Engineering

Head Of Mechanical

SPIE Oil & Gas Services·Unknown, Nigeria·Full Time·Contract
EngineeringdirectorFull TimeContract
-Closes Dec 13, 2026

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Mechanical

Ref: 2026-44699 Location: Nigeria

Job Description

We are looking for Head of Mechanical to join its workforce AKPO project in Nigeria.

Job Dimensions

Production level: during plateau period 114.000 bopd; 9.8 MSm3/D gas (AKPO). 200,000 bopd; 4.6 MSm3 / D gas (EGINA).

Company staff managed (number of persons) during operations: 6.

Contractors staff managed (number of persons) during operations: during campaigns about 10 p offshore Contractors.

Budget (in Millions USD) Coordinates technically services for about 60 MUSD per year.

Technology involved in the job: Gas Turbines, Compressors, Diesel Engines, Static Equipment, Pumps, other Mechanical items.

Activities

Responsible for the Technical content of the Maintenance Methods in the field of Mechanical, including the responsibility for maintenance plans, spare parts coverage, working techniques, and the procedures, in accordance with the Maintenance Policy.

Revise the maintenance plans prepared by the various Contractors and ensure their proper implementation.

Coordinate with the Methods Department the consolidation of the Maintenance Plans.

Ensure suitable spare-parts availability / coverage through adequate stock management parameters; initiate the necessary improvements in accordance with the reliability, availability objectives and cost optimization.

Perform the duties of Technical Administrator for the Mechanical Spare Parts.

Develop and control proper implementation / use of the techniques and tools required for an efficient maintenance, including both technical (condition monitoring, working tools, etc) and administrative / reporting aspects (Work reports, data trending, spare parts consumption, etc).

Responsible to control and ensure the data captured in SAP (UNISUP) are accurate; perform their analysis and propose optimization plans.

Ensures proper management of the equipment support means including documentations, tooling, software, etc.

Provides technical expertise in view of timely and efficiently address the failures and losses of performance of equipment.

Analyse the equipment performances, perform technical studies, provide technical support on any technical queries, and make proposals for improvement and optimization.

Perform modification studies as required.

Ensure the operations under own authority are prepared and performed in accordance with Company rules, procedures and specifications, and in full compliance with the HSE standards.

Responsible for the mobilisation, the coordination, the logistic arrangements, of the external resources (vendors, contractors, means, etc) required for the operations in own field of competence (mechanical). Includes initiation of call off, or service order, definition of scope of work, work performance follow-up, control / acceptance of deliverables, and any other duty until satisfactory completion of the required service.

Requirements

Engineer University Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Good Knowledge in Turbo machineries.

Minimum 10 years of experience as Mechanical Engineer including 5 in the Petrochemical industry.

Minimum 5 years in supervisory operational position.

What can we offer you?

Work for an international Group with operations on every continent.

Experience a wide variety of professions within several activities: Outdoor networks and street lighting Information and communication systems Nuclear power Maintenance Oil and gas HVAC engineering Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering.

Outdoor networks and street lighting

Information and communication systems

Nuclear power

Maintenance

Oil and gas

HVAC engineering

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering.

Working in energy and the environment.

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At a glance

Company

SPIE Oil & Gas Services

Location

Unknown, Nigeria

Employment

Full Time

Work style

Contract

Experience

director

Valid until

December 13, 2026

Created

October 13, 2026

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