil and Gas business, as well as in the banking and finance sector. The integrity of the directors and the staff of the company have been a priceless contributive factor in the growth and wellbeing of the company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Rig Supervisor III – Engineering

Request Code: JTC_Rig Supervisor III
Location: Offshore Platform, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract
Assignment Type: Offshore Rotation
Work Schedule: 4wk on / 4wk off – 28 days on / 28 days off – 28 days on / 28 days off

Main Functions

• Represents the company on a rig site to support the safe and efficient execution of well plans. Is the primary contact for rig and third party personnel to ensure logistics for personnel, equipment and services are appropriately organized and managed.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for communicating expectations regarding safety, security, health, and environment; provides guidance and supports managing Safety, Security, Health, and Environment (SSHE) events
• Responsible for communicating Operations Integrity Management Systems (Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) ) expectations on the rig site
• Monitors rig operations to provide feedback and input to the rig contractor to ensure well control procedures are properly followed and emergency situations are appropriately managed
• Responsible for ensuring that safety, operational, environmental, security and other drills are conducted on site at specified frequencies
• Responsible for ensuring drilling and completion procedures are followed as approved and utilizes management of change processes if changes are required
• Orders and organizes logistics for services and equipment necessary to conduct drilling and completion operations efficiently
• Supports onsite surveillance requirements for the operation in areas such as kick detection, abnormal pressure detection, torque & drag, mud properties, and solids control efficiency
• Responsible for the generation of accurate and adequate operations reports
• Interfaces with engineering and geology to ensure understanding of well objectives and procedural requirements

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in rig supervisory or rig leadership roles for drilling and completion operations
• Experience working for a major Operator or Drilling Contractor
• Hold current certification for Well Control
• Scope of Work specific to this Assignment:
• Provide wells operations supervision for rig and intervention vessel wells activities

Application Closing Date
2nd September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in MS Word format to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: CV must be in Word format.

Job Title: Machinery Engineer

Location: Eket Akwa, Ibom
Employment Type: Contract
Work Schedule: 5 days on 2 days Off

Main Function

• Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed by Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the team’s goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Assures accurate and timely communication among the team and other company Functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues. In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

Tasks and Responsibilities
In addition to all Level 1 tasks, Level 2 will:

• Work in a team environment with other engineering disciplines, operations and mechanical personnel
• Proactively seek reliability improvements directed at increasing plant equipment uptime while reducing maintenance costs
• Specify new rotating equipment to comply with industry and company design practices
• Ensure safe, cost-effective, operable machinery and associated systems are provided and maintained to meet current business unit needs

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications
• Machinery Engineer / Specialist II – Machinery Engineer / Specialist II

Application Closing Date
2nd September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in MS Word format to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: CV must be in Word format.

Job Title: Field Operator

Location: Offshore Rotation, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract
Work Schedule: 3 weeks on 3 weeks off

Main Functions 

• Operate equipment and wells by applying operating and safety procedures and guidelines to meet daily operational plan, reduce equipment failure and efficiently resources administration

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for implementing on daily work objectives, housekeeping, safety, health, environmental and security
• Active participation on daily toolbox meetings and regular, reported safety meetings
• Identify and implement corrective and optimization actions by the continuous surveillance of wells and equipment to ensure reliable, efficient and safe operational conditions
• Function as Equipment Care Technician, and routinely use Maintenance skills in performing simple maintenance activities
• Report when the alarm, emergency or emergency shutdown system is out of service
• Provide detailed, clear and accurate information when changing shift, to guarantee that unit conditions are updated and ensure operations continuity
• Coordinate, control and monitor maintenance jobs according with the corrective, predictive and preventive planning
• Report continuously in the log book all relevant operational events and abnormal situations or deviation occurred in the work area, equipment or personnel
• Take samples of products for laboratory analysis and execute field laboratory tests
• Active participation on emergency response activities
• Report incidents internally and escalate awareness as per the Incident Reporting Guidelines
• Ensure that the Operations Shift Supervisor is informed and consulted about operations activities
• Ensure good communication across the work team so that issues/actions can be adequately addressed
• Provide the basic facts concerning well-producing problems, current production rates, and the current condition of the well
• Ensure that the well problem diagnostics are thorough and complete before requesting Well Work intervention operations
• Ensure that the wellhead and well surface equipment are maintained and are in good working order prior to Wellwork operations taking over responsibility for the well for intervention operations
• Provide assistance and support to the ongoing Wellwork operations as needed

Skills and Qualifications

• Completed secondary education and worked previously as a Field TecWohnician.
• Strong communication (oral & written)
• High standard of Safety, Health, and Environment aptitude and cultivates the same in others.
• Strong knowledge of pipeline operations
• Strong knowledge of safety and operations management tools and processes
• Broad knowledge of Emergency Preparedness Procedures
• Strong knowledge of Project Philosophy and Design Specifications
• Knowledgeable of relevant regulations
• Knowledgeable of relevant commercial agreements

Application Closing Date
2nd September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in MS Word format to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: CV must be in Word format.

Job Title: Planning and Scheduling Engineer III

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Work Schedule: 5 days on / 2 days off

Main Functions

• The Planning and Scheduling Engineer (PE) is responsible for the Project Schedule and all aspects of the Progress Measurement System. This includes day-to-day activities for the development, maintaining, monitoring, controlling and integration of the overall Project schedule including putting in place the progress measurement system, verification and reporting.
• The PE reviews Contractor Schedules for usefulness, logic, level of detail, input sources, timing, lines of communication, and interfaces with other project elements and consistency with Current Control Estimate, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and the Project Plan.
• The PE also establishes the schedule requirements and frequencies of issue for all of the contractor schedule deliverables. The PE strives for timely detection of trends and specifically deviations from the plan.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• In addition to all Level 1 and 2 tasks and responsibilities, Level 3:
• Maintain regular contact with project teams and with the Functional Organization
• Maintain close liaison with planning engineers in the project teams
• Provide direction and feedback to Project planning and control engineers on schedule aspects of the project
• Drives and promotes capital efficiency in Project Services and on stewarded projects

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology or Construction Management
• 15 years experience
• Experience in project controls w/a focus on planning and schedule control
• Technical discipline certifications commensurate with work experience
• Willing to work overseas in a team environment
• Willing to relocate to required project site
• Strong Influencing, Consulting, Mentoring, Analytical, and Computing skills
• Adaptability to changing priorities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests

Application Closing Date
2nd September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in MS Word format to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: CV must be in Word format.