Notice of recrutment : Field Superintendent

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Job Description

• Q1 – Do you have extensive experience in remote filed production and maintenance management preferably onshore in Sub Saharan Africa?
• Q2 – track record in safety and quality management required to effectively lead oil and gas operations site team?
• Reporting to the PCM Production & Maintenance Manager, the Field Superintendent responsibility is to provide field management expertise for the Mangara/ Badila operations to support the Company’s activities in Chad.
• Focus on the collaborative development (in conjunction with Operations Services Functional Groups) of operations management systems, standards and procedures; including HSE, Production and Maintenance, in accordance with ISO international and Company standards.
• Provide leading operations guidance to ensure that budgeting, risk management, production planning, sparing and maintenance strategies are effectively implemented in line with company standards.
• Facilitate the development of Field Production and Maintenance national staff in accordance with the Company Competence Assurance & Assessment Plan in conjunction with the Maintenance Superintendent and Training Manager
• Facilitate a co-operative working arena within the Field Business Unit and other functional support groups.
• Remain current with knowledge and understanding of industry operating standards, practices and technology.
• Supervise and support the Production Engineering team, including artificial lift optimization and design, daily production allocation and production accounting, process facilities optimization, debottlenecking, regulatory support, and workover opportunity identification.
• Experience in Emergency Management and Control with at least 10 years Production Operations in field managerial experience in upstream operations and oil/gas processing (on-shore or off-shore).
• Experience in the development of Safety Management Systems and Emergency Response procedures and Planning
• Track record in developing and working within matrix-type functional support organisational structures.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and in a remote fast-changing developing environment
• Experience within oil/gas field operations, drilling operations, Well completion and work-over,
• reservoir management, production engineering, production operations, well intervention and
• field management in remote locations, managing multi-national operations teams.
• Experience with plant upgrading and general process optimisation
• Experience with commissioning of new onshore production facilities/ assets, wells and
• transmission pipelines, gathering systems and wellheads.
• Supervises:
• Production Operations teams covering either the Mangara or Badila Facilities including:
• Laboratory, Production Engineers, ESP Contractor Team and Produced Water Injection
• Team.
• Ability to demonstrate strong leadership skills in a field environment
• Access to technical and operations networks in the industry
• Implementation and sharing best practice
• Sound knowledge of technical, operating, safety and legal requirements and standards relevant
• to the oil and gas industry
• Ability to function in a matrix structure with managers and peers located in country and possibly
• in London and other company asset locations
• Extreme cultural sensitivity required in order to manage a multi-cultural and multi-national
• environment
• Ability to master new technologies unique to upstream operations
• Understanding of the basics of financial management
• Demonstrated cost management skills
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and presentational skills at all levels

Personal Specification

• Degree or relevant qualification in an engineering discipline
• MBA or related managerial qualification is desirable
• Emergency Management & Control Competent
• Track record in international Oil & Gas Operations management
• Effective understanding of Environmental Management
• Effective understanding of ISO 9001, 14001 AND OSHAS 18001 Implementation and
• Management is desirable
• Effective understanding and sensitivity for cultural diversity

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