Job Title: Principal Engineer, Pipeline
Job Number: 001126
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Organisation: Addax Petroleum is a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group
Job Type (Employment Type): Consultant
Job Category: Facilities
Career Level: Manager (Team Leader or Supervisor of Staff)
Level of Education: Masters Degree
Years of Experience: 20
Position Description:
The successful candidate will provide pipeline engineering expertise to aid in the execution of the Company's onshore and offshore projects and ongoing operations. The job functions include:
• To act as a focal point/technical authority for pipeline engineering questions throughout the engineering design, construction and installation phases of Company's pipeline projects, most of which are offshore.
• To provide pipeline engineering input to other disciplines to assure that design outputs are consistent.
• To act as Company authority for the review of the pipeline aspects of Design Bases, design drawings, specifications, installation procedures, etc.
• To act as required as the Company representative (pipelines) to ensure that design work by contractors meets Company standards and relevant industry codes
• To monitor the performance of design contractors and suggest remedial actions to avoid design deficiencies and installation delays.
• To assist Company resident and/or project engineers with the pipeline engineering aspects of Facilities design.
• To assist construction and commissioning teams with field questions encountered during installation (e.g. as related to pipe laying, risers, tie-ins, hydrotesting, welding, etc.)
• To initiate and coordinate tasks needed for project execution including surveys, permitting or government reviews, material specification, installation procedures, testing, etc.
• To participate in HAZOP's and other key design reviews.
• To assist in the development Nigerian pipeline engineers.
Position Requirements:
• Good communication and team building skills – well able to lead and gain respect both internally and externally with 3rd parties.
• Ability to improvise/prioritise with little notice without losing attention to detail.
• Proven track record of managing in multicultural situations.
• Self starter, results-driven and focussed on timely, accurate and high quality delivery
• Able to hold own ground when challenged but can present a balanced view in putting arguments forward.
• Minimum twenty (20) years relevant experience with an oil industry design and fabrication contractor
• Must have worked as a pipeline engineer/senior pipeline engineer for an Operator, and have been involved in both onshore and offshore projects
• Must be used to working in a multi-discipline environment
• Must have worked in an expatriate situation for at least five (5) years
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