Various jobs VACANCIES at EACOP, October 2024

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Job Title: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Job Type: Full Time
Reports to: CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Location: Dar-es-Salaam (TZ)

WHO WE ARE
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is a Midstream development located across Uganda and Tanzania that includes a nearshore Marine Storage and Export Terminal (MST). Once completed, the EACOP Company will operate the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, a 1443 km long electrically heated crude oil export pipeline that transports oil from Kabaale – Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani Peninsula near Tanga Port in Tanzania for crude export to the international markets.

JOB DIMENSIONS/ GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Accounts Payable is based in Dar es Salaam. More than 900 invoices and expense claims monthly. EACOP Ltd is a company registered in the UK domiciled in UG with a permanent establishment in TZ; it has 4 shareholders: TotalEnergies, UNOC, TPDC, and UNOC. It is to build and operate a 1442 km oil pipeline from Hoima (UG) to Tanga (TZ).

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receive invoices from vendors, control that they meet the requirements, post the receipt, and submit for approval.
• Liaise with Tax team for follow-up of VAT relief utilization process.
• Liaise with other departments, Cost controllers, and Contract & Procurement department for invoice approval, purchase orders & call-offs creation/release, goods/service receipts; sort out issues.
• Liaise and respond to vendors and internal inquiries.
• Reconcile monthly supplier statements, identify discrepancies, and make corrections where necessary.
• Assist the Chief Accountant during external audits (statutory and financial fiscal shareholders national authorities).

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT
EACOP Ltd is fully engaged with the construction of the pipeline.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Timely processing and posting of vendor invoices for payment.
• Follow up of vendors’ accounts.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Academic Qualifications:
Bachelor in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
Experience Required:
Minimum 3-year experience within an Accounting administration – ACCA Level 2.

Abilities:

• Organizational, team spirit, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent level in English (spoken & written).

Job Title: ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Job Type: Full Time 5 days/week and on duty period
Location: MST – Tanga with frequent travel to EACOP pumping station site.
Reports to: N+1: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
N+2: Operations Director for TZ

JOB DIMENSIONS/ GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Electrical Engineer will support the Site Electrical Technicians for electrical activities. The Electrical Engineer, who will be located at MST, will be under the authority of the Maintenance Inspection Head, one located at Kampala back office under the Maintenance Engineer. The Electrical Engineer will oversee the electrical maintenance activities of PS1 perimeter for one base at Kampala and TZ station for one based at MST. According to this perimeter, they will manage technicians, service contracts, and interfaces with power grid stations or providers.

He/she will oversee managing several service contracts such as UPS, Lighting, HVAC vendors maintenance services. He/she is responsible for maintenance and inspection activities of EACOP electrical equipment that are mainly:

• Pump package driven by electric VFD motor up to 2 M Watts.
• HT power distribution system.
• PV farm.
• BESS (Battery system).
• UPS.
• Electrical Control Panels, MCC, Switchgears, PLCs, VFD’s, MoV’s & CB’s, Diesel generators (4 M Watts).
• MVs, HV & LV Systems.
• Hydraulic systems (loading arms, Gangway, accumulator, etc.).
• Actuated valves up to 30″ diameters.
• Building electrical wiring system and lighting system.
• Air Compressors.
• Nitrogen Generator.
• Fire Heater, Heat Exchanger, Electric Heater.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Production Operations:

• To ensure the performance/availability of the facilities highlight malfunctions, compile relevant data, establish a diagnosis, produce corresponding report with corrective actions, and participate in the implementation of the agreed plan.
• Prepares periodic or specific reporting of the maintenance activities under his/her responsibilities.
• Preparation/reviews of the complex or with external electric power provider interface PTW dossiers and confirm completeness.
• Preparation of Procedures for operation and shutdown instructions.
• Participation in production incidents or shutdowns are properly investigated and sign the associated production reports.
• Assists in identification of possible areas of optimization potential improvement to increase equipment availability and cost reduction.
• Ensures execution of both planned and unplanned maintenance of electrical equipment to ensure optimization of equipment efficiency and availability.
• Assists in the evaluation and participation on the validation of the Site Modification Request (SMR/RFM); consolidates the technical dossier on maintenance side.
• Participates in validation of the commissioning/pre-commissioning of new equipment or equipment modified; ensures the good management of the punch list after the hand-over.

Maintenance Operations:

• Participates in budget/Work program preparation for light and heavy maintenance.
• Participates and assists in the preparation of annual maintenance shutdown activities plan.

Quality Assurance:

• Assists in supervising and evaluating the performance of the Maintenance service contractor, secures that REXs are well implemented for the maintenance plan to be updated.

Site Management:

• Builds TEAM environment for MST perimeter.
• Evaluates the personnel working in his team and makes proposals for their training plan.
• Defines team member objectives.
• Contributes to the training of all personnel under his/her responsibility.
• Organizes Job Training (OJT) in coordination with the Training Department.

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EACOP is committed to ensuring that the health, safety, and welfare of workers, communities, and the environment are well addressed and managed. Therefore, the employee is mandated to:

• Fully comply with Company H3SE (Health Safety Social Security & Environment) policies and Life Saving Rules.
• Actively participate in HSEQ and promote this culture to co-workers.
• Remain vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of potential unsafe conditions.
• Communicate to management any HSE related concerns and ways to improve them.
• Maintain a workplace & workspace that is safe, clean, and always neat – practice good housekeeping.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar.
• Proficiency in Oral and written English.
• Good knowledge of CMIMS (Computerized Maintenance & Inspection Management System).
• ERB Registration as a Professional Engineer.

Experience Required:

• 10 years of experience in Oil & Gas industry, electric power service or a high potential, 3 years minimum as site discipline or multidiscipline leader or supervisor.
• MS office good experience.
• Primavera uses good experience will be an added advantage.
• Other skills required: responsibility, natural authority, decision-making, good communication skills, organization, and methods.

Job Title: INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEER
Job Type: Full Time
Reports to: N+1: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
Location: Tanga (prior site readiness location will be Dar es Salaam)

JOB DIMENSIONS/ GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
The job holder assists and supports within the Field Operation team for all the maintenance and inspection activities related to the ICSS (Integrated Control and Safety Systems), Instrumentation, and Telecom of the future EACOP facilities. He is responsible for all aspects related to ICSS and Instrumentation during the maintenance and inspection engineering phase and shall bring assistance on this subject as and when required. During operation, he will support the maintenance needs of instrument ICSS and telecom including associated services company and contracts. The job holder will pay particular attention to the identification and the right definition of the performance standard of the Safety Critical Element in his perimeter. The job holder is also accountable for demonstrating individually an exemplary behavior regarding HSSE rules & requirements and for ensuring their application within his scope of responsibility.

Management:

• Ensures Instrumentation ICSS and Telecom support teams cover the obligations in terms of maintenance strategy, update performance monitoring, contract and stock strategy. Define priorities to focus on delivering values matching with Field Operations Objectives.
• Produces reviews guidance documents, procedure standard related to his perimeters.
• Follows ICSS major maintenance & Update.
• Ensures implementation of operation and maintenance strategy based on FO objectives. Ensure management system is up to date and in line with the Area performance objectives. Recover any REX from Area and analyze KPI to set-up maintenance strategy accordingly.
• Assess and audit CONTRACTOR procedure managing material repair in workshop are well implemented to secure reliable tracking system follow-up and progress.
• Ensures CONTRACTOR stock management by technology in line with criticality study capability to repair and availability objective.
• Optimization: Review and challenge CONTRACTOR maintenance plan on instrumentation and ICSS and do proposal to reduce downtime and cost to optimize cost vs running hours.
• Secure life cycle management of equipment/packages; implement studies and action plans to secure maintainability of the plants (obsolescence).
• Responsible for implementing and sustaining all cybersecurity solutions to guard the industrial network against cyber-attacks.
• PI system Administrator for Field Operations. Manages PI sustenance and development to adequately cover rotating equipment metering and other requirements.
• OPEX: Cooperate with MAN head in terms of budget management for studies, ISS, and modifications related to Service.
• Develops periodic reporting activities of the Discipline and follow them.

Operations:

• Recommends diagnosis & corrective actions related to major malfunctions and failures. Comments Contractor action plan and assess CONTRACTOR competencies and process to solve major malfunctions and failures. Support CONTRACTOR if required.
• Organizes and maintains the instrument equipment database. Guarantee the quality of activity reporting particularly though CMMS.
• Reliability: Responsible for COMPANY reporting regarding reliability improvement as a continuous practice to maximize plant availability; identify improvement opportunities in organization, facilities availability and technical costs; represent progress in reliability meeting.
• Follow KPIs defined and attend/prepare for meetings, update dashboard upon requirement provide action plan for reliability meeting.
• Develop positive and constructive relationships with contractors and suppliers. Identify opportunities to improve contractor/supplier performance, reduce costs, and improve the quality of services/products supplied.
• Act as technical discipline focal point on specific project/work scopes and contracts, taking a lead role in the involvement/co-ordination of and interface between site/ teams/ contractors ensuring effective communication and understanding between appropriate parties.

Engineering Studies:

• Proposes solutions to optimize the operating cost.
• Consolidates ICSS & instrumentation part of Software Modification workflow issued by site dealing with ICSS and instrument discipline.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
In the context of teamwork and in the field of maintenance:

• Shares and provides reliability analysis optimization and availability of equipment in line with the production objectives.
• Prepares and manages Contract technical need for the Maintenance contract team to implement on time in line with operation readiness planning.
• Defines maintenance policies and ensures international rules and standards followed according to his disciplines.
• Participates and updates REX and recommendation for future contracts as EACOP strategy.
• Participates in contractor and subcontractor audits.
• Regular site visits.
• Adequate maintenance plans for related equipment and evidence of execution via CMMS. Adequate material replenishment plans and effective liaison with C&P to always ensure required stock levels.
• Effective execution of assigned contracts.
• Availability reliability and obsolescence management of Instruments/PLC/ICSS/Metering systems.

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EACOP is committed to ensuring that the health, safety, and welfare of workers, communities, and the environment are well addressed and managed. Therefore, the employee is mandated to:

• Fully comply with Company H3SE (Health Safety Social Security & Environment) policies and Life Saving Rules.
• Actively participate in HSEQ and promote this culture to co-workers.
• Remain vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of potential unsafe conditions.
• Communicate to management any HSE related concerns and ways to improve them.
• Maintain a workplace & workspace that is safe, clean, and always neat – practice good housekeeping.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Academic Qualifications:

• Engineering Bac +5 level with specialization in ICSS or Instrumentation or equivalent proven experience (Engineer).
• Industrial information security system training.
• ERB Registration as a Professional Engineer.

Experience Required:

• Experience in instrument and ICSS maintenance and management (over 10 years), competence in cyber security, oil/Electric/production/terminal knowledge.
• Experience in industrial maintenance (over 8 years) and maintenance methods.
• Experience in team management.
• Very good knowledge of Instrumentation and Fundamentals of Legal Metrology in metering of petroleum products.
• Reliability autonomy analytical organizational capacity and leadership.
• Sense of method, flavor, analysis rigor, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in English both spoken and written.

Job Title: INSPECTION ENGINEER
Job Type: Full Time – 5d/w – with regular duty week and frequent EACOP site visit
Reports to: N+1: Inspection Lead
N+2: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
Location: MST – Tanga (prior site readiness location will be Dar es Salaam and construction sites)

DIMENSIONS/ GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

The Inspection Engineer will support the EACOP Inspection Leader. He will cooperate with a team of 4 inspection specialists or engineers. He will be the interface for inspections activities between pipeline engineer, corrosion engineer, site method, contractors, and authorities. EACOP’s main equipment under inspection responsibility includes:

• Pipeline
• Vessel: Pig Receivers, Pig Launcher, drain drums, air vessels, Nitrogen cylinder, pressures vessels
• Fire heaters
• Structures: Exhaust stack, LOF Communication Towers
• Storage tanks
• Lifting equipment and structures
• Piping
• EPRS

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishes inspection services contract required for EACOP inspection plan.
• Analyzes and optimizes inspection activities efficiency.
• Reviews management of change request.
• Follow up and update Risk-based inspection tools for piping and vessel.
• Ensures lifting register, flexible register, and temporary repair database is up to date.
• Ensures welding qualification material and procedure required for Pipeline emergency repair are available and up to date.
• Be the focal point for inspection and corrosion exchange.
• Reviews Inspection program and partial Field shutdown.
• Reviews the Inspection Reports including analysis of inspection findings, fit for service assessment, and recommendation for remedial actions.
• Participates in technical audits of contracted companies regarding Non-Destructive Testing, Welding, Piping/Pressure Vessel fabrication, and Coating.
• Reviews the recommendation for corrective actions (material selection, design of equipment, coating, cathodic protection, operating conditions, corrosion inhibition…).
• Ensures that repair/modifications/procurement of equipment comply with the relevant regulation, company rules, technical codes, and norms.
• Prepares inspection scope and campaign with a follow-up of the performance of the team and objectives including monitoring of KPIs (progress, budget, etc…).
• Analyzes degradation modes or reports to be reviewed with Inspection Leader.
• Acts as Inspection lead deputy during inspection lead leave.
• Audits regularly required contractor and site.

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EACOP is committed to ensuring that the health, safety, and welfare of workers, communities, and the environment are well addressed and managed. Therefore, the employee is mandated to:

• Fully comply with Company H3SE (Health Safety Social Security & Environment) policies and Life Saving Rules.
• Actively participate in HSEQ and promote this culture to co-workers.
• Remain vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of potential unsafe conditions.
• Communicate to management any HSE related concerns and ways to improve them.
• Maintain a workplace & workspace that is safe, clean, and always neat – practice good housekeeping.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor level or similar.
• Mechanics or Materials Engineer (or equivalent) with emphasis on mechanics, materials, metallurgy, and corrosion.
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas process equipment technology and piping.
• Good knowledge of international Codes, Standards, and Regulation related to the inspection discipline (ASME, API, NACE…).
• Good knowledge of materials, metallurgy, welding, corrosion, failure modes, Non-Destructive Testing, and inspection techniques.
• Knowledge of RBI methodology (Risk Based Inspection).
• Good knowledge of CMIMS (Computerized Maintenance & Inspection Management System).
• Good knowledge in Fitness for Service assessment methods (API RP 579, ASME, DNV…).
• Proficiency in oral and written English.
• ERB Registration as a Professional Engineer.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as supervisor or leader in inspection-related activities in the Oil & Gas industry or Refinery or Petrochemical Site.
• Experience in Full Field shutdown inspection scope preparation and follow-up.

Job Title: FABRICATION MAINTENANCE & CAMPAIGN ENGINEER
Job Type: Full Time – and duty period to consider
Reports to: N+1: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
Location: MST – Tanga – regular travel to EACOP site to consider.
N+2: Field Operations Manager

JOB DIMENSIONS/ GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
As Campaign Engineer for EACOP, you will manage campaign activities in 4 perimeters. This means you will be able to shape and develop a central role with great influence in safe, timely, and effective execution of campaign activities. This is with the possibility to continuously use and develop your competencies in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of Campaign activity reporting, sub-contractor efficiency, and work preparation on future campaign activities. You will get to use your knowledge and experience applying a range of techniques when developing the Campaign Model, taking into consideration the local market conditions, partial or full field shutdown opportunities, the mono or multi metier, various possible technical approaches, and the various resources available or to develop, etc.

As Fabric Maintenance Engineer, you will manage fabric maintenance contractors who will provide various services as scaffolding, insulation removal and installation, piping repair, routine painting, cleaning assistance to operation, rope access, and civil works.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes to HSE performance in line with EACOP objectives.
• Integrates into an execution plan the “campaign-able” activities prepared by Maintenance, Inspection Services, Engineering & Construction.
• Ensures the Work Packs, Procedures, Permits to Works, Risk Assessments, and Toolbox Talks are correctly drafted by the Support Entities.
• Ensures the main resources of the scopes are provided in time by the Support Entities.
• Ensures the Isolations, Inhibitions, Flushing, Inerting various scopes are provided.
• Provides input for the Campaign various Planning and Scheduling.
• Provides an Execution Plan and source the supporting resources (e.g. vessels, scaffolding, HSE supervision).
• Prepares and executes the onboarding process of the various workforces prior to the execution phases to commence.
• Executes the Campaign safely and efficiently.
• Manages related service contracts to improve campaign efficiency.
• Contributes to the 2-Year visions of planned campaigns and the 90-day planning.
• Influences the 90-day planning.
• Influences the 5-week planning.
• Issues T-REX.
• Interfaces regarding activity planning with other entities.

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EACOP is committed to ensuring that the health, safety, and welfare of workers, communities, and the environment are well addressed and managed. Therefore, the employee is mandated to:

• Fully comply with Company H3SE (Health Safety Social Security & Environment) policies and Life Saving Rules.
• Actively participate in HSEQ and promote this culture to co-workers.
• Remain vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of potential unsafe conditions.
• Communicate to management any HSE related concerns and ways to improve them.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor level or similar.
• Proficiency in oral and written English.
• Good knowledge of CMIMS (Computerized Maintenance & Inspection Management System).
• ERB Registration as a Professional Engineer.

Experience Required:

• 10-15 years of experience in Oil & Gas industry or a high potential.
• Site multi-sites and multidiscipline planning preparation or activity management experience.
• Maintenance Contract management.
• Full field/Industrial site shut down experience.
• Primavera good experience.

Job Title: INSPECTION LEAD
Job Type: Full Time
Reports to: N+1: Head of Maintenance and Inspection
Location: MST – Tanga
N+2: Field Operations Manager

JOB DIMENSIONS/ GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Inspection Leader will be the head of the EACOP inspection entity. He will manage a team of 5 inspection specialists: pipeline, corrosion, site method, and contracts required to follow the inspection plan. The inspection philosophy will be established by the Inspection Leader. The Inspection Leader will ensure proper coordination, organization, and process to maintain asset mechanical integrity. He/she will validate the inspection scope and campaign with a follow-up of the performance of the team and objectives including monitoring of KPIs (progress, budget, etc…). An extensive experience in coaching of new Inspection Engineers regarding damage mechanisms and inspection techniques will support to create the EACOP inspection referential.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Defines and reviews maintenance inspection philosophy.
• Establishes contact processes, audit plan according to Standard local requirement and authorities.
• Participates in recruitment process and selection of the inspection team.
• Establishes inspection services contract required for EACOP inspection plan.
• Coordinates Tanzania and Uganda inspection entities.
• Analyzes and optimizes inspection activities efficiency.
• Reviews management of change request.
• Selects and reviews Risk-based inspection tools required for EACOP asset.
• Ensures lifting register, flexible register, and temporary repair database is up to date.
• Ensures welding qualification material and procedure required for Pipeline emergency repair are available and up to date.
• Be the focal point for inspection and corrosion exchange.
• Reviews Inspection program, Intelligent pigging operation, and partial field shutdown.
• Participates in the Maintenance Inspection Budget preparation.
• Reviews the Inspection Reports including analysis of inspection findings, fit for service assessment, recommendation for remedial actions. Participates in technical audits of contracted companies regarding Non-Destructive Testing, Welding, Piping/Pressure Vessel fabrication, Coating.
• Reviews the recommendations for corrective actions (material selection, design of equipment, coating, cathodic protection, operating conditions, corrosion inhibition…).
• Ensures that repair/modifications/procurement of equipment comply with the relevant regulations, company rules, technical codes, and norms.
• Manages team and resources.

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EACOP is committed to ensuring that the health, safety, and welfare of workers, communities, and the environment are well addressed and managed. Therefore, the employee is mandated to:

• Fully comply with Company H3SE (Health Safety Social Security & Environment) policies and Life Saving Rules.
• Actively participate in HSEQ and promote this culture to co-workers.
• Remain vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of potential unsafe conditions.
• Communicate to management any HSE related concerns and ways to improve them.
• Maintain a workplace & workspace that is safe, clean, and always neat – practice good housekeeping.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor level or similar.
• Mechanics or Materials Engineer (or equivalent) with emphasis on mechanics, materials, metallurgy, and corrosion.
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas process equipment technology and pipeline.
• Good knowledge of international Codes, Standards, and Regulation related to the inspection discipline (ASME, API, NACE…).
• Good knowledge of materials, metallurgy, welding, corrosion, failure modes, Non-Destructive Testing, and inspection techniques.
• Knowledge of RBI methodology (Risk Based Inspection).
• Good knowledge of CMIMS (Computerized Maintenance & Inspection Management System).
• Good knowledge in Fitness for Service assessment methods (API RP 579, ASME, DNV…).
• Proficiency in oral and written English.
• ERB Registration as a Professional Engineer.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as supervisor or leader in inspection-related activities in the Oil & Gas industry or Refinery or Petrochemical Site.
• Experience in Full Field shutdown inspection scope preparation and follow-up.
• ERB Registration as a Professional Engineer.

HOW TO APPLY
The applicant must submit his/her Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a Cover Letter explaining why he/she is the suitable candidate for the position. Applicants are also required to provide details of three (3) referees, one of whom should be the most recent employer. Please submit your application only through ANY of the contact information provided below. Application deadline is on 31st October 2024.

• Air Swift: airswift.com
• ITM: recruitmenttanzania@itmafrica.com
• CCL: tanzania@cclglobal.com
• Qsourcing: recruitmenttanzania@qsourcing.com
• IMI: imi-tanzania@imi-eag.com
• Seaowl: sestz@seaowlgroup.com

NOTE: No payment is required at any stage of the recruitment process.

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