TotalEnergies EP Uganda awarded the surface facilities contract to a Consortium comprising CB&I UK Limited (a McDermott Company) and Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation (SINOPEC) for the Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Construction and Commissioning (EPSCC) of the Central Processing Facility (CPF), Interconnecting Pipeline (including Nile crossing HDD), Wellpads and the Lake Water Abstraction Facility (LWA). The surface facilities scope is arranged in two broad packages – ‘’Industrial Area’’ (including CPF) and ‘’Offsites’’ (covering the Interconnecting Pipeline, Nile crossing HDD, Wellpads and LWA). There is no equivalent project of such an industrial magnitude in a remote and sensitive area within the Company today. The Tilenga oilfields are partly situated in a protected National Park, partly beneath the river Nile wetlands area, and within densely populated area in a rural and remote part of Uganda. Activities exposed to the risk of major incidents with severe potential consequences due to local environment and important presence of NGO’s. Multicultural environment: Contractors are anticipated to be in various parts of the world. Ugandan rules and regulations, administrative requirements and technical authorizations as well as international codes for onshore plant will apply.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety, Health, Environment & Biodiversity:  

• Liaise with Safety, Health, Environment & Biodiversity disciplines to ensure project delivery in line with relevant regulations, permits, conditions, plans, commitments, and standards. 
• To participate to the project HAZID/ENVID, HAZOP/SPOT and PTR and other audits and technical reviews, including coordination of project answers and final resolution

General Package Delivery: 

• Ensure proper reporting for his/her area and highlight critical issues to the Package Manager
• Prepare weekly and monthly activity reports for his/her area in coordination with Package Manager
• Contribute to improving the project lessons learnt and personnel skills.
• Contribute to the advancement of working methods and tools within his/her specialty
• Review and prepare input to variation orders; 

Engineering: 

• Coordinate and participate in technical meetings during the detailed design, in cooperation with discipline leads. Avoid EPSCC contractor stand-by / delays, ensuring timely response to engineering and construction queries and deviation requests.
• Promote alternatives design to optimize works and schedule. Ensure that Contractor’s design complies with Project SoR, contract documentation, schedule, budget, and safety practices.
• Identify and evaluate changes to basis for design, as early as possible, anticipate problems in his/her area.
• Work closely, as required, with the Facilities Engineering Manager and lead DCC to ensure that the engineering deliverables, in particular the Class 1 from the EPSCC Contractor are reviewed and commented within the contractual timeframe.

Procurement, Supply & National Content Promotion: 

• Provide support and expertise and contribution to the progress of detailed design and procurement engineering
• Promote local content initiatives together with the National Content team and Package Manager
• Work closely with the disciplines lead to ensure adequate follow-up of procurement and later coordination of equipment and material integration in the facilities
• Organize the monitoring of the inspection plans for the equipment and material supplied for his/her area and ensure follow-up until such equipment and material can be released and incorporated to the Plant on site;

Construction & Commissioning: 

• Participate to construction meetings and guide the resolution of construction related issues linked to his/her area
• Work closely with the construction team to coordinate his/her area’s activities during construction.
• Organize regular visit on site for progress review and coordination purpose with Company construction teams and Contractor project teams on site.

Project Controls & Interfaces: 

• Manage the planning of the area with the support of the planning team – SIMOPS/COMOPS management process and implement it on a daily basis during construction for his/her area.
• Anticipate potential claim from the contractor, alert the Package Manager and propose approaches and elements of negotiation.
• Participate to the budget preparation and provide input to the project LOP for the part related to his/her area.
• Challenge the EPSCC Contractor, monitor and promote value engineering to contribute to cost saving
• Interface with the various Packages and transverse functions  for all matters related to the execution.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Engineering degree in the relevant discipline.
• Minimum 12 years’ oil & gas experience with significant relevant multi-discipline engineering and operational experience in EP industry is required to provide the necessary overview of the business, with experience in planning or project engineering.
• Proven track record of result deliveries in challenging project environments.
• Experience in the delivery of multi-discipline work packages including engineering design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Strong technical, analytical, innovative, and commercial skills.
• A good experience in planning, budgeting, and managing interfaces.
• Thorough understanding of the risks and the technical/commercial issues associated with the development of oil and gas projects.
• Some experience of construction onshore or offshore with a good understanding of the construction constraints and implications for the project development
• Conversant with International, group engineering standards, as well as HSE standards.
• Good communication skills and an aptitude for taking initiatives are essential, as is the ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage the relationship with key stakeholders and always adhere to the values and principles of the Company Code of Conduct.