Engineering - Instrumentation and Controls Lead III Job 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 Position: Engineering - Instrumentation and Controls Lead III

Job Location: Offshore Platform, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description
Main Functions:

  • Define the scope of all pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, assign workloads, review and implement standards/procedures, including man-hour estimating, cost estimating, budgeting, and progress reporting for the Instrumentation scope for all phases of the project.
  • Supports development and execution of centralized engineering services for existing upstream production operating units and new upstream capital projects to maintain safety, availability, and reliability of the instrument and control systems while optimizing cost.

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Liaise with customers, vendors, engineers, and other disciplines as required.
  • Participate in HAZOP/ LOPA reviews and in other technical, constructability and quality reviews
  • Assist in the Design, Review and Approval of Instrumentation related engineering deliverables, i.e. instrument indexes, installation details, location drawings, datasheets, wiring drawings, loop drawings, P&ID's, material requisitions, evaluation of alternatives and selection of instruments, calculations (control valve, flow elements, pressure safety valves), document control logs, bill of materials and instrument change approvals.
  • Support project Acceptance Testing (AT) including: reviewing procedures, assigning resources, periodically attending AT, and adjusting commissioning scope to integrate AT successes and deficiencies.
  • Develop, track, and adjust commissioning execution schedule.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a closely related position and/or supervisory experience in a related field
  • MS or advanced degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience
  • Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
  • Able to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect, P&IDs, logic and architecture diagrams and control narratives
  • Experience in selection, application, and ISA data sheet specification of hardware, including pressure/ temperature /level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire/gas detection
  • Proficient in data collection and analysis with common database and software data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for Excel and Tableau
  • Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
  • Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of software programs
  • Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.

Method of Application 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes (must be in MS Word format) to: jobs@abnl.net using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.