Jobs At MODEC Ghana 2018

MODEC has been providing competitive floating solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry and is recognized as a leading specialist for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessels, Floating LNGs (FLNGs), Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs), and Production Semi-submersibles.

Job Description

Job Title: Instrumentation Engineer

Provides daily and ongoing controls & instrumentation engineering onshore support to the MODEC Ghana Facility Operations. The MODEC Ghana Instrumentation Engineer’s role is to complete the Controls  & Instrumentation engineering discipline inputs as applicable to all Management of Change or specifically acting as Technical focal point for day-to-day Instrumentation, controls & metering equipment issues & support for   work activities specifically related to the FPSO operations.

• Provides Engineering support to achieve and maintain the technical and performance integrity of the FPSO Facility.
• Provides production and operations engineering change support for the Facilities systems including power generation, production process control systems, utility and marine systems.
• Provides I&E and Control systems support to the FPSO systems technicians, engineers and managers.Strong troubleshooting & knowledge with DCS, programmable logic controllers and associated hardware is desirable, specifically for:
  • Power generation, gas turbine units
  • Yokogawa CS3000 DCS system
  • Other applicable FPSO PLC’s
  • FCS / FGS / SIS.
• Knowledge of relevant electrical safety acts, regulations, standards and international codes.
• Management and coordination of all project processes from budget preparation, financial approvals, schedule and cost estimates, risk and quality management, project execution and closure.
• Resource planning for current and future projects.
• Previous experience with the operation and maintenance of instrumentation and control systems within a large scale process plant.
• Identify, review, and approve any QA/QC requirements for the Facility’s equipment and packages that relate to the electrical & instrumentation components of all management of change engineering change request work scopes.
• Identify, develop, and complete Management of Change, Engineering Change Requests including Engineering assessments with respect to all electrical & instrumentation & control engineering related systems and equipment. This includes the design and engineering standards and specifications review and development. Proposed change markups, electrical & instrumentation equipment sizing, engineering proposals & calculations as required for project approval.
• Analyzes and reports findings on the performance monitoring activities related specifically to Electrical & Instrumentation operational issues troubleshooting. Identifies any areas of concern and provides recommendations to the operations team for resolution.
• Provides ongoing progress reports to the Senior Facilities with respect to the electrical & instrumentation change request work activities and any identified issues.
• Prepares project cost estimates for schedules, specifications for labor, and material and equipment. Completes technical bid evaluations of contractor/vendor bid submissions.
• Plans and manages work scopes with company approved contractors for the facility.
• Completes ongoing monitoring of the facility electrical & instrumentation equipment and systems

Qualification

• A tertiary qualification such as a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation & Control engineering or equivalent.
• Desirable Chemical or suitably experienced Electrical / Instrumentation Engineer.
• 10 years’ experience in the hydrocarbon or offshore oil & gas industry desirably with Floating Production facilities.
• Able to demonstrate a good work ethic & knowledge of the relevant Ghanaian and International standards applicable to the oil & gas industry, and how they relate specifically to the facility operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of computer literacy in office packages, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Highly desirable, but not essential, experience with high voltage systems, Yokogawa DCS systems, HMI systems, instrumentation & control systems.
• Knowledge of the document control and procurement management systems and processes.
• Knowledge of the maintenance management system AMOS.