Job Vacancy at WTS Energy for Operations Readiness and Assurance

WTS Energy is a leading EandP Multinational Company to the international Oil, Gas and Energy industry. WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industry. We supply consultants to projects and operations of our clients and perform outsourcing services such workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. Our clients are based globally and offer a myriad in oil and gas and energy vacancies. WTS Energy positions in any phase of the project lifecycle; from Geoscience, Drilling Management and Supervision, (FEED) Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Start UP, Operations and Maintenance. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries.

Our client, an Oil and Gas Operating Company is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Operations Readiness and Assurance

Ref No: WTOA03460
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description
Job Objective/ Purpose of Job:

• Maximise stakeholder's investment and enhance clients reputation by ensuring each Green Field and Brown Field Project Basis of Design and Statement of Fitness is compliant with APC Corporate AIMS process and Nigerian Legislation.
• Sufficient competent staff, CBT/MoC/RRM/HAZID/TA processes and documentation in place to sustain a 24/7 continuous operational readiness high availability/reliability plant uptime on completion of a Flawless start up.
• Support Production Operations and Engineering facilities achieve Fit-for-Service transparency aligned to a robust Nigeria Asset Reference business model to provide transparency to demonstrate cost effectiveness and responsible Production Maintenance and Integrity Management.
• Key objective is to ensure that all Business and HSE Safety Critical Roles have been identified and competent person appointments in addition to having a robust lifecycle continuous improvement plan in place to ensure client onshore and offshore Facilities are a Safer Place to work to prevent Loss of Containment and ease renewal of the DPR Permit to Operate licence.

Job Duties/ Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:

• Develop client Production Operations Maintenance and Integrity Policy/Strategy/Integrity Envelope documents to provide clear outline of how Operational Integrity will be managed.
• Carry out periodic Lifecycle ORandA/Maintenance and Integrity Self-Assessments throughout the client operational assets, including third party operations to determine key areas for improvement in order to sustain operational business and safety risks mitigatation tolerable.
• Provide single line responsibility for client Facilities Operations Readiness and Assurance Goals and Roles Management Plan and develop the annual Budget and Contract Strategies.
• Develop and maintain Operational and Integrity Envelopes for all of client operations providing periodic updates and implementation of tolerable SCE mitigation controls for any excursion occurrences in order to prevent process risk exposure of the facilities.
• Provide Operational Interface on client Facilities Team Projects for Process /Operations / Engineering/Maintenance and Integrity-CMMS/Subsea, ORandA and RFSU development issues
• Review Management of Change, Deviations, Over-ride Risk Register proposals for process and operational risks and provide appropriate input.
• Carry out regular client Nigeria Fit-for-Service ORandA Integrity reviews on each facility to verify the annual Statement of Fitness, KPIs, anomaly action tracker and status of as built documentation
• Review Lessons Learned and issue a report to all client GMs and Project Managers
• Make technical contributions to the development of client group standards and guidance;
• Provide expert advice on client Group SCE Performance Assurance Standards to all stakeholders and HSE colleagues
• Support the client Facilities Lifecycle continuous improvement operations to embed good practice into the daily activities of the Production Team. These would include but not be limited to engaging work force to take ownership of and apply: Operational Procedures, Safe Work Practices, Emergency Management, Incident Investigation, Process Safety Isolations, Competency and Training, MoC/Deviations, Management of Over-rides and Operations Interface Communications.
• Client Production Operations Risk Register Custodian to ensure Severity Criticality impact ranking and development of tolerable SCE mitigations are maintained up-to-date
• Client ORandA focal point to participate in development of Project HSE Safety Cases and reviews of Operations Lifecycle Safety Case alignment with APC AIMS Policy.
• Coach and mentor Client Nationals to adopt and embed sound ORandA integrity in their normal work practice
• Contribute to the development of a robust safety critical information management in support of the Production Operations accurate, "as built" documentation PandID's, PFD's, CandE Loss Control; Isometrics; Plot Plans, SCE, "Ex" Certified Electrical Equipment SIL Registers etc.

Requirements Operations Readiness and Assurance

• Degree in an Engineering Discipline or Equivalent.
• Minimum of 15 years in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Functional/ Technical: Sound knowledge of Oil and Gas facilities and Subsea infrastructure installation criteria, Nigerian Legislation, International Standards and Work experience applying ORandA criteria and HSE-MS SCE Risk Reliability Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for mature and new Oil and Gas Project installations.
• Proficient in MSWord/Excel/Power Point/Project.
• Good organisational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Managerial: Supervisory,dynamic, influential and assertive when situations arise to enhance AP Nigeria Management Reputation and ORandA Integrity criteria.
• Age:35+.

Terms and Conditions Operations Readiness and Assurance:

• Long Term renewable contract.
• Department/Division/ Unit: Production.
• Functionally Reports To: Manager - Project and Support Engineering.
• Administratively Reports To: Manager - Project and Support Engineering.
• Supervises: 3rd Party Consultants/ORandA Personnel.

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

Closing Date: 14th February, 2014.