Job at Transocean for a Technical Manager
Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract
drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in
technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business
with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh environment drilling
services, and believes
that it operates one of the most versatile
offshore drilling fleets in the world. Building on more than 50 years of
experience , our employees are focused on safety and premier offshore
drilling performance.
Job Title: Technical Manager - Nigerian National Resident
REPORTS TO: Operations Director
DEPARTMENT Operations
LOCATION: Lagos
This position is available to local national candidates only, based on company/local government nationalization requirements.
BASIC FUNCTION:
- Manage,
develop and motivate field support personnel (Well Control Equipment
and Subsea Support, RMS Support, TFS) to assist higher level
trouble-shooting of rig problems and in ensuring assets integrity for
the optimum amount of operational uptime.
- Responsible for
ensuring that company policy is followed with respect to the required
technical review and approval. Ensure proper investigation to
operational and safety related events pertaining to maintenance,
collection of lessons learned and ensure they are communicated within
the company as required.
- TM must lead by example and show
visible demonstration of the Transocean Vision by focusing on these
three key areas: People, Customers and Execution.
DUTIES
HSE and Operational Integrity Leadership
- Maintain and support safety vision of an "Incident Free Workplace, all the time, everywhere”. Act as Safety Leader at all times.
- Adhere to the requirements of Transocean Health & Safety and Environment Manuals (HQS-HSE-PP-01 and HQS-HSE-PP-02).
- Assist Operations Managers and Rig Managers in addressing any safety related concerns.
- Support local management during Major Emergency events.
- Assist Operations Managers and Rig Managers in ensuring all Operations Integrity requirements are met by their rigs and crews.
People
- Take a proactive approach in mentoring and developing field support personnel.
- Ensure training compliance, development and succession planning is in place for all field support personnel.
- Guide and coach Asset Managers.
- Assist HR in evaluating prospective new hires for electrical, mechanical and subsea positions both offshore and onshore.
- Evaluate rig maintenance personnel periodically and recommend changes, and training to rig management.
- Allocate
and direct divisional field support personnel within division to
leverage the maximum support for operations while minimizing expenses.
Work closely with HR in determining where to assign potential field
support personnel.
Operations
- Assist local operations
teams in delivering safe and efficient operations with maximum equipment
uptime by providing sound technical support.
- Provide direct
support to the Operations Manager, Rig Manager and Asset Manager in
situations involving significant equipment downtime or equipment
incidents.
Customer Relations
- Discuss technical issues with customers and make presentations to them as required.
Technical Support
- Establish and maintain single point concept for all technical issues in the division.
- Manage division shared equipment spares while ensuring assets are maintained in ready to use condition to improve rig uptime.
- Promote maintenance concepts and predictive maintenance concepts that prevent downtime and equipment malfunctions.
- Ensure that the appropriate corporate resources are requested to assist for trouble shooting.
- Investigate
significant downtime and safety event to ensure that the root causes
are identified, documented and communicated through the Company as
deemed appropriate. Where applicable, liaise with Corporate Asset teams
to include lessons learned into new maintenance policies and procedures.
- Review
all asset related modification requests (ex: RMRs and REAs) to
determine appropriateness and the level of support required to implement
the change. Follow up with Corporate Engineering group if required.
- Establish
and periodically review acceptance criteria for equipment testing and
inspections in the division according to Transocean’s standards.
- Visit and certify machine, welding and repair shops for validation of quality, and specifications used.
- Advise and recommend solutions to field operation problems.
- Review rig lay-up and reactivation procedures.
- Promote
technical exchanges and information sharing with other field support
groups to minimize duplication of efforts and maximize global impact.
- Review equipment and maintenance standards and provide feedback to Corporate Asset teams.
- Regularly review division short-term and long-term asset plans and provide feedback to local management.
- Ensure
all assets in the division maintain continuous assessments of the rig
condition and are following up on corrective actions.
- Ensure
that the Rig Maintenance System (RMS) is followed and regularly reviewed
in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Project Management and Out of Service time
- Provide
support to local management teams when planning and undergoing Out of
Service time (ex: rig/equipment upgrades, replacements, or overhauls;
UWILD, SPS, or other inspections; shipyard maintenance periods or
emergency repairs).
- Regularly review Out of Service plans for
each rig to ensure minimum dayrate exposure. Encourage local management
to address as many maintenance and repair items as possible during
normal operations without incurring loss of dayrate and by minimizing
maintenance delays and postponement of work until the next Out of
Service period.
Supply Chain Management
- Provide division Purchasing Department with recommended sources for frequently ordered parts and equipment.
- Promote
the establishment of sound relationships with vendors. Provide regular
updates to vendors regarding their performance and improvement areas to
meet company requirements.
Financial Management
- Assist General Manager in reviewing Asset plans and Project Approval (PA) requests through provision of technical advice.
EDUCATION:
- Engineering degree or equivalent training and experience.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 12 years related industry experience while serving in similar management positions.
SKILLS:
- Must
possess very good communication skills; oral and written. Ability to
plan, strategize and direct technical issues as required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Broad
interdisciplinary background in various areas of mechanical and
electrical machinery, engineering, data processing and an intimate
knowledge of various items of drilling equipment and associated
technical issues.
- Possess a sound knowledge and understanding of
Transocean operation standards, in particular Maintenance Standards and
Asset Management Handbook.
- General knowledge of preventative maintenance systems and concepts.
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain continuous flow of ideas by building a team environment.
BUDGETS:
- Recommending budget requirements for division spares.
- Ability to oversee budget plans in line with the company strategic and long term objectives.
- Clear understanding of the company’s financial deliverables.
INGENUITY:
- Considerable
ingenuity is required in identifying equipment failure root causes and
solutions to problems encountered on the leading edge of drilling
technology, while maintaining existing equipment in both operable and
safe condition.
- Able to prioritize and manage complex daily
situations related to technical issues, technical field support, rig
equipment and operations, customer and reporting.
Note:
- The above is not a complete list of duties but a guide, as tasks and objectives can change depending on needs.
- National Commuter role only. No Expatriate package currently available for this position
How to Apply
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