Job Group : 4
Activity Description: Project Cost Management
Reports to : Menon, Govind
Based in : Lagos

Organisation : Project Management Services


Job Title : SENIOR COST ENGINEER

Required Experience/Qualifications

• BSc. Degree or HND in Engineering, Construction Management, or Quantity Surveying with a minimum of 10 years of project experience in the oil & gas industry (Substantial experience in another industry will be considered on a case by case basis).
• 15 years of relevant job experience as a cost engineer within the oil & gas industry will suffice for the lack of academic qualifications or degree.

Required Competencies

• This level of position requires a mature professional with a combination of strong technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Thorough knowledge of and demonstrable hands-on experience in all functional aspects of Cost Engineering including estimating, budgeting, forecasting, commitment control, change control, variations, contract management, and/or claims analysis.
• Proven competence in hands-on use of at least one well-known Project Cost Control Software in addition to a well-known general ledger system is essential (hands-on experience with the SAP Project System Module is most desirable but not a pre-requisite).
• Skilled in MS applications, especially Excel
• Demonstrable experience in the ability to prepare meaningful reports, in clear and concise English, utilizing information and data received from third parties, SAP (or equivalent system) and own analyses.
• Demonstrable past experience in hands-on training and coaching of less experienced cost engineers.
• Ability to work cohesively and communicate successfully in multi-cultural teams whilst being aware of and sensitive to cultural differences. Tact, teamwork, and diplomacy are of the essence.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, coordinate, and manage cost data flow interfaces with each function.


Purpose of the Job

• The Senior Cost Engineer will be the subject matter expert responsible for providing analysis and guidance to the project team on all cost engineering matters.
• Coach & mentor less experienced Cost Engineering professionals.

Key Relations:

• This position operates in a matrix organization, reporting dotted-line to the Project Services Lead and solid-line to the Cost Management Discipline Head.

PROJECT TEAMS (dotted-line) Engineering Manager of Subsea & Pipelines and Project Managers
FUNCTIONAL (solid-line) Discipline Head of Cost Management
TECHNICAL (support) Project Engineers, System Custodians, and Technical Discipline Leaders

Principal Accountabilities

• Coach & mentor less experienced Cost Engineering professionals.
• Lead subordinate Cost Engineers by setting, practicing, and expecting from them a high standard of performance and quality assurance.
• Attend management, project team, and customer meetings.
• Provide the project manager, third parties, corporate management, and functional management with timely & accurate cost information and reports on the project budget, forecast, and cost progress status.
• Ensure compliance to established standard processes, procedures, & guidelines for preparing & controlling project budgets & forecasts.
• Lead project-specific cost audits & internal reviews to ensure consistent application of established SNEPCO Cost Engineering Standard Processes, Procedures, & Reporting requirements.
• Develop & oversee the completion of project-specific Cost Engineering improvement action plans when a project is found not to be following standards.
• Responsible for setting up & maintaining the Cost Breakdown Structure in SAP at an appropriate level of detail to maintain control & transparency.
• Continuously work as a pro-active agent to improve the profession of Cost Engineering in SNEPCO.
• Carry out Cost-analysis on a regular basis and highlight any potential cost over/under-runs
• Understand the PSC specific requirements and strictly follow the applicable procedures to ensure smooth cost-recovery
• Carry out all SAP-related activities from network planning to creating SEs
• Improve the Cost-reallocation process and ensure transparency to the stake-holders
• Act proactively to ensure adherence to RtP process, specially issue of PO before starting the work and timely payments


Job Title: PETROPHYSICS DATA MANAGER

Description:
The Petrophysics Data Manager (PP Data Manager) is responsible for delivering data management services and maintaining Recall & Techlog projects on-line plus other project and corporate databases. Additionally, Data Manager is responsible for log data loading, data migration, data manipulation, data cleanup, naming standards, archiving and supporting Petrophysical community in the petroleum engineering disciplines.

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Manage all Petrophysical data.
• Provide petrophysical data management services and help customers in their daily work.
• Follow and maintain the naming and storing procedures of log data in the Recall database
• Recognize log quality issues and provide solutions (e.g., value ranges, units verification, family assignments, etc).
• Use OpenSpirit as means to transfer data, understanding proper storage requirements of data
in OpenWork

• Follow the EP16 Information Management (IM) processes, and provide input (or develop) PP DM workflow as new applications are added
• Assist asset teams to achieve their data management targets.
• Provide data loading and other manipulation in Techlog and between applications and Disciplines
• Promote and raise awareness in the subsurface community on information management services provided.
• Knowledge and understanding of Core data, Test data, Log, and Zonal data, Formats and ability to trouble shoot and support
• Knowledge and well grounded in the PP discipline
• Follow, maintain and implement data standards.
• Define and manage projects for improvements in DM and workflows.
• Collaborate within the IM/DM and Geomatics community to pick up and share best practice and look for opportunities to align activities and services.
• Contribute to the migration of subsurface data to standard data management architecture.
• Work in close co-operation with other data managers and Subsurface application portfolio teams, EPX, EPW or other global teams.
• Work in close cooperation with the petrophysical discipline leads in SCIN.
• Work in close cooperation with COE DM&G Teams
• Work in close cooperation with the DM&G Discipline Lead.
• Share knowledge and best practices throughout (SKS)

Job Description:
The Petrophysics Data Manager will focus on providing fit-for-purpose data management services to the Petrophysical community and balances the need for immediate local solutions and a move toward a standard global data management architecture. It is critical in this position that Data Manager implements EP16 standards and workflows.
Another special challenge will be to engage the teams in doing proper data management, work with the customers towards improvements and collaborating with data management colleagues to implement data management solutions.
Experience and Qualifications required:
• B.Sc. in Petrophysics (or 5+ years of industry experience in a Petrophysical Data Management)
• Experience in an information or data management role.
• In depth knowledge of Recall and Techlog or similar petrophysical programs
• Knowledge and understanding of Core data, Test data, Log, and Zonal data, Formats and ability to trouble shoot
• Knowledge and well grounded in the PP discipline
• Knowledge of Exploration and Development processes, workflows
• Basic knowledge of OpenWorks, Petrel, OpenSpirit and WinLog
• Knowledge and experience in PC, Linux/Unix environment (Commands, File manipulation, Remote connection and SQLPLUS)
• Teamwork & Collaboration - Ability to work with Earth Scientists, Engineers, and Management.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills
• Experience with working in teams.
• Proactive and innovative
• Deliver results
• Customer focused with enterprise first behaviours



Job Title: GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS (G&G) DATA MANAGER

Description:
G&G Data Manager is responsible for delivering and maintaining data management services for OpenWorks/SeisWorks/123DI and Petrel projects plus any other project and corporate databases per request. Additionally, G&G Data Manager is responsible for well and seismic data loading, well data loading, data editing, data transfer between applications, creating syntatics, providing data quality control, assuring synchronization (with multiple project data bases and corporate data bases), maintaining consistent datum/units, and troubleshooting/fixing data errors when they occur.
G&G Data Manager has to be responsible for maintaining inventory of data, regularly optimising data and applying EP16 Data Standards.
G&G Data Manager must be able to support customers in the geo-science and petroleum engineering disciplines, lead and/or participate in establishing data management practices and procedures work group personnel to follow.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Manage Exploration and Geological well and seismic data.
• Provide data management services and help customers in their daily work.
• Follow and maintain the strategy for seismic and well data.
• Contribute toward information/data management plan and ensure proper execution of this plan.
• Follow the Information Management/Data Management (IM/DM) processes – EP16
• Assist asset teams to achieve their data management targets.
• Promote and raise awareness in the subsurface community on EP16 Data management Standards and Processes.
• Follow, maintain and implement data standards.
• Define and manage projects for improvements in Data Management and workflows.
• Collaborate within the IM/DM/Geomatics community to pick up and share best practice and look for opportunities to align activities and services.
• Work on continues effort of SS (seismic and wells) data clean up, optimisation and standardization.
• Work in close co-operation with CoE DM&G Teams; seek guidance and assistance in implementing DM best practices.
• Work in close cooperation with the geo-science and petroleum engineering discipline lead in SCIN.
• Work in close cooperation with the DM&G Discipline Lead.

Job Description:
G&G Data Manager will focus on providing fit-for-purpose data management services to the geo-science and petroleum engineering community, balances the need for immediate local solutions and a move toward a standard EP16 data management architecture. It is critical in this position that Data Manager implements EP16 standards and workflows.
Another special challenge will be to engage the teams in doing proper data management, work with the customers towards improvements and collaborating with data management colleagues to implement data management solutions.
Experience and Qualifications required:
• B.Sc. in Geoscience (or 5+ years of industry experience in a PS Data Management)
• Experience in an information or data management role
• In depth knowledge of OpenWorks, SeisWorks, Stratworks
• Knowledge of Exploration and Development processes and workflows.
• Ability to load, and Quality Control data, research and resolve data integrity problems.
• Teamwork & Collaboration - Ability to work with Earth Scientists, Engineers, and Management.
• Ability to apply broad understanding of upstream processes and technology to analyze and solve problems.
• Knowledge and experience in PC, Linux/Unix environment (Commands, File manipulation, Remote connection, and SQLPLUS)
• Strong experience supporting data, PS applications, systems, and tools.
• Familiarity with Petrel, OpenSpirit, WinLog, ARC GIS, Power Explorer and Recall.
• Experience with working in teams.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• Proactive and innovative
• Deliver results
• Customer Focused with enterprise first behaviours

HOW TO APPLY
all applications Plus CVs to sylvon4u@yahoo.com
not later than one week of this advert

hello, what is the name of the company this is for?
thanks

Many coys no longer advertise with their names. It is in the oil & gas sector. If you fit into any of the positions, I will advice you apply and pray. No charges. If you get the job, you will surely smile.

hmm, thanks.
I'm quite suitable for the Cost Engineer role, except that I do not have 15yrs experience. Just about 3-4. Whats your take on this exerience thingy.

By the way, why do almot all Nigerian firms either want outright Graduates OR people with 1million years experience!!
what happens if you are in between?

Do you have self confidence? Do you think you can deliver? Forget about how many years they put. When they entered, did they have that much exp. My dear if God be for u no one can stop u. We shall all get there. just apply and leave every other thing to God.

hmm, thanks.
just needed some re-assurance that i was not dreaming like others think.