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PLC Specialist (Triconex) M/F


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General information

Organisation

As an international subsidiary of the SPIE Group present in 23 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and North America, SPIE Global Services Energy operates across the entire energy production infrastructure value chain, from design to maintenance.
SPIE Global Services Energy relies on an extensive local network to quickly deploy resources and meet its customers' needs in the safest possible conditions.
Drawing on the expertise of its 5,000 employees, SPIE Global Services Energy helps players in the oil, gas and renewable energies industries improve the technical performance of their infrastructure, increase their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint.

With more than 50,000 employees, SPIE group achieved in 2023 consolidated revenue of € 8.7 billion and consolidated EBITA of € 584 million.


  

Reference

2025-37131  

Area activity

Mechanical, HVAC and Electrical Services

Position description

Job title

PLC Specialist (Triconex) M/F

Contract type

Fixed-term-contract

Contractual hours

Full time

Contract duration

Based on AKPO Contract duration

Job description

SPIE Services Nigeria Limited is currently looking for a PLC Specialist (Triconex) to join its work force in Nigeria.

  • Direct responsibility for the maintenance, operation and configuration of the hardware and software of the Akpo Safety Instrumented System (Schneider Electric Triconex System) subsystem of the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS).
  • Partial responsibility for the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and associated devices of all Packages within the AKPO Industrial Information System (SII).
  • Maintain, operate and perform routine tasks on the Process Safety System (PSS), Fire and Gas System (FGS) and Emergency Shutdown System (ESD) of the Triconex Safety Instrumented System.
  • Apply and manage maintenance inhibitions in the systems as requested, directed and controlled by COMPANY rules and procedures. Register and maintain all such inhibitions on the AKPO Inhibition Tool database as par COMPANY rules.
  • Prepare with the ICSS Adminstrator preventive and corrective actions and modifications of the Control Systems under his responsibility.
  • Manage and document in technical reports, interventions using the CMIMS and work packs provided by the planning team.
  • Follow up the parameter values and alarms in the concerned systems under his responsibility and perform trouble shooting if required.
  • Maintain an accurate and auditable log of all system faults and inhibits (Short term and long term).
  • Identify, in the preparatory stage of maintenance works, any sensitive operation and ensure that a proper assessment of the risks involved is carried out beforehand.
  • Review and assure that all Software Modifications and corrective actions are  validated by COMPANY and all impacted documentations are updated after implementation.

     

 

Profile

 

  • Knowledge of the oil and gas treatment process, installations and equipment.
  • Advanced knowledge and skill in Schneider's Triconex Safety Instrumented Systems.
  • Knowledge of general instrumentation concepts, field devices (sensors and final elements), instrument loops, etc.
  • Awareness  of  Emerson's  DeltaV  Process  Control  System,  Siemens' SIMATIC  Industrial  Automation  Systems  and  Allen Bradley's ControlLogix System is an added advantage.

Working at SPIE

What can we offer you?

Choosing SPIE gives you the opportunity to:


1. Work for an international Group with operations on every continent,
2. 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


3. Working in energy and the environment, sectors of the future at the heart of
sustainable development issues

Position location

Location

AKPO FPSO

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

6 years or more

Required authorisations

The holder of this position must have the following qualifications:

  • 6 years’ experience in the field of Control and Safety Systems and a minimum of 3 years as a Specialist in Control and Safety systems in the Oil and Gas / Petrochemical industry.
  • Awareness of SAP CMIMS or similar.
  • Awareness of Operator Training Simulators.
  • Safety Instrumented Systems certificate.

Languages

English (D-Full professional proficiency)

Our ambition

Combining our differences

SPIE Oil & Gas Services is committed to promoting diversity.