Scotland
Position Name: Instrument Supervisor
Area: COO
Location: GPIII Offshore
Reports to: Maintenance Superintendent
NEO NEXT+’s ambition is to be a safe, top-tier operator on the UKCS that generates leading financial returns. We are committed to being a responsible and e cient operator. Our strategy can be summarised as “Resilience, Yield and Growth”. Our scale and diversity give us resilience in the mature and challenging UKCS. The benefits of synergies from the consolidation of NEO Energy, Repsol Resources UK and TotalEnergies E&P UK create strong value creation opportunities, cash flow yield and greater options for capital allocation decisions into the next decade. NEO NEXT+ is strongly positioned to grow both by further M&A and by developing the existing projects in our portfolio.
Job Overview
Managing a core crew team of to deliver all instrument maintenance requirements. This team will be supplemented by vendors and ad hoc teams as required.
This position reports directly to the Maintenance Superintendent.
Key Responsibilities
• To have sufficient understanding of process safety and major accident hazard management to be able to effectively contribute and influence business decisions impacting process safety.
• Commit to incident free operations and actively promote within their team.
• Actively support a working environment based on respect for health, safety and environmental issues and maintenance of a high level of asset integrity.
• Where appropriate, position to provide input to major accident hazard management, in particular the prevention, detection, control, mitigation and response to major accidents.
• Participate as a member of the Maintenance Superintendent’s team in delivering company performance against targets.
• Ensures that the maintenance workload is executed efficiently.
• Responsible for the supervision of vendors and contractors carrying out maintenance activities.
• Responsible for managing the SBT management offshore including SBT fittings, storage, vendors and competency.
• Build effective working relationships with other departments and shifts.
• Ensure necessary preparation for relevant scheduled activities.
• Lead, supervise on site and actively support the instrument technicians and vendors to ensure that the maintenance work is executed in a safe, efficient and timely manner giving due regard to quality of work done.
• Ensure that the underlying causes of failures are understood and that action is taken to avoid repeat failures.
• Supervise, coach and support direct reports in a professional manner.
• Bring defects in practices, equipment, and tools to the attention of relevant staff.
• Liaise with projects, vendors and OEMs to maintain maintenance plans and documentation.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate maintenance records and ensure that the data is entered into the appropriate information management systems.
• Raise relevant work permits in a timely manner.
• Execute duties as specified in station/bill/emergency response procedures or as directed by OIM.
• Ensure that high quality standards of housekeeping and cleanliness are maintained.
• Ensure that adequate stocks of equipment and materials are maintained.
• Encourage good, open communication promoting involvement, participation and adherence to company values.
• Comply with Company procedures and ensure a full and comprehensive handover detailing all relevant information in accordance with these procedures.
• Commit to the Competence Assurance System and undertake any training and assessment required for the role.
• Responsible for scheduling and executing instrument planned, corrective and safety critical work in accordance with plan to ensure equipment integrity and availability and act as Responsible Tubing Person. This is carried out in accordance with legislative requirements, company health, safety, environmental, integrity and other relevant standards and company values.
• Responsible for the health, safety and welfare of crew, and areas of environment pertaining to their position.
Key knowledge and experience
• Experience of maintenance scheduling, organising, coordinating and controlling/monitoring work.
• Experience in the control and use of “Safe Systems of Work” (PTW) including their procedures.
• Vendor management experience.
• Has a detailed knowledge of instrument maintenance practices applicable to offshore oil and gas assets, associated technical standards and relevant legislation.
• Ability to conduct fault finding, installation, isolation and re-instatement on communications, control and instrument systems.
• Knowledge of fire and gas detection, ESD systems and small-bore tubing maintenance and inspection.
• Ability to create positive relations to peers and stakeholders internally and externally.
• Be action orientated, results driven and able to inspire others.
• Supervisory, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex technical issues in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to create positive relations to peers and stakeholders internally and externally.
Education
• S/NVQ Process Engineering Maintenance (Instrument and Control) Level 3 or equivalent and Valid COMPEX cert