Lead Process Control Engineer, APC at Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG)

Nigeria LNG Limited is a globally competitive LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria, incorporated as a private limited liability company on May 17, 1989 to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for the domestic and export markets. We provide exciting career opportunities and an innovative work environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead Process Control Engineer, APC

Reference Code: PTC/2022/2/E
Location: Bonny, Rivers

Tasks

  • To provide comprehensive advanced process control optimization and automation support for the entire NLNG plant through design, implementation and fine tuning of the Advanced Process Controller (APC) to ensure improved plant reliability and availability in support of a sustainable safe, reliable, high capacity and efficient operation.
  • Supervise a team providing advanced process control support for the entire NLNG plant.

Main Accountabilities

  • Check and control quality of the following critical process safety documentation: Advance Process Control Narratives, Advanced Process Control Descriptions, Advanced Process Control Engineering Design
  • Provide and control advanced process control support to reduce environmental impact of NLNG operation by optimizing APC/SMOC performance and uptime, minimizing flaring and optimize fuel consumption, minimizing operator intervention, achieving energy optimization, maximizing production capacity and minimizing trip frequency in order to optimize NLNG cost benefits and reduce waste.
  • Coordinate the designing and development of new as well as rejuvenation of existing advanced process control applications to ensure no disruption to operations and facilitate optimal availability of advanced process control applications in order to continuously deliver cost benefits.
  • Coordinate the troubleshooting and problem-solving activities associated with advanced process control applications in the DCS, UAPC, associated software such as OPC, PCTP, Matrik on etc to ensure high availability of all systems and minimization of downtime
  • Facilitate process control technological integrity by implementing the minimum required design and engineering standards as applied by TA and best practices from the industry in new applications and reviewing existing applications for SEC and plant changes to ensure all safety critical equipment are adequately protected to minimize un necessary trips and or equipment outages.
  • Responsible for the integrity of advanced process controller configurations in the DCS, UAPC and equipment protection in the safeguarding systems to ensure high availability of these applications and minimize unnecessary trip of the plant.
  • Coordinate and provide process control advice for the APC/SMOC applications; Coordinate and ensure quality control of all process control advice deliverables for all APC/SMOC applications; and Control and check documented advice to operations, including expected and realized economic impact and benefits, to ensure seamless service delivery to operations and minimization of slowdowns or trips due to advanced process control applications.
  • Responsible for training all necessary operations staff on new or rejuvenated APC/SMOC applications to ensure good understanding of the applications and that advertised benefits can be delivered continuously.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Physics or Process Control at Second Class Lower Division (2.2) and above.
  • Minimum of 8 years post-graduation work experience in the field of process control in the Oil and Gas industry, with 5 years in a Senior Process Control role. Experience with modern DCS systems, model predictive control, multi-variable and non-linear control, simulations, process dynamic modelling and APC.

Application Closing Date
5th January, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Apply Online

Job / Application Requirements

  • Applicants should attach only the underlisted mandatory documents to their applications. Please do not attach any other documents except those listed below. All attachments must be in PDF format:
    • NYSC Completion Certificate or Exemption Dertificate
    • University Degree Certificate / Tertiary Institution certificate specified for the role you are applying for
    • Professional certificate(s) stated in the Job Description of the role you are applying for
    • Government-issued Birth Certificate
    • Copy of Secondary education certificate
    • Copy of Primary education certificate or testimonial
    • Curriculum Vitae (not more than 2 pages)
  • Applications must be completed online and should not be duplicated. Anyone who submits more than one application will be disqualified. Please review and ensure accuracy and completeness of all information provided on your application form before you submit. Any false information provided during or after the application process will lead to outright disqualification.
  • For the best user experience, please make use of laptops and desktops, not Mobile Phones.
    • The supported Internet browsers are:
      • Microsoft Internet Explorer – 11.0 & later
      • Mozilla Firefox – 63.0 & later
      • Apple Safari – 6.2 & later
      • Google Chrome – 68.0 & later.

Application Instructions

  • Click the link above to apply directly for this specific role or Click Here to follow the general application process
  • Click on “Register with Us” to register
  • If you have already registered, click on “Job Search”.
  • Click on “Start” and the position advertised will be displayed.
  • Scroll down and select the position by clicking on the grey box in front of position
  • Click on “Apply”
  • Attach /upload copies of only the specified documents – on the Job Portal. Send your application once you have completed all the segments of the application portal

Important Notice

  • NLNG does NOT demand Payment from applicants: Application is FREE OF CHARGE.
  • NLNG does NOT assign agents to assist applicants in processing applications.
  • Only successful candidates at each stage of the exercise will be contacted.
  • Only applications completed via the NLNG JOB PORTAL are valid. To avoid exposure to dubious/fraudulent websites/links, kindly apply ONLY via www.nigerialng.com
  • We are an equal opportunity employer and, all employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications after competitive assessment.
  • Eligible Females and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
  • Candidates who require reasonable adjustment during this recruitment by reason of disability, should kindly let us know for our evaluation. After applying on the NLNG portal, please send an email titled “Reasonable Adjustment” to Reasonableadjustment@nlng.com . A ‘reasonable adjustment’ is a change that must be made to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to:
    • A job applicant’s disability when applying for a job
    • An employee’s disability when doing their job.
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