Concept Engineer

Renaissance African Energy Company (RENAISSANCE) is on a dynamic journey to evolve into a world-class energy powerhouse, unleashing the entirety of our growth potential through collaborative efforts. Seamlessly weaving through the midstream value chain and fortifying our core capabilities, we stand ready to be the cornerstone of national development and industrialization, signaling a new era of unparalleled progress.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Concept Engineer

Job Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Employment type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• The Concept Engineer, Renaissance Africa Energy Company is part of the Front-End Development Organization. The role will provide surface input to Front-End Concept Development, Planning, and Concept Engineering for new and existing opportunities in the Renaissance portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Produce competitive and affordable Conceptual Designs for Renaissance projects in Nigeria, progressing them through DG3 in line with the ORS process and Project Management Framework (PMF).
• Support the implementation of competitive scoping, standardization, and replications.
• Apply innovative, cost-saving technologies to reduce unit costs and maximize economic benefits for Renaissance Africa Energy Company.
• Manage interface with FEDMs and studies teams to enable integration of surface and subsurface aspects for optimized Front-End Loading (FEL) and delivery.
• Coordinate with Engineering discipline teams to ensure delivery of high-quality documentation, including PPDs, Feasibility Reports, FDPs, and BfDs.
• Provide surface facilities input to Field Development Plans (FDPs).
• Develop Concept Selection Reports and Basis for Designs (BfDs)
• Lead or participate in project assurance reviews.
• Promote global best practices and facilitate knowledge-sharing among team members.
• Ensure compliance with HSE protocols to achieve Goal Zero, while developing team-specific HSE plans and monitoring performance.
• Cultivate productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders through regular updates and reporting.
• Provide input into the Corporate Annual Business Plans and Asset Reference Plans.
• Provide Development Planning (DP) expertise to drive integration of multi-disciplinary opportunity delivery teams.

Dimensions

• Annual Budget: No direct budget accountability but contributes to the development of opportunities ranging from USD 0.1 billion to USD 3.0 billion.
• Resource Volumes: In-place resource volumes exceeding 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
• Production Capacity: Future production expected to exceed 300 kboepd, covering onshore and shallow water producing assets.
• Portfolio Details: Approximately 140 Fields
• Existing oil and gas infrastructure, including:
• >5000km of pipelines and flowlines
• >50 flowstations
• 3 AGG & 22 AG booster plants
• 7 NAG Plants
• Supports Manager, FE Engineering Development in managing annual Feasex spend of approximately $16 million (including $5 million manpower spend).
• Manages circa 2+ project opportunities per year with a combined Capex dimension exceeding $300 million (SS).
• The opportunities span greenfield and brownfield developments.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering Discipline with a minimum of 9 years of experience in engineering design, construction, and project execution.
• Expertise in Concepts Development and Project Execution within the oil & gas industry.
• Proven leadership skills, ability to motivate and mentor teams, and a track record of delivery through others.

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills. Ability to lead, motivate, coach and develop the technical and management skills of team.
• A track record of delivery through others & leading diverse multidiscipline teams
• Ability to manage interfaces with subsurface, well engineering and production disciplines as well as with government, regulators, and stakeholders is essential
• Appreciation of the key non-technical risks in the Niger Delta is a key enabler
• Sound knowledge of the ORS process.
• Ability to translate broad TECOP insights into recommendations to allow high quality, value & risk-based decisions.
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset even when faced with uncertainty
• Strong focus on Continuous Improvement (CI) and commitment to employ CI ways of working to improve efficiency and communication in the organization by conducting Go-See’ visits and making Performance Visible’ (demonstrated quarterly)
• Good networking and interpersonal skills, strong work ethic and drive to succeed
• Visibility of non-acceptance of E&C breaches.
• Continious role-modelling of the attributes of a great Safety Leader.