Job Description |
Entity: Pipeline Project Team, and subsequently Pipeco |
Job title: |
EACOP – Lead Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineer |
Position in the organisation |
report to : Engineering Manager
Direct subordinates (number): 2
Staff managed (number) : none
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project will establish a Special Purpose Vehicle (“PipeCo”), which will build, own and operate the EACOP system. PipeCo will be established on OPCO type model with representatives of both Uganda and Tanzania states as well as shareholders.
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Missions / Job dimensions |
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is a major regional infrastructure project (Capex: 3.6 G$, OPEX:>2.5G$ over 25 years) between Uganda and Tanzania coast, opening a new value corridor between the two countries. The EACOP project development comprises of the detailed engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of the corresponding facilities.
The project is developed with an EPcm contractor in charge of Detailed Engineering, Procurement and construction management interfacing will all construction contractors necessary for the project. Whilst, Crude Storage Tanks, Jetty and Electrical, Instrumentation, Telecom and Security (EITS) EPC scopes are directly managed by EACOP project assisted by EPCm. Besides, Long Lead Items (Crude Oil Power Gen, Long length heat tracing system, Pumps,..), main packages and construction contracts are also directly managed by EACOP (15 to 18 different main contracts/orders). In parallel EACOP is developing Battery energy Storage systems for getting power from several Grid connections to reduce its overall carbon footprint.
The Job Holder is responsible for leading the electrical discipline of EACOP project:
- Budget: 250 M$ (including 150 M$ for EITS) | approx. 20 M$ for a FPSO.
- Electrical EPcmC Team: 52 persons, Electrical EITS Team: 15 persons
- Engineering: ~3500 documents for electrical discipline only (~1500 EPCM + ~1500 EITS + ~500 for Packages)
- 4500 km of 33kV cables composing the main electrical distribution Backbone of 4 electrical sections of 400km.
- ~500 km of Low voltage cables
- 3 Powerful Generator Sets composed by 7 Crude Oil generator units of app 4 MW each
- One new 66kV electrical Hub interconnecting KingFisher CPF and Tilenga CPF composed of 8 Gaz Turbine Generators of 20MW remotely through 200 km of 66kV buried network
- 96 electrical substations, 84 power distribution transformers, 30 High Voltage Switchgears, 25 Low Voltage Switchgears, 40 LLHT Switchgears with 4500 km of electrical heat tracing cables.
- ~300 Outdoor distribution boards for MOV, Lighting, Small power and socket distribution
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Activities |
Engineering activities
- Ensure that detailed engineering deliverables are designed and engineered in accordance with the Project specifications and standards.
- Provide I&C expertise support to field process engineering in the implementation of the I&C functional specification and design.
- Ensure coordination and integration of all systems both within and between scope of engineering contractor, integrator, suppliers, construction contractors and commissioning contractors.
- Monitor, audit and guide all I&C related activities performed by the Contractors/Integrator to deliver a reliable and maintainable plant meeting the required availability.
- Provide fiber optics based leak and shock detection and RTTM based leak detection expertise support for the implementation for the whole pipeline.
- Provide I&C expertise to support and follow-up the development of the OPPS / HIPS system for EACOP, including work with EPS CTR and HIPS Integrator.
- Provide OTS (Operators Training System) expertise for the development of the scope and specifications, with support from the Training Simulators Development Coordinator of the Industrial Division
- Oversee the procurement and implementation of field instrumentation, process measurement devices, safety On/Off valves and fire and gas detectors to ensure that they meet Project requirements.
- Provide all required support and follow-up to construction and commissioning teams through field engineering support and follow-on engineering activities.
- Monitor the design and provision of instrumentation supplied as part of vendor packages to ensure that it is in accordance with Project requirements.
- Be the principal point of contact for all technical matters for field instrumentation, analysis equipment and metering systems, fiber optics based leak and shock detection systems, RTTM based leak detection for the Project.
- Liaise and coordinate with the other disciplines (Process, rotating equipment, pipeline, electrical, telecom, quality and HSE) within the project engineering team to adequately manage the interfaces with the other disciplines.
- Provide technical advice and input to other groups and disciplines within the Project engineering team, Process, Electrical, Telecom, Mechanical, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Procurement and Commercial.
- Support the Engineering Manager and the electrical, instrumentation and telecoms package leader in coordinating/communicating various issues that affect the I&C and field instrumentation, package engineering design, safety, and regulatory compliance of the work.
- Provide I&C, Project Packages and field instrumentation (and as discipline representative) input as necessary, but not limited to discipline and engineering workshops, construction workshops, commissioning workshops and reviews and operations team.
- Highlight critical problems and propose corrective actions as necessary.
- Carry out any other duties or tasks that may be required by the position.
- To participate to meetings with partners, authorities and other stakeholders as required. Regular visits to construction sites (Uganda & Tanzania), Contractors and vendors required.
- Promote alternatives for Instrumentation design to reduce and optimize costs and reduce overall work quantities at construction sites
- Project management activities.
- To set and manage that all engineering documents and equipment are delivered on time according to project schedule.
- Lead the Contractor’s ICSS meetings and related interface meetings.
- Ensure coordination and integration of all systems both within and between scope of contractor, integrator, suppliers and vendors.
- To ensure detailed progress reporting to Engineering Manager, EITS Manager and CFR Manager on a weekly and monthly basis.
- To participate to meetings with partners, authorities and other stakeholders as required.
- Procurement Activities
- Support the Engineering Manager, the Electrical, Instrumentation, Telecoms and Security (EITS) Package Manager and the Carbone FootPrint Reduction Package Manager in coordinating/communicating various issues that affect the Electrical engineering design, safety, and regulatory compliance of the work.
- To promote alternatives for ICSS design to reduce and optimise costs and work at sites.
- To anticipate problems that may arise and be prepared to react quickly.
- To ensure that temporary and construction phase ICSS systems are developed in accordance with project requirements.
To make the necessary Electrical technical arbitrations with support from HQ as when necessary.
Field Engineering Activities
- Act as focal point for all ICSS-related matters within the field engineering team.
- Review and validate vendor documentation, installation drawings, and control system interfaces.
- Provide technical support to construction and commissioning teams for ICSS equipment, including DCS, ESD, F&G, and SCADA systems.
- Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to ensure seamless integration of ICSS with electrical, telecom, and process systems.
- Monitor site installation, testing, and pre-commissioning activities to ensure compliance with project specifications.
- Manage punch-list resolution and support handover of ICSS systems to operations.
Ensure adherence to cybersecurity, functional safety, and operability requirements.
- Report progress, issues, and risks to Field Engineering Management.
To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behaviour with regard H3SE and H3SE rules implementation
- To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behaviour with regard to Ethics and project “code of conduct” policy
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Context and environment |
- The EACOP project includes a 1445km 24in oil export pipeline, 8 above ground facilities, a green field marine terminal with an export jetty and a series of 60 main line block valves and +20 trace heating stations. 150km of feeder lines from Upstream facilities will tie-in to the EACOP project. The Pipeline project will be the largest privately led with Government participation transnational infrastructure project ever undertaken in East African region. The project overall tonnage is estimated at 500,000t of material and equipment;
- Behind the numerous technical (the longest electrically heat traced pipeline in the world), environmental and social challenges faced by the project, Government of Uganda and Government of Tanzania agreed to develop EACOP project in a fast track mode. The project is aiming at a Ready For Start-up (RFSU) schedule not later than 39 months after FID;
- The context is complex with numerous stakeholders, environmental and societal / local content stakes, three partners, two involved countries new to oil development (Uganda and Tanzania), and the need for project development in accordance with IFC standards to secure the necessary financing;
- In the current context of low oil price the project needs to be developed with low CAPEX & OPEX to support the development economics and enable FID while maintaining the technical quality of the installations, with high H3SE requirements and focus.
Job Location : The position is based at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. This position requires regular site Visits on EACOP facilities and all required business trips to (Uganda or Tanzania).
Workstation: Site Based
Considerations:8*2 Rotation
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Accountabilities |
Responsible to ensure that the EACOP plant detailed engineering and procurement engineering are performed in full compliance with the Contract document, are consistent throughout the plant and in inline with the project targets and in compliance with the Project Quality Plan. The job holder is also accountable for:
- Reviewing and timely approval to the technical clarifications received from the Contractor.
- Initiating the preparation or technical papers or summary to support any claims originating from COI or COR.
- Addressing deviation requests to the project referential, in a timely manner and with due consideration to cost and schedule.
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Qualifications and Experience Required |
- Degree : Engineering degree.
- Experience : Graduate highly specialized Electrical engineer, with at least 10 years’ experience of work as discipline specialist on large oil & gas projects (both engineering and field).
- Language : Fluent in English (speaking and writing).
- Other competencies : Be able to work well as a member of a Project Team and to positively communicate with his contractor’s counterpart.
- Good communication skills.
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