Principal Engineer, Civil - Lagos Job at a leading EPC Company in Nigeria

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Job Title: Principal Engineer, Civil

Reference: WTHO03261  

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Recruiter: WTS Energy Holding B.V. / WTS Energy

Job description:

•   To act as a focal point/technical authority for geotechnical and civil engineering questions in Company

•   To liaise/brainstorm with client department key personnel to prepare PIN's (Project Initiation Notes), design briefs and a "Business Case" (where required) for their proposed onshore and offshore geotechnical and civil engineering.

•   To prepare a detailed Basis of Design for every design proposal, based on the agreed Design Brief and ensure proper documentation on APDL's Papyrus application.

•   To prepare/negotiate work scopes, schedules and budgets for executing geo-technical and civil engineering design services by self or consultant resources and refine the optimum scope of work for individual designs/projects, so as to achieve the best value-for-money whilst still satisfying the essential requirements of the APDL client department.

•   To execute any required design for the works, either by self or consultant resources, working in co-operation with the APDL client department to ensure their technical requirements and functionality are adequately addressed.

•   To supervise any consultant design work, verifying adequacy of drawings and specifications to ensure that they meet Company standards and relevant industry codes

•   To update and maintain a database of geotechnical information for all Addax, i.e. APDL and SLNL (Shoreline) locations and include them in a geotechnical map that can easily be updated and referred to for future projects, facilities maintenance works and project upgrades.

•   To initiate/update and maintain "as-built" drawings for all company locations showing geotechnical as well as vertical/horizontal survey and underground/above ground facilities details.

•   To monitor the performance of design contractors and suggest remedial actions to avoid design deficiencies and installation delays.

•   To assist Company / Alliance resident and/or project engineers with the civil engineering aspects of Facilities design.

•   To provide geotechnical and civil engineering input to other disciplines to assure that design outputs are consistent.

•   To assist construction and commissioning teams with technical questions encountered during the construction phase of the projects.)

•   To participate in HAZOP's and other key design reviews.

•   To assist in the professional development of Nigerian geotechnical and civil engineers.

•   Coordinating or performing discipline checks for design documents and drawings.

•   Developing technical specifications for materials and construction.

•   Mentoring and developing junior engineers and designers.

Requirements:

•   University Engineering Degree (Civil) – 2nd Class Honours or better

•   An MSc in Civil Engineering or Geotechnics will be a distinct advantage

•   Registration with COREN is necessary for this position.

•   Membership of professional bodies such as NSE (Nigeria), ICE (UK) and ASCE (USA) is desirable but not necessary.

•   Minimum of 20 years post-graduate experience, at least 12 of which must have been in a management position, working in the oil and gas industry.

•   Must be used to working in a multi-discipline environment

Terms & Conditions:

•   This position is opened to Nigerians only. Work location is Offshore Nigeria om a rotational basis.

Company Profile: A leading EPC Compny

Deadline: 13-12-2013

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