- Role: Lead Process and Flow Assurance
- Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Site Based)
- Project: EACOP
- Duration: 12 months (renewable)
- Rotation: 8/2
- Work Schedule: Monday – Saturday (10 hour per day)
- Recruiter: Ariane Lima
Key Words: Process Documents, Process Optimization, Flow Assurance, Process Simulations, Oil and Gas.
Our Company
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider. With 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, Airswift's geographical reach, experience and expertise across the oil and gas, energy, mining, infrastructure and technology sectors is unparalleled.
We are currently recruiting for a Lead Process and Flow Assurance based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and work in a 12 - month contract with the possibility of extension.
Project Scope:
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 1,443 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 Description:
Lead Process Engineering and Flow Assurance support to the EACOP asset including all its sites, to ensure optimal operations and safety. Lead the coordination of fluid sampling, laboratory analysis, chemical injection, chemicals stocks management and review of all associated reporting.
Leads process studies to troubleshoot site technical issues and offers validated solutions which safely improve the operability of the asset. Custodian of Master copies of process documents such as P&IDs, PFDs and Safety Logic Diagrams. Custodian of the management of Site Modifications process, ensuring right level validation for the different types of modifications and follow-up to closure (including integration of revised documentations) for all modifications. Lead process optimization and simulations.
Responsibilities:
- Lead Process Studies to resolve operational issues.
- Provide Process support to projects and facilities tie-in to the asset.
- Custodian of Master copies of process documents such as P&IDs, PFDs and Safety Logic diagrams.
- Custodian of the master Process Simulation for the EACOP asset.
- Lead Process simulations for operational improvements.
- Ensure that process documentations are in accordance with Company and Local Requirements.
- Conduct de-bottlenecking studies and recommend solutions to optimize existing installations.
- Maintains Process digital tools and work methods updated and relevant.
- Lead Flow Assurance studies to support asset operations.
- Responsible to evaluate optimized use of Drag Reducing Agent (DRA) for relevant flow regimes.
- Provides the appropriate fluid sampling scheme for the asset.
- Lead the implementation fluid sampling scheme for the asset.
- Provides the appropriate chemical injection rates for different flow regimes of the asset.
- Ensures overall availability of chemical stock in a cost-effective manner.
- Responsible for Laboratory analysis across the asset.
- Responsible for Laboratory and chemicals report for the asset.
- Custodian of the management of Site Modifications process.
- Ensure Site Modification procedure is followed for all modifications.
- Keeps updated modifications register.
- Contribute to the training and coaching of the Process/Field Engineer and other member of the Operations team.
- Make Process Engineering input to Technical Reviews/Safety Studies such as HAZOP, Safety Reviews.
- Interface closely with other entities to access required inputs and collaborations for Process/Flow Assurance studies.
- Engineering degree, preferably in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering.
- Master’s Degree is a plus.
- 10 years’ experience in Oil & Gas industry.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Process Engineering discipline.
- Good knowledge of Process Engineering software – Pro II, HYSIS, OLGA.
- English proficiency is mandatory.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Locals only.
We have an exceptional team in place, and we are pleased to be able to appoint a further person to our growing business. We are aware that you may not ‘tick all the boxes’, but if you believe you can genuinely offer some valuable skills and experience to our business, please in the first instance contact our recruitment partner Airswift.
For further information please apply with your updated CV or email Ariane Lima at ariane.lima@airswift.com
