Job description
SPIE Oil & Gas Services Nigeria is currently looking for a Deputy Project Manager to join its work force in Nigeria.

Operations

• The Deputy Project Manager supports the teams and equipment resources required to ensure the cost-effective implementation of a service contract.
• He assists the Project Manager in ensuring the contract’s cost-effectiveness in accordance with the strategic decisions.

Missions

• Comply with and ensure compliance with QHSE rules, instructions and procedures in force at SPIE OGS.
• Ensure the achievement of QHSE results and proper application of HSE policy at the subsidiary.
• Ensure contract cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure that contract aims defined with the customer and its line management are achieved.

Activities

Activity 1: Comply with and ensure compliance with QHSE rules, instructions and procedures in force at SPIE OGS.

He or she:

• Must be and must remain well informed of rules, instructions and procedures regarding QHSE.
• Implements and ensures implementation of SPIE OGS QHSE rules, instructions and procedures.
• Makes proposals for the continuous improvement of QHSE provisions.
• Draws up noncompliance and/or observation reports when noting any malfunction or risk situation and transmits them to the local QHSE department.
• Immediately alerts any person who caused a risk situation, on noting the occurrence of any such situation.
• Adopts an eco-approach at all times in the exercise of his/her duties.
• Alerts the line management when encountering any professional situation that does not comply with the principles and rules governing the carrying out of SPIE Group activities (Ethics Alert).

Activity 2:  Assist in Managing the human and equipment resources required to perform contracts.

He or she:

• Checks logistics organization in collaboration with the logistics team.
• Co-ordinates personnel administration (rotations, clearances, training, etc.).
• Makes forward plans for personnel movements, mobilizations and means

Activity 3: Assist in ensuring contract cost-effectiveness.

He or she:

• Checks and monitors the progress of expenditures.
• Manages contract risks and is responsible for ensuring compliance with the contract clauses between the parties.
• Formalizes and transmits internal feedback.

Activity 4: Assist in ensuring that contract aims defined with the customer and its line management are achieved.

He or she:

• Takes care of internal communication on performance.
• Recovers information from Project Manager and support functions, and then draws up periodic and specific activity reports (HSE, personnel movements, reliability, etc.).
• Set up the necessary corrective actions to achieve specified objectives, in collaboration with the relevant teams.
• Makes sure that local actions are in line with corporate objectives

Profile
The holder of this post must have the following qualifications:
Knowledge:

• Diploma in Engineering or Master’s degree
• Basic technical training
• Knowledge in the maintenance/ engineering field
• General knowledge of the equipment, methods and processes used in the oil industry
• Contract management skills
• Occupational English
• HSE culture

Know- how:

• Experience in oil production / engineering
• Maintenance project control or similar
• Development of technical solutions in operational context
• Risk analysis
• Reporting

Personal Qualities:

• Priorities management
• Ability to analyze
• Ability to think objectively
• Ability to listen and actively communicate
• Good sense of initiative and anticipation
• Understanding of strategic stakes
• Focus on cost control and cost-effectiveness