Vacancies at Western Development Company Limited

Vacancies at Western Development Company Limited

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 Supervision Support

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

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of operators to deliver simple and complex activities in the plant.
• Manage the shutdown permitry and isolation management process.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance interventions plant isolation etc.
• 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 land-field based in Soku Shell Facilities accessible via land and Air.
• The job activity period is daily on 12-hour (7am to7pm) routine over a 21-day period.
• There is a standard 3-weeks on and 3-weeks off schedule.
• The successful candidate will manage own absences with his/her contractor for suitable qualified covers.
• 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 higher qualification (HND/Bachelors) in any science or engineering discipline.
• Ability to read and interpret process engineering flow schemes (PEFS) and process drawings.
• Skill level knowledge in running/managing in permit coordination.
• Basic understanding of Distributed control system. Preferably Yokogawa DCS
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Minimum of 12 years working as a field operations support, technician or permit coordinator in an oil and gas producing field location.
• Must have at least five (5) years’ experience in SPDC.

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.
• Ability to understand and perform production operations (volume, pressure) calculation.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to understand unit of various variables i.e., pressure, volume, flowrate etc.
• Onsite Hazards identification and Risk assessment capability.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• 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

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

Job Title: Instrument (PACO) Engineering Maintenance Services Officer – Gbaran

Location: Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Job Category: Engineering
Start Date: 1st January 2025
Schedule: 21/21 days duty cycle (12-hour shifts from 7 am to 7 pm)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Onsite responsibility for safe supervision of technicians during work execution.
• Ensure performance assurance and proactive health checks of the associated components of the Robertshaw Panel integrated control, safety instrumented, and fire & gas systems.
• Ensure periodic health checks on Human Machine Interface workstations and servers. Systems fault diagnosis and recovery.
• Access and interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); Cause and Effects Matrix (C&E); Process Flow Scheme (PFS); Functional Logic Diagram (FLD); Instrument Loop Drawings (ILD), and Process Engineering Flow Scheme (PEFS) required for fault tracing and issue resolution.
• Work closely with service contractor(s) towards safe delivery of vendor-based maintenance jobs.
• Initiate and follow up with spares procurement towards expedited delivery for maintenance execution.
• Ensure technical integrity of assets through preventive and corrective maintenance activities, quality assurance, and performance standard verification of safety-critical equipment.
• Ensure field instrumentation availability and reliability towards meeting business targets on hydrocarbon processing and export operations.
• Maintain systems availability for the continuous operation of the facility.
• Identifying critical spares and following up on ordering and delivery.
• Integrate with other disciplines to achieve asset integrity on a continuous basis.
• Promote site safety and continuous hazard identification, mitigation, and close-out.
• Other assignments for continuous improvements as exigent.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is a land-field based (Gbaran Ubie Integrated Gas Plant) accessible via land and air.
• The job activity period is daily on a 12-hour (7 am to 7 pm) routine over a 21-day period.
• There is a standard 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off schedule.
• The successful candidate will manage their own absences with their contractor for suitable qualified covers.
• There may be a need for periodic visits to Shell industrial areas for training and official assignments.
• Personnel may be required to work extended hours as the need arises.

Minimum Requirements

• A qualification (OND/HND/Bachelors) in Electrical / Electronic Engineering Discipline.
• < 45 years.
• Minimum of 7 years working experience in an oil and gas facility working as an Instrumentation Technician.
• Experience in any SPDC facility will be an added advantage.

Skills:

• Experience in actuator valves and ESD systems maintenance.
• Experience in PAS and fire protection systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in safeguarding systems maintenance.
• Field instrumented pneumatic/DCS systems.
• Experience in CAO/SCADA/SMAR systems.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to lead a team for safe execution of tasks onsite.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Perform basic computer-related activities.
• Knowledge and use of SAP tools and the permitry process.
• Knowledge of worksite hazard management and permitry systems.
• Ability to multitask effectively.
• Communication and teamwork.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good organizational skills.
• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2024.

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

Job Title: Instrument (PACO) Engineering Support Services Officer – Soku

Location: Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Job Category: Engineering
Start Date: 1st January 2025
Schedule: 21/21 days duty cycle (12-hour shifts from 7 am to 7 pm)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting of safety-critical equipment and control/safeguarding systems
• Supporting the production staff in maintaining facilities
• Assisting the maintenance team to sustain asset integrity/equipment availability
• Complying with HSE practices and procedures
• Assisting in ensuring technical integrity and safe operation of new process & utility systems
• Identifying areas requiring change control and documenting change proposals
• Providing specifications for critical spares or replacements with vendor details
• Reviewing operating/maintenance procedures and proposing changes
• Developing maintenance job routines (MJRs)/maintenance procedures and work packs
• Identifying vendor support requirements for equipment maintenance
• Providing technical support in repairing malfunctioning equipment
• Liaising with OEMs for troubleshooting, spare parts, and field technical support
• Supporting the maintenance team in troubleshooting exercises
• Participating in root cause analysis, equipment failure investigations, and improvement initiatives
• Participating in Management Facility Inspections (MFI) and HSE meetings.

Work Cycle:

• Work location is swamp-field based (Soku, Rivers State), accessible via helicopter
• Daily 12-hour routine (7 am to 7 pm) over a 14-day period
• Periodic visits to Shell Industrial Area for training and official assignments may be required
• Personnel may need to work extended hours as necessary
• Port Harcourt-based candidate preferred.

Minimum Requirements
Possession of any of the following Qualifications:

• OND or HND in Mechanical or Instrumentation & Controls Automation Engineering or any other relevant discipline. Certificate from the School of Basic Instrumentation will be an added advantage.
• < 45 years
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in SPDC operation as a PACO technician

Skills:
Must possess competence No.1 plus at least one of Nos. 2–5:
General Instrumentation:

• Ability to read drawings – PEFS, PSFS, C&E, FLD, loop diagrams, etc.
• Sound knowledge of process instrumentation – major process parameters measured, types of sensors/instruments, principles of measurement, etc.
• Sound knowledge of loop components – IS barriers, surge protectors, FISCO, I/O modules
• Sound knowledge of communication protocols – HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus, Profibus, DeviceNet, etc.
• Sound knowledge of Fire & Gas devices – different types of detectors, principles of operation, Logic Solvers, Output Devices, etc.
• Sound knowledge of operation and maintenance of valves – control valves, SDVs, BDVs, solenoid valves, actuators, positioners, position transmitters, air regulators, different types of manual valves, etc.
• Skilled in calibration of switches and transmitters (pressure, differential pressure, level, temperature, flow, and absolute pressure)
• Skilled in maintenance of valves (control valves, ESDVs, MOVs, manual valves), positioners, I/P converters
• Skilled in use of handheld communication devices (Field Communicator, Interrogator, Fieldmate, NI Fieldbus Communicator, FB Tool, Oscilloscope, etc.)

Yokogawa DCS/SIS Engineering and Maintenance:

• Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices using the Engineering Workstation (EWS)
• Engineering of systems using the SIS EWS
• Installation and configuration of HART devices
• Engineering of CentumVP software, including navigation and editing of function blocks
• Use of Yokogawa AMS to manage field devices
• Navigation, configuration, and logic modification of ProSafe safety systems using ProSafe-PLC 4-mation & ProSafe-RS Workbench
• Ability to work on ProSafe SLS – Logic navigation using FLD, sound knowledge of SLS modules

Allen Bradley Systems Engineering and Maintenance:

• Sound knowledge (including engineering and maintenance) of ControlLogix, RSLogix5000, RSLogix500
• Installation and configuration of field devices
• Engineering and maintenance of Allen Bradley PLCs using RSLogix5000, RSLogix500, RSFieldbus, and FactoryTalk software
• Installation and configuration of PLCs, I/O modules, and other associated components
• Programming techniques, program upload/download to PLCs
• HMI engineering, PanelView, etc.
• Connection and use of a laptop for PLC engineering

SMAR Systems Engineering and Maintenance:

• Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices
• Engineering of System 302 software, including navigation, editing of function blocks
• Installation and configuration of PLCs, I/O modules, and other associated components
• Programming techniques, program upload/download to PLCs
• System302 HMI engineering, ProcessView, etc.
• Connection and use of a laptop for PLC engineering

DeltaV DCS Engineering and Maintenance:

• Installation and configuration of Foundation Fieldbus devices using EWS
• Engineering of DeltaV software, including navigation and editing of function blocks
• Installation and configuration of DCS controllers and I/O modules
• HMI graphics modification

Soft Skills:

• Perform basic computer-related activities
• Knowledge of worksite hazard management and permit-to-work systems
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Communication and teamwork
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organizational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-motivated and performs under minimal supervision.

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2024.

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

Job Title: Electrical Services Support – Soku

Location: Rivers
Employment Type: Contract
Job Category: Engineering
Start Date: 1st January 2025
Schedule: 21/21 days duty cycle (12-hour shifts from 7 am to 7 pm).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assess health of electrical equipment, identify equipment deviation outside normal operating parameters.
• Participate in review of maintenance job routines and preparation of work method statements.
• Participate in job hazard analysis / prepare job risk assessment.
• Identify appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with the activity.
• Gather appropriate documentation and prepare Permit to work.
• Identify and stage materials, equipment spares and tools for equipment maintenance.
• Carryout isolation of energy source in preparation for maintenance work.
• Execute routine maintenance activities in line with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and company standards.
• Troubleshoot and analyze electrical equipment faults using diagnostic tools, test devices and measuring instruments.
• Support OEM field service representatives during execution of major equipment maintenance activities.
• Conduct proper housekeeping and restore work site to a safe state after job completion.
• Document relevant logbook with performance data post maintenance work and update equipment maintenance records.
• Support reviews of operating/maintenance procedure and propose changes.
• Support planning of electrical scope of major / turnaround / milestone maintenance activities.
• Participate in equipment failure investigation (root cause analysis) and proffer improvement initiatives.
• Comply with HSE practices and procedures.
• Participate in HSE meetings and site safety campaigns.
• Close out all other assigned actions in line with audit findings.

Work Cycle:

• The work location is field based in swamp terrain located in Soku, Rivers State.
• Work schedule is 21 / 21 days duty cycle.
• Work activity period spans 12-hours (7am to 7pm) routine over the 21-day duty period.
• Work activity may extend beyond the normal period depending on business needs.

Minimum Requirements
Possession of any of the following Qualifications:

• OND in Engineering from accredited polytechnics or Monotechnic
• Full Technological Certificate (FTC) Advance Technician Diploma
• Advanced NABTEB in Engineering-Related subjects
• City & Guilds Diploma / Advanced Diploma
• Professional certificate in Engineering from Polytechnics or specialized institutions.
• Minimum of six (6) years relevant professional engineering experience within the Oil and Gas Industry
• A four (4) year work experience as Electrical Technician within SPDC East Asset operations will be an added advantage

Skills:
Electrical Safety:

• Knowledge of electrical safety, use and application of electrical safety rules, identification, and mitigation of hazards.
• Knowledge of electrical standards as well as electrical protection and control systems.
• Methods of repair of Ex-equipment, including limitations of what can or cannot be repaired and certification implications and requirements.

Maintenance of Electrical Equipment:

• Identify the various electrical low voltage (LV) equipment – generators, motors, lighting, heat tracing, switchgear, small transformers, UPS and batteries).
• Identify the various high voltage (HV) equipment – generators, motors, large transformers, switchgear).
• Evaluate and interpret equipment performance and integrity data.
• Recognize and respond to abnormal conditions and take appropriate corrective action on LV / HV equipment.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose common faults on LV / HV equipment.
• Perform servicing and repair in line with recognized procedures and standards.
• Apply approved procedures and standards for disassembly and reassembly of electrical equipment.
• Use of the appropriate tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of the various types of condition monitoring activities and diagnostic tools.
• Provide support during equipment shutdown, start up, isolation and re-instatement as part of the maintenance process.

Other Electrical Maintenance:

• Perform routine maintenance of the earthing and lighting system.
• Carryout lighting system maintenance around the Facility.
• Knowledge of maintenance routines on cathodic protection systems.

General:

• Knowledge of basic electrical tools and workshop machinery.
• Knowledge of area classification layouts and electrical equipment for hazardous areas.
• Interpret information contained in the various types of electrical drawings.

Soft Skills:

• Computer literate, ability to perform basic computer related activities.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of worksite hazard management and permit to work systems.
• Effective team player and ability to work in multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication & presentation skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt promptly to change.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Self-motivated and ability to deliver tasks under minimal supervision.

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2024.

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