Senior Crane & Marine Equipment Engineer at Hobark International Limited

Hobark International Limited (HIL) is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the oil and gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Position: Senior Crane & Marine Equipment Engineer
Req ID: Req-1386
Job Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Description

• To prepare all methods support and implementation of practice documents regarding preventive maintenance, inspections and testing to be performed on fleet cranes based on recognized best practice and applicable regulations.
• To prepare and develop specifications for new cranes and lifting equipment based on recognized international standards.
• Co-ordinate planned crane maintenance activities fleet-wide.
• Manage specialized crane maintenance vendors
• interventions and contracts (BLM, Hydralift, Aero, Sparrow, Mape) within SMC frame agreements (including technical scope of work) where applicable.
• Ensure the implementation and assurance of Company integrity management system compliance.
• Liaise with classification societies/third party design offices where applicable.
• Support JV asset installations for all related crane issues (specifically for new cranes, specification for upgrades and heavy lift works on cranes).
• Liaise with crane manufacturers when required.
• Participate in and/or lead investigations for all crane related incidents across the fleet.
• Interface with JV asset HSEQ Department for all crane related issues.
• Liaise with JV asset staffing regarding all related training issues and certification for crane operators.
• Supervision, until completion, of 5-years major overhauls in all JV asset installations cranes.
• Follow spare parts stocks with Warehouse and Procurement.  
• For all cranes, Winches (Food, Turbines, boat, etc.) & Work boat, Survival Craft, Lifeboat, life rafts, davits:
  • Review/Produce Maintenance Plan as per Vendor recommendations.
  • Review/Correct/Create corrected BOMs in SAP, establish MRP parameters.
  • Ensure equipment are certified by third parties.

Personnel Profile

• Formal education: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (2.1).
• Professional experience (number of years): 15 years experience with:
  • Technical knowledge and experience in hydraulic power transmission and control systems.
  • Proven experience working with heavy machinery/equipment.
  • Extensive experience within maintenance, fault finding, build and procurement of equipment projects.
• Team management skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Proficiency in English language.

Primary Skills:

• Lifting equipment Specialist, Mechanical Engineer, BSc, Engineering, EPC, MS Office, Oil & Gas, Operations