Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer at Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO)

Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production firm Limited (SEEPCO) is a local firm that entered the Exploration and Production (E&P) market in 2005. SEEPCO won license OML 143 (previously OPL 280) in the 2005 bid round sponsored by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).

Title: Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Locations: Lagos & Akwa Ibom

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting to :Project Head (CPP)/ Engineering Manager (Lead) / Construction Manager

Job Summary

• This position will be responsible for a Design and Engineering work, planning and overseeing installation,Testing and Commissioning, Operation and Maintenanceof all systems related toCombined Cycle Power plantunder general supervision.
• Preparation of Instrumentation Specifications, Philosophy, Lists, Requisitions, calculations, schedules and drawings for procurement, installation and commissioning of installations (Brownfield and Greenfield Projects) for Conceptual studies/Basic Engineering, Front End Engineering design (FEED), Detailed Engineering Design (DED) Projects.
• Must have Gas based Combined Cycle Power Project experience.
• The Instrumentation & Control system in CCCP shall consist of:
  • GTG Control system (SIEMENS T3000 or GE MARK Vie or other OEM equivalent)
  • STG Control system (SIEMENS T3000 or GE MARK Vie or any other STG OEM)
  • DCS Control system for complete CCPP (Yokogawa, Honeywell, METSO, SIEMENS, GE MARK Vie or equivalent)
  • PLC’s of different BOP packages
  • Field Instrumentation for GTG, HRSG, STG and BOP.

Main Duties

• Expertise in Design & Engineering, Engineering review and Comments, Installation supervision, Testing and Commissioning, Trouble shooting and O & M of I & C system of Combined Cycle Power plant.
• Supporting all the phases of project cycle from Concept, Design and engineering till Operation of complete Combined Cycle Power plant where little evaluation or ingenuity is normally required.
• Ensure that designs comply with the relevant procedures, standards and regulations.
• Review of Instrumentation drawings (location drawings, interconnection drawings, cable termination drawings, cable tray/route drawings, cable block diagrams, control system block diagrams, shutdown logic diagrams, function block logic diagrams, hook-up drawings for various instruments, layout drawings, junction box termination drawings, level coordination sketches,).
• Ensure, as far as practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with agreed budget and schedule.
• Prepare/Review of control philosophy, P&I diagrams, cause & effect diagrams, instruments list, flow chart.
• Keep up to date with technical developments, National and International standards and legislative requirements related to the discipline.
• Familiar with International codes, Standards and recommended practices for design and selection of I & C as described above.
• Prepare specifications for floating RFQs (instruments, control systems, control panels).
• Prepare engineering calculation spreadsheets.
• Takes entire responsibility for the execution of detailed design and ensuring compliance with the project specification.
• Should be familiar with interlocks and protection – wiring and instrument signals and drawings for both simple and combined cycle.
• Liaise with other departments, clients, vendor, subcontractors, third parties and approving authority.
• Participate in inter-disciplines, project, client, vendor, subcontractors and third parties meetings.
• Participate in design review such as HAZOP, SIL classification, Independent Design Review Constructability review, P&ID review and 3D model review meetings.
• Perform Inter-discipline check and Job assignments.
• Perform Instrumentation engineering review activities on documents/drawings produced out by other Engineers, Designers and CAD Operators.
• Prepare scope of work, man-hour and cost estimates for proposals.
• Provide professional advice to peers in Instrumentation engineering design.
• Coordinate with clients, contractor and consultants to determine project requirements, schedules and deliverables.
• Support design engineering responsibility and supervise work done by Installation and Testing technicians during project execution.
• Specify and set the standards for HSE requirements for I & C system of CCPP.
• Prepare estimates and schedules and assist in their review.
• Encourage and provide lateral learning within the project.

When at site:

• Co-ordination with clients, consultant, contractors throughout the entire Projects development
• Phase, attending meetings.
• Read and interpret drawings extracting relevant instrument engineering information required for Erection, Installation, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning.
• Participate in meeting with contractor’s supervisor to review drawings for scheduling and assigning work to keep up the project schedule.
• Supervise and Guide Contractor’s Supervisors for executing the work in Planned and systematic way.
• Involved in Instrument Installation, Calibration, Cable Laying, Termination, Calibration and Loop checking.
• Coordinates with operations and safety personnel to obtain work permit for planned work to be carried out during Commissioning Stage.
• Supervise Erection of assigned subsystems and also getting involved in commissioning activities to ensure system is fully and safely operational as per design.
• Report any anomaly or deviation in the construction document which can jeopardize the safety and functionality of the sub system and plant operations.
• Ensure MEI contractors properly update the drawings, marking as red-correx so a proper as-built is available at the end of the project.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / I & C Engineering.
• 15+ years’ experience in the power plant projects with specific experience with combined cycle gas based power projects.
• Candidate should be competent to work with any GTG control system of any reputed OEM for Large Frame gas turbines + any of reputed DCS Manufacturer.
• Should have complete understanding of process ladder logics and its interconnections.
• 5+ years in engineering of power plants in I & C
• Preference shall be given to candidate with previous experience working for the Owner, Consultant or EPC contractor on large CCGT projects.
• Readiness to travel
• Readiness to be at site based in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria as per project requirement.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively when managing multiple tasks.
• Effective oral and written communications and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with the design team in the resolution of project related issues.
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, and be flexible to work well under tight schedules in a fast paced multi-disciplinary team environment.

Remuneration
N500,000 Monthly.

Deadline: 29th September, 2023.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using “Senior Instrumentation and Control Design Engineer” as the subject of the mail.