Jobs/Vacancies
Positions Available at ABNL Limited
ABNL Limited was incorporated in 1992 as an Oil and Gas servicing company with a vision to provide professional engineering and technical services to the Oil and Gas exploration and production companies in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Since its incorporation, the company has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding its business horizon, but still within the Oil and Gas sector.
ABNL is a 100% owned indigenous firm, with a shareholding in excess of 100 million Naira. Its’ directors are individuals of proven integrity, who over the years have acquired the requisite experience in the Oil and Gas business, as well as in the banking and finance sector. The integrity of the directors and the staff of the company have been a priceless contributive factor in the growth and wellbeing of the company.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Engineering – Mechanical Lead III
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Work Schedule: Standard – 5 days on / 2 days off
Main Functions
- Supervises a team of mechanical engineers who design, develop, and test all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery.
- Applies principles and techniques of mechanical engineering to accomplish goals.
- May work with other engineering teams to increase efficiency, production quality, and volume.
- Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the team’s goals, objectives, and procedures.
- Assures accurate and timely communication among the team and other company Functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues.
- In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Facilitate and coordinate discipline engineering technical work products
- Coordination and communication of various issues among the company’s and contractor’s engineering team that affect the discipline engineering design, safety, and regulatory compliance of the work
- Evaluate / comment work performed by the Contractor and sub-contractors to insure that the work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements. Includes review of discipline design drawings and documents
- Identify and assess deviations to Contract Technical Specifications and regulatory requirements; ensure that such deviations will be processed according to Company procedures; maintains Deviation Control Log.
- Steward discipline engineering queries from the Contractor and sub-contractors as well as technical information requests
- Keep Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager informed of discipline engineering progress, deviations, and execution concerns
- Participate in discipline engineering reviews at Contractor’s and subcontractor’s locations
- Drives and promotes capital efficiency in engineering design
- Support internal engineering general interest or Global Practice initiatives as requested by Supervisor
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
- Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications
Additional Comments for suppliers:
- Excellent use of Primavera and SAP.
Application Closing Date
14th December, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume in MS Word format to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Job Title: Turnaround Execution Coordinator III
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Work Schedule: Standard – 5 days on / 2 days off
Main Functions
- Provide leadership to insure execution of job scope is done in a safe, environmentally sound and cost effective manner to support the long term reliability of the refinery.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Operations Turnaround Coordinator to validate value added, detailed job scopes.
- Ensure plans incorporate all learnings and archived plans from previous turnarounds.
- Utilize job scopes, subject matter experts, technical literature, equipment drawings, field visits, job safety aids, safety standards, etc. to develop detailed, safe, efficient job plans.
- Prepare job packages per a defined, detailed operating discipline utilizing SAP to sequence the jobs and order the materials.
- Complete a rigorous planning certification process, and as experience allows mentor other planners.
- Collaborate with the scheduler, project teams when relevant, Operations Turnaround Coordinator, and other applicable SMEs to develop a value creating integrated schedule.
- Collaborate with the scheduler and cost controller to develop a value creating labor resource plan.
- Procure labor, managed services, and materials per defined labor and material selection processes.
- Set up service level agreement meetings with service providers and perform pre walk through exercises / dress rehearsals.
- Direct work activity in pre-work, execution, and post-work. Drive safety and productivity performance, remove barriers as needed, update schedules, and approve labor charges.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience in a chemical or refining manufacturing facility.
- Experience in and understanding of the flow of maintenance work in various crafts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as Word and Excel, and have the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Ability to work flexible schedules including weekends and nights as needed.
- Excellent verbal / written communication skills.
- A self-starter who can identify, prioritize, and accomplish.
- Ability to collaborate, negotiate, and facilitate decision – making in high stress turnaround environment
- Have strong multi-tasking, problem solving and time management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership skills – inspire others and lead them through influence.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Maintenance craft experience or exposure to maintenance work in a refining or petrochemical environment.
- Experience in planning jobs in SAP.
Application Closing Date
14th December, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume in MS Word format to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Job Title: Mechanical Technician III
Location: Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract
Assignment Type: Offshore Rotation
Work Schedule: 3wk on / 3wk off – 21 days on / 21 days off
Main Function
- Technicians are assigned to carry out maintenance work. This can either be an ExxonMobil (XOM) employee or a Contractor resource. Typically reports to a supervisor.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Estimates workload to establish completion dates.
- Assists mechanical engineers in the planning and testing of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery, such as engines, instruments, controls, robots, machines, etc.
- Helps prepare proposals and cost estimates.
- Actively participate in the use of all on-the-job safety tools
- Review job packs
- Identify any safety issues associated with the job end and ensure removal/mitigation prior to working
- Execute work as planned
- Record technical history as required by the workgroup. (Global Reliability Tool (GRT), data sheet, etc.)
- Provide feedback on job pack improvements to Execution FLS
- Request permits and notify the Supervisor if a permit cannot be issued within 30 minutes of the requested time
Scope of Work specific to this Assignment:
- Experienced mechanical technician in an oil and gas facility
Skills and Qualifications
- Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with 12-31 years of experience.
- Discipline-appropriate certification(s) if applicable or equivalent professional experience
- Strong communication skills; ability to clearly and concisely describe conditions in the field and recommend remediation steps
- Team Player; exhibits effective teamwork when working with persons over whom the person may have no direct authority and willingness to assist others
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs.
Application Closing Date
6th December, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (Ms Word format) to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Job Title: Field Operator II
Location: Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract
Rotation type: Offshore rotation
Work Schedule: 3wk on / 3wk off – 21 days on / 21 days off
Main Function
- Operate equipment and wells by applying operating and safety procedures and guidelines to meet daily operational plan, reduce equipment failure and efficient resources administration
Task and Responsibilities
- Responsible to implement on daily work objectives, housekeeping, safety, health, environmental and security
- Active participation on daily toolbox meetings and regular, reported safety meetings
- Identify and implement corrective and optimization actions by the continuous surveillance of wells and equipment to ensure reliable, efficient and safe operational conditions
- Function as Equipment Care Technician, and routinely use Maintenance skills in performing simple maintenance activities
- Report when the alarm, emergency or emergency shutdown system is out of service
- Provide detailed, clear and accurate information when changing shift, to guarantee that unit conditions are updated and ensure operations continuity
- Coordinate, control and monitor maintenance jobs according with the corrective, predictive and preventive planning
- Report continuously in the log book all relevant operational events and abnormal situations or deviation occurred in the work area, equipment or personnel
- Take samples of products for laboratory analysis and execute field laboratory tests
- Active participation on emergency response activities
- Report incidents internally and escalate awareness as per the Incident Reporting Guidelines
- Ensure that Operations Shift Supervisor is informed and consulted about operations activities
- Ensure good communication across the work team so that issues / actions can be adequately addressed
- Provide the basic facts concerning well producing problems, current production rates, and current condition of the well
- Ensure that the well problem diagnostics are thorough and complete before requesting Well Work intervention operations
- Ensure that the wellhead and well surface equipment are maintained and are in good working order prior to Wellwork operations taking over responsibility for the well for intervention operations
- Provide assistance and support to the ongoing Wellwork operations as needed
Skills and Qualifications
- Completed Secondary education and worked previously as a Field Technician.
- Strong communications (oral & written)
- High standard of Safety, Health, Environment aptitude and cultivates the same in others.
- Strong knowledge of pipeline operations
- Strong knowledge of safety and operations management tools and processes
- Broad knowledge of Emergency Preparedness Procedures
- Strong knowledge of Project Philosophy and Design Specifications
- Knowledgeable of relevant regulations
- Knowledgeable of relevant commercial agreements
Application Closing Date
6th December, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume (Ms Word format) to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
