Total Nigeria Process Engineer Graduate Trainee

Total is the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world, with 100,000 employees in more than 130 countries worldwide. Our size and performance rank us as one of the top five global oil companies. “We are among the majors that invest the most in exploration. More importantly, our teams are highly motivated. They have a real pioneering spirit we must keep cultivating!”.

Applications are invited for the position below:

Job Position: Process Engineer
Offer ID: 12634BR
Job Location: Lagos
Employment type: Regular position
Métier: Upstream Operations
Branch: Exploration and Production

Job Description
Engineering activities – Site Support:

• Conducts process studies in order to optimize production for Onshore / Offshore sites,
• Contributes to formulation of Operating Philosophy for new projects,
• Contributes to formulation of Operations Manual for new projects and review / update existing ones,
• Provides process support for Onshore / Offshore commissioning, Start-up, Ramp-up & Shutdown,
• Provides process assistance to Onshore / Offshore day-to-day Operations (trouble shooting).

Engineering activities – Facility Modification, Upgrade or Debottlenecking:

• Performs core process design activities,
• Reviews engineering studies done by Contractors as required,
• Undertakes de-bottleneck studies and recommends solutions to optimize existing installations,
• Checks that Process Design complies with Company Rules and Specifications,
• Checks that Process Documentation is kept up to date (P&ID, PFD, Operating Manual, etc),
• Contributes to technical audits (HAZOP, HAZID, Company technical audits and quality reviews, etc),
• Participates in site visits during process studies,
• Tracks implementation of Site Modifications as requested.

Production Support Activities:

• Contributes to the HSE investigations,
• Contributes to the production shortfall analyses,
• Studies, follow up site activities and identifies areas for production improvement,
• Contributes to Problem Solving Groups,
• Provides technical special operations support to Sites (e.g. pigging operations, well clean up, etc),
• Provides specific material to site (e.g. pigging tools, nitrogen, mud skips, …),
• Contributes to the contracting process of the material and services as required,
• Contributes to the Operating Manuals and Procedures.

Candidate Profile

• Qualification: BEng / BSc in Chemical, Process, Petroleum Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience: 0-3 years
• Year of graduation: Not earlier than 2013