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About the job:

Kent is looking for a Senior ORA Engineer

The Primary purpose of this role is to plan, coordinate, and provide OR support to Production projects to achieve targets in a safe and efficient manner; to ensure projects deliver on original promises for production, ramp-up, availability, and are fully ready for the introduction of hydrocarbon and start up. This position requires the OR Engineer to be present at the work sites daily to oversee the projects. The OR Engineer will play a critical role in helping to deliver the projects using BGC standards, processes and procedures.

Representing BGC to steer Brownfield Development from Rehabilitation Phase Inspection and Project execution into Commissioning & Start-Up, with direction and governance on all Rehabilitation Phase Operations Readiness and Assurance (OR&A) activities. This is to ensure the correct safety and performance culture for BGC operations is created, such to preserve field development value through asset availability, operational integrity and reliability.

he OR&A Engineer will also provide support to BGC plant improvements, turnarounds and major overhaul activities, as such strong experience in an operational role is an advantage.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Accountabilities

• Provide technical expertise and deliver requirements for Operations Readiness & Assurance at the various project locations in accordance with industry best practice.

• Represent BGC OR/CSU team and support Operations staff at design reviews and workshops such as HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, Alarm Management; many of which will be outside Iraq.

• Identify training requirements and liaise with L&D department to ensure these are completed pre-start up.

• Provide discipline technical support to other asset services activities, eg asset integrity reviews and improvement activities, shutdowns, maintenance and reliability.

• Support and advise punch listing of systems and closeout of punchlist items on behalf of operations

• Execution of the Operations Readiness & Assurance Execution Plan.

• Provide input to, Operating Manuals, Operating Procedures and Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Procedures including Systems Testing Procedures.

• Assist and contribute to the Flawless start-up initiative.

• Support the Project to Asset Handover strategy to align with Operations handover requirements.

• Provide quality assurance and coaching on systems acceptance and punch listing activities undertaken by the BGC Operations team

• Promote a Flawless Project Delivery (FPD) approach within the Project Teams and Operations to ensure a cost effective and quick ramp up to targets

• Work closely with project and operations to help develop SU team skills and competency requirements

• Participate in Peer reviews on startup and operating procedures

• Work closely with Project and Operations personnel to meet the OR&A milestones.

• Liaise with the BGC projects, contractor and CSU teams.

• Ensure risks to the schedule are identified and raised early.

• Assist to Produce punch lists, acceptance documentation, site and technical queries.

• Assist to ensure close out of outstanding work and punch items, prior to systems being accepted for operations.

• Assist with the training and Competence development of workers to ensure that Iraqi personnel are trained and developed to meet existing and future work demands

• Assist in the review of relevant Operational Excellence elements

• Provide input to the Asset Safety Strategies and promote safe practice for personnel and safe operation of production assets

Dimensions

• Annual budget or financial business dimensions that the position either directly controls or indirectly influences:

• Support maintenance & integrity plus flawless project delivery to ensure asset availability and technical integrity.

• Support Operating Integrity initiatives ensuring practices which maintain the asset value and safety of BGC workers

• The position plays a key role in ensuring integrity and safeguarding the ultimate operability of the overall investments, safeguarding the success of current investment.

• BGC Assets

o 2 Gas Processing Plants (each around 700 MMscfd capacity)

o Gas, LPG, NGL Storage and Export Facilities

o 18 Compressor Stations

o Network of 1000 km interconnecting pipelines over 22,000 km2 area

o 5000 local workers

Special Challenges

• Frequent attendance at operational reviews outside Iraq, often at short notice.

• OR Engineers are required to work in the operating worksites, leading improvements by maintaining full compliance with PPE and safety standards in challenging conditions.

• Ability to work effectively with all different functions in the JV and with Project Teams

• Obtaining equipment operating and maintenance information including status , results, etc., in a site with minimal original construction or maintenance records

• SIMOPS support to ensure flawless integration of rehabilitated, rejuvenated and newly constructed facilities within facilities still in production

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Qualification/ Certification

• Technical Certifications, 15+ years’ experience in a gas and oil industry, minimum 5 years in senior position, OR&A experience preferred.

Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Plant Operations and Control: Gas compression Stations, NGL Plants, Pipeline and Export Terminals

• Good understanding of process control and safeguarding, electrical, mechanical, rotating equipment operations

• Good understanding of project construction, installation, commissioning, and startup. Working knowledge of completions management

• Experience in Operating Integrity and Technical Integrity Verification (TIV)

• Control Room Operations Experience is an advantage

• Ability to interact with members of projects, contractors & BGC asset teams;

Front End Operations:

• Experience defining operations functional requirements in project scopes and ensuring the requirements are factored into the competitive scoping.

• Experience conducting initial operation assessment and contributing to value/cost/risk trade-offs during concept selection. Experience developing OPEX estimates and Owners Costs

• Experience in participating in Project Integrated Technical Reviews (ITRs), Design Safety Reviews (DSR), OMARs, HAZOPs

• Experienced delivering

Asset Owner Readiness:

• Extensive experience leading and coordinating Pre-Startup Audits and Safety Review.

• Experience identifying training requirements, coordinating on-site training and operator competence development.

• Experience providing coaching and OJT training for local staff

• Experience coordinating and facilitating Project-to-Asset handover

• Experience developing and reviewing Operating Procedures and Manuals

• Experience delivering operations management systems e.g. Operational Registers (LOLC), MoC systems etc

• Experience delivering variable tables and alarm rationalization

OR Maintenance:

• Experience in delivery of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems: Asset register Build, development of PM routines, Bill of Materials (BoM) and 2-year Operating Spares

• Knowledge of Risk Based Inspections (RBI)

• Capable of giving direction and guidance on OR&A planning & reporting.

• Prior working experience in Iraq is an advantage

Communication:

• Good technical communication skills

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.