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Large organization
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.
200 + Employees
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.
1). Security Coordinator – Deep Offshore Project/Assets
Reference ID: R166009
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time
Category: Health, Safety, Security, and Environment
What is the Role?
- To manage production and project security risks in the offshore operational environment to As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).
- This will entail the provision of an integrated security management system to cover production and project activities deep and shallow off shore, security logistics support both onshore and offshore, project and production activities onshore
- Provide coordination/supervision to Security Liaison Officers/Field Security Supervisors and provision of specialist advice and guidance to Asset and Project Managers on all issues relating to current security threats and risk management, among others.
Responsibilities
- Develop, adapt, deploy and embed requisite standards and provide assurance that security service for Project and production offshore is in accordance with Group and Industry standards.
- Carry out security risk/vulnerability assessments.
- Implement security strategy for all assets and projects.
- Provide security input into all project investments decisions.
- Provide security input into asset/project maturation and development from concept to delivery.
- Drive creativity, innovation and improvements in security practice.
- Provide security awareness.
- Implement Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) and the Arm’s Length Approach (ALA) / Shell Guidance on the use of arms
- Manage security, security requirement and input for all stages of projects in the offshore space
Key Challenges:
- Understanding the security dynamics across the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea and implementation of controls based on robust security risks assessment.
- Managing relationships with host, impacted marine and onshore communities, and understanding of the power mapping across these interfaces.
- Ability to manage and work with GSA commanders to get support, especially in the maritime space.
- Managing multiple marine escorts, while maintaining peace within area of operation.
- Work closely with the security intelligence and surveillance team; including knowledge of appropriate technical security requirements.
- Maintaining the flexibility of security resources deployment to cope with the uncertainties in the multiple program scenarios
- Seeking and implementing synergies and economies of scale with other offshore operators in Nigeria
Requirements
What We Need from you?
- At least a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized institution. Post graduate qualification in relevant fields will be an advantage.
- Professional industrial security certification (PSP and/or CPP) from ASIS or equivalent body will be an advantage.
- Good knowledge of E&P business, especially in the Offshore environment.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience – at least 5 years industrial security experience in managing security in complex environment.
- Good knowledge of E & P business and understanding of Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea environment.
- Demonstrable leadership skills and experience in leading and managing teams.
- Demonstrable Collaboratory mindset to harvest internal and external stakeholders to enable strong networks beneficial to the security of Offshore assets and projects.
- Ability to manage and drive cost reduction: drive creativity and innovation.
- Good verbal and written communication skills; strategic thinker with good data management skill
- Creative, imaginative and stable in character, well organized and skilled at persuasion which are essential for collaborating with internal stakeholders and for interfacing with other external stakeholders
- Result oriented team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to perform under pressure in a demanding multitasking environment with changing priorities and challenging deadlines.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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2). Process and Technical Safety Engineer
Job Requisition ID: R157570
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Family Group: Health, Safety, Security, and Environment
What is the role?
- Lead Process and Technical Safety Engineering support to help Projects and Producing assets establish fit for purpose and cost-effective approaches to Technical Safety Engineering and asset operability and integrity.
- Deliverables will address technical and operational issues in a way that fully integrates with management of other business risks and activities.
- This includes work with HEMP principles including ALARP demonstration using various techniques such as QRA and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) as applicable, and delivering related Process Safety services to Engineering.
- Provide discipline support consistent with business objectives and contribute to attaining industry leading cost and schedule performance in projects.
- Provide Hazard & Risk Safety Management, Process Technical Safety Engineering leadership and support to Onshore Conventional Oil & Gas (COG) Projects and producing assets to achieve Goal Zero.
Provide support for the following:
- Process Technical Safety support to Major Capital Oil & Gas Projects and Production Operations.
- Lead and Support Process Technical Safety (HEMP) Studies.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Provide specialist advice and support to Projects and Assets on requirements of HSSE Cases and associated HEMP studies (HAZID, HAZOP, Bowtie, FIREPRAN, etc) supporting these HSSE Cases.
- Provide support, challenge and expert advice, relating to Design Integrity, Technical Integrity and Operating Integrity during the Project and Operate phases of the asset life cycle.
- Develop, review and / or assure HEMP studies and deliverables for projects and assets.
- Responsible for assuring the design of new facilities and/or existing assets are adequately safe and incorporate loss prevention measures consistent with project safety, environment and business premises.
- Participate in incident investigations, audits, and technical safety reviews such as HAZOP, HAZID, EERA, ESSA, FERA, HBA, PSUA, SIMOPS and other technical safety assessments.
- Provide ad-hoc Process Safety support to producing wells Operations, CWI, Drilling (i.e., HAZOPS, risk assessments and incident investigations etc. as required.
- Screen and review deviations from established maintenance and inspection routines of Safety Critical Elements within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) – Facility status reporting.
- Screen and review Management of Change requests as part of Project or Asset Management of Change processes.
- Design of Safety Critical Elements (SCE) and specification of Performance Standards under the Technical Integrity Framework.
- Support design safety systems including pressure relief facilities, flare systems, and emergency de-pressurizing systems. This includes establishing relief philosophy, reviewing relief scenarios, assessing calculated relief loads, verifying relief device sizing, and re‐viewing equipment specifications.
- Design fire protection systems, structural fireproofing, and area drainage.
- Design safeguards to minimize and/or control inherent hazards related to the operation of new facilities. This includes special considerations for process containment, emergency isolation, explosion venting, detonation arresting, static electricity safe‐guards, fixed gas detection systems, etc.
- Application of Physical Effects Modelling and Risk Management software (familiarity with Shell proprietary software like FRED and Shepherd preferred but other industry standard packages acceptable)
- Provide support for Emergency Response.
- Assist in Monitoring, Challenging, or supporting delivery of improved process safety performance through leadership of 5-year process safety reviews, facilitating maintenance of Operations SE cases, support hardware barrier assessments and audits.
- Support incident investigations and provide expert advice to identify root causes and learnings from major accident hazards to determine appropriate actions and the need for lateral learning
Key Challenges:
- Value delivery in HEMP ensuring the right balance between cost and risk (ALARP demonstration).
- Interfacing with major contractors providing services to the company.
- Ensuring proper change management in engineering design.
- Improving project design safety practices, Hazard and Risk Awareness, for Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) and (sub) contractor staff.
- Assuring the effectiveness of SE-MS throughout project life cycle and during operate phase.
- Delivering world class Safety and Environment performance.
- Improving process safety risk management at the frontline.
What we need from you?
- Science or Engineering degree. A degree in safety risk engineering would be advantageous.
- At least 7 years’ experience in the Exploration and Production (EP) industry of which minimum 3 years’ experience in a Supervisory role in Technical Safety Engineering.
- Design office experience within the Exploration and Production industry.
- Experience supporting Producing assets as Process and Technical Safety Engineer, discipline / facilities engineer or Production engineer desirable.
- COREN accreditation will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge consistent with the scope of activities and ability to use networks effectively across the organization.
- Skilled in HEMP and Safe Systems of work.
- Skilled in delivering through others.
- Skilled at team working, managing Business interfaces, and working and embedding change.
- Skilled in Project management techniques, including business planning and evaluation.
- Skilled in analyzing, solving problems, communicating, persuading, personal creativity and innovation.
- Strong focus on Enterprise First (ensuring close connection and alignment with other Shell Businesses.
- Passion, drive and commitment for SE performance excellence.
- Demonstrate regional and global focus.
- Excellent communicator.
- Excellent reporting writing skills.
- Good analytical ability and keen sense of reality.
Application Closing Date
17th December, 2024.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply: