Control Room Operator at Shell Petroleum Development Company

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.

We strive to maintain a work environment where everyone can apply and develop skills and talents consistent with our values and business objectives. This applies to every employee, regardless of location, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities.

Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for Control Room Operator at Shell Petroleum Development Company

Control Room Operator

Job Specifications:

• Full Time
• Required Qualifications: OND – BA/BSC/HND
• Location: Lagos| Nigeria. See other Jobs in Lagos
• Category: Engineering Jobs | Oil and Gas
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Job Description

The Bonga Control Room Operators (CRO) direct the operations shift team on the FPSO producing, processing and delivering the correct quantity and quality of products, and ensuring that all the production systems are operating within design limits and in the most efficient way.

As a Control Room Operator (CRO), you will have the opportunity to contribute to Shell’s Powering Progress strategy by ensuring that all production system equipment and controls are operated in a safe and efficient manner to deliver excellence in plant availability and GHG emissions management.

The CRO will work primarily with the Area Authorities, Shift Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Maintenance Technicians, Marine Officers and the Technical Custodian Instrument for overall coordination of safe running of the Bonga production systems.

The production systems are divided into the following subsystems:

Subsea wellheads Oil Process Gas Process Power and Utilities Process Water injection

CROs are expected to operate these systems within operating limits and also remotely monitor, start up, control and shut them down to maintain safe operations, and achieve production targets.

What is the role

The principal accountabilities of the Bonga Control Room Operator are:

• To control, monitor and take executive actions to achieve the planned production targets.
• To communicate as necessary for the safe operation and maintenance of all Installation activities associated with operational areas and equipment, including liaison with locations outside the FPSO.
• To carry out such emergency actions as are required to respond to hazardous situations.
• To communicate, via the Public Address (PA), any information on abnormal conditions of process or plant, or installation status.
• To make rational assessments and effect executive decisions (major plant or parameter changes, or major action for safety reasons) in abnormal operational situations.
• To maintain production of oil and gas, as per advised rates and within advised well integrity limitations.
• To control and direct the Operations Technicians (and if necessary, to utilise competent Maintenance Technicians) during plant start-up, to ensure that the plant is started without delays, and with due regard for the safety of personnel and the integrity of plant, equipment and the environment.
• Fulfilling the CRO responsibilities in the execution of work in accordance with the PTW.
• Verifying the isolation status of ESD and fire and gas inhibits at the beginning of each shift, and to verify status and authority has been recorded in the inhibit log.
• Communicating significant export changes to the Production Management Centre (PMC) and to other Installations inputting to the Offshore Gas Gathering System (OGGS).
• Monitoring, using the DCS, potable water and diesel stocks, and any discrepancies to be reported and resolved as required.
• Controlling access to the Control Room such that optimum conditions for watch keeping and monitoring are maintained.
• Initiating well, production and valve leak-off tests, in accordance with the SAP routine.
• Maintaining a Control Log with the relevant details.
• Carrying out handover to the incoming shift with a written log of significant events during the shift or rotation, and perform a verbal on-the-job handover with the oncoming CRO to ensure continuity of operations.
• daily handover log of significant events in the area of responsibilities and to perform a verbal on-the-job handover with the oncoming shift technician to ensure continuity of operations.

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Qualifications and Requirements:

The job requires a dynamic, self-motivated person who enjoys challenges and wishes to contribute to the safe running of an exciting development in the offshore oil and gas energy industry in Nigeria.

You will be expected to have the following:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant operational experience.
• A National Diploma (ND) or its equivalent in a relevant engineering field.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience on production systems.
• Good understanding of the interrelationship between individual equipment and the working of the overall system in a production system.
• Ability to manage a complex and interconnected system, and abnormal situations.
• Ability to troubleshoot and carry out diagnostic tasks on live Production Systems.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in the use of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems preferably SAP.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Skilled in safe work practices as expected in an industrial setting.
• Willing to undergo relevant safety training e.g. BOSIET.

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