Current Job Openings at Alfred and Victoria Associates, 3rd August, 2018

Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer’s needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Engineering Team Lead
Location: Lagos
Reports to: Projects and Facilities Engineering Manager

Summary

• The Engineering Team Lead will lead a team of discipline engineers to provide technical discipline support to the Projects, Operations and Maintenance teams especially in the typical brown field onshore/swamp assets.
• As a key interface person, he/she will co-ordinate the Facilities Engineering involvement in Field Development Planning and project development in the front-end phases.

Key roles and Responsibilities
Technical:

• Identifying and assessing the value and capability of new or additional technologies.
• Responsibility for compliance to Technical HSE requirements in asset development.
• Take lead in identifying, providing and facilitating solutions to engineering and technical problems especially as it relates to brown field onshore/swamp assets
• Responsibility for the preparation, review and securing approval of feasibility studies, concept designs and costing for projects in the front-end development phase.
• Responsibility for custodianship and maintenance of appropriate engineering standards.
• Ensuring high-quality documentation and currency of the Engineering and Operations.
• Reference data describing the status and operating limits of Oil and Gas processing facilities within the OML 18 Asset Area.

Operations:

• Providing support to the Operations Team in resolving issues and optimizing overall performance of processing assets.
• Providing expert in-house advice on engineering matters, including signing off certificates of conformity.

Commercial:

• Providing key technical input in the evaluation of the technical elements of opportunities.
• Proactively contributing to the preparation and implementation of the business plan, including securing JV Partner Approval.
• Health, Safety & Quality
• Ensuring Health and Safety documentation is in place in line with regulations.
• Support the development of processes and systems to ensure that engineering activities are carried out in compliance with design standards and regulations.
• Fully support and comply with company HSE policies.

Job Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience working in similar assets like OML 18.
• Deep knowledge of oil and gas industry.
• Strong understanding of HSE and Engineering standards
• Extensive work experience in a comparable position in an Oil and Gas environment.

Qualifications required:

• University degree in relevant Engineering discipline (minimum B.Sc. Hons. Second class upper).
• Registration with COREN a requirement. Direct Engineering Leadership experience in a similar role within the Oil and Gas industry will be an advantage

Dimensions:

• Maintenance Manager.
• Field Operations Manager.
• Govt. agencies, DPR, NAPIMS, JV partners and other stakeholders.
• Key Interfaces.
• Reports to the Projects and Facilities Engineering Manager.
• Petroleum Engineering Manager.

KPIs:

• TBD

Competencies & Skill:

• Promotes teamwork and diversity.
• Demonstrates growth and customer focus.
• Self-awareness and learner.
• Delivers.
• Teamwork.
• Self-Motivation.
• Ability to attract and retain a strong project team.
• Stakeholder communication skills.
• Commercial acumen.
• Management of Technical Discipline Authority.
• Change Management.
• Technical excellence in Oil and gas Operations.

Salary
Very Attractive.

 

Job Title: Commercial/Shipping Officer
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Generating income from Lifting to shipment activities related to the sale of Oil & Gas Production of Eroton Exploration and Gas as well as negotiating contracts and setting up risk review committees to ensure operations remain profitable and within the bounds of the law.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure early application and approval for form-1 from DPR, Start at least 8 weeks before the expiration of the existing permit from FMOC, Abuja
• Ensure proper distribution of permit to Nigerian Customs in Abuja, Bonny Terminal as well as DPR
• Prepare vessel & crude oil nominations, follow-up clearances, and ensures all administrative work with partners, NNPC & ensure smooth lifting operations at the Bonny Terminal.
• Prepare all documentation in respect of the Joint Venture partners, liaising with NNPC and Production Department.
• Prepare certificates relating to the quality/quantity of all crude oil shipments and ensures that all paperwork associated with shipping activities is efficiently prepared and approved to enable all such activities to precede as planned.
• Ensure that all Eroton lifting programs at Bonny Terminal are efficiently implemented and updates the Status Report for circulation to all interested parties on daily and monthly basis.
• Carry out all governmental procedures for ensuring openness in crude lifting operations.
• Participate in the monthly curtailment pre-meeting activities & meeting attendance with NNPC.
• Assist with OPTS Terminals Operators Meetings reporting.
• Renew application for NCS Form C30 for agency signatory renewal for lifting personnel and ensure payment of requisite fees on schedule.
• Ensure that lifting is conducted within 36 hours of lay can to avoid demurrage and obtain promptly documented instructions preceding lifting proper.
• Obtain on schedule proper nomination advice to DPR, COMD and NAPIMS.
• Ensure crude oil analysis result is within specification to avoid poor quality crude shipment.
• Ensure proper documentation with export tanker captain, DPR, Bonny Terminal etc.
• Attend Quarterly Crude Oil Market Review meetings with COMD and other meetings.
• Resolve issues regarding shipped Orders while ensuring compliance to legal regulations and company Policies.
• Maintain quality, safety and environment standards.
• Negotiate, develop and manage all commercial agreements to optimise the Company’s commercial interests
• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned by the hierarchy
• Other responsibilities of this role are:
• Organize Crude Oil Reconciliation Meetings with Partners & relevant Government Agencies.
• Crude Oil Stock Management and activity reports to Eroton Leadership, government agencies and partners.

Key Interfaces
Internal:

• Chief Financial Officer (Direct Report)
• Eroton Leadership Team
• Operations and Production Managers
• All Managers
• Project Manager

External:

• Regulators and other regulatory Agencies
• COMD, DPR /NAPIMS
• SPDC
• Aiteo

KPIs:

• Quality of service delivery.
• Chartering process turnaround time.
• Frequency of issues with regulatory bodies as regards vessel movement.
• Quantity of products received daily.
• Compliance with HSE standards.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Engineering or Science discipline.
• MBA will be an added advantage.
• Membership of COREN/NSE will be an added advantage.

Job Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in similar job role or managing a business unit or commercial responsibilities
• Industry experience as an advantage.
• Must be well organized, affinity for details, able to handle large volumes of work and capable of adapting to sudden changes in priority.
• A team player with good public relations skill.
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish and balance priorities within the areas of responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver commercial excellence.
• Experience in liaising with relevant statutory bodies and contractors.
• Excellent planning skills will be an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of HSE and Engineering standards
• Experience in budget preparation and NAPIMS liaison.

Salary

• Very Attractive.

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their tailored CV’s to: recruitment@alfred-victoria.com

 

Application Deadline 10th August, 2018.

 

Note: Any application received after this time will be automatically rejected.