Start-Up Support Central Control Room (CCR) Panel Operator (Day / Night) job at TotalEnergies

Context & Environment

There is no equivalent project of such an industrial drilling magnitude in a remote and sensitive area within the Company today. The Tilenga oilfields are partly situated in a protected National Park, partly beneath the river Nile wetlands area, and within densely populated area in a rural and remote part of Uganda. Activities exposed to the risk of major incidents with severe potential consequences due to local environment and important presence of NGO’s. Factory Drilling with a well delivered every 4 days using 3 drilling rigs simultaneously will necessitate standardization of equipment and procedures, strict enforcement of Drilling & Well instructions, safe and efficient logistic management on site. The project is focused on delivering the lowest possible cost, which requires challenging TotalEnergies design concepts as well as substantially challenging the TotalEnergies referential. Heavy and waxy oils will be produced from 29 well pads, (with 9 located in a national park) and treated in a Production Center of 200,000bopd oil capacity and 650,000 bwpd of water treatment capacity. Reservoir pressure maintenance is ensured either by water injection and by polymer water injection depending on the reservoir’s characteristics. The project also includes an extended interconnecting network with temperature preservation. LPG extraction, storage and tankers loading facilities are part of the CPF facilities.

Multicultural environment Ugandan rules and regulations, administrative requirements and technical authorizations as well as international codes for onshore plant will apply. Due to staggered development on CPF, it is expected that SIMOPS (Operations vs Construction), will occur on CPF.

Activities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in commissioning activities from simple function tests up, loop checks to Operational Test Procedures. Confirm all alarms and trip set points. Review start-up procedures and provide recommendations for improvement. Contribute to preparation of Reflex sheets for the CRO. Make maximum use of OTS prior to start-up to train junior CRO in coordination with OTS trainer.
• Participate in plant start-up. Operate plan in Control Room during start-up and first oil period. Coach the junior CRO on all aspects of the job.
• Monitor and operate DCS and other CRO interfaces: Oversee processes to ensure safe and stable processing including well production and injection, process and utilities. Identify bottle necking and offer solutions.
• Process overview: Ensure the process and function of all equipment used in operations. Identify anomalies and ability act immediately as soon as identified. Follow instructions and procedures from engineering and management regarding wells, CPF and utility operations. Give recommendations for improvement.
• Well performance and ESP (ESCPC) operation: Manage ESP and well operations, understand process and troubleshoot when required. Gas, water, sand, wax and hard sediments management in wells. Analize and take decisions to provide safe ESP and well operations. Adjust well and ESP (ESCPC) parameters as soon as deviation is identified. Offer better wells regime.
• Process management and adjustment. Identify anomalies of operating parameters. Manage and adjust process parameters in real-time to ensure operations align with safety guidelines and production process. Implement recommendation of engineering and supervising.
• Support the production and injection target: Work closely with production and well performance team for strictly following instructions. Act immediately as soon as anomalies identified minimizing shortfalls in both production and injection targets.
• Provide sale nomination targets with strict export nominations as approved. Act immediately as soon as anomalies are identified.
• Start-up well pads and CPF: Start process during first oil and after shutdowns. Lead wells start-up after drilling and work over as same as after dewaxing and others well interventions. Implement clean up and adjust wells operation parameters safely.
• React immediately in case of emergency. Be sure that the system works properly and safely. Understand all safety equipment in operations and operate it in case of process safety incidents including integrity failure.
• Ensure correct follow up of defined mitigation measures mentioned in PTW and Job Safety Analysis. Implement inhibitions for the jobs and reinstate them according to the work management system.
• Follow all safety protocols and operational guidelines to maintain a safe working environment. Report any safety issues or unusual conditions immediately.
• Work closely with production operators of CPF and Well Pads. Assigning tasks and coordinating activities to maintain efficient workflow.
• Prepare regular production reports. Maintain logs and ensure all is accurate and up to date.
• Report about inconvenience, bags. Offer improvement of the system, prepare request for modification or notifications for MNT
• Identify unnormal behavior of operating equipment and prepare notifications for MNT. Keep informed Prod SPV. Also, offer new solutions for the operation and process, get information for request for modification.
• Participate in Lesson Learned System. Register new events properly with corrective mitigations. Be proactive and control implementation requested mitigations.

Leadership

• Act as a technical leader on site for site operators focusing on CRO newcomers and share information you have with colleagues.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications & Experience:

• Diploma of Higher Education or BTCE. Education on operational safety, production operations, well operations.
• Professional experience minimum 10 years, and 3 years in a similar position
• Good technical skills in Oil & Gas.
• Teaching skills
• Advanced in DCS
• Familiar with MC Office
• Good knowledge of company HSE Safety Rules, SIMOPS, PTW System, or equivalent in Oil & Gas industry.
• Ability to work under pressure and stressful conditions.
• Responsible, able to take decisions
• Adaptability and ability to work in an international environment.
• Good communication skills. Clear and concise reporting both verbal and written

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

• Participate in commissioning activities from simple function tests up, loop checks to Operational Test Procedures. Confirm all alarms and trip set points. Review start-up procedures and provide recommendations for improvement. Contribute to preparation of Reflex sheets for the CRO. Make maximum use of OTS prior to start-up to train junior CRO in coordination with OTS trainer.
• Participate in plant start-up. Operate plan in Control Room during start-up and first oil period. Coach the junior CRO on all aspects of the job.
• Monitor and operate DCS and other CRO interfaces: Oversee processes to ensure safe and stable processing including well production and injection, process and utilities. Identify bottle necking and offer solutions.
• Process overview: Ensure the process and function of all equipment used in operations. Identify anomalies and ability act immediately as soon as identified. Follow instructions and procedures from engineering and management regarding wells, CPF and utility operations. Give recommendations for improvement.
• Well performance and ESP (ESCPC) operation: Manage ESP and well operations, understand process and troubleshoot when required. Gas, water, sand, wax and hard sediments management in wells. Analize and take decisions to provide safe ESP and well operations. Adjust well and ESP (ESCPC) parameters as soon as deviation is identified. Offer better wells regime.
• Process management and adjustment. Identify anomalies of operating parameters. Manage and adjust process parameters in real-time to ensure operations align with safety guidelines and production process. Implement recommendation of engineering and supervising.
• Support the production and injection target: Work closely with production and well performance team for strictly following instructions. Act immediately as soon as anomalies identified minimizing shortfalls in both production and injection targets.
• Provide sale nomination targets with strict export nominations as approved. Act immediately as soon as anomalies are identified.
• Start-up well pads and CPF: Start process during first oil and after shutdowns. Lead wells start-up after drilling and work over as same as after dewaxing and others well interventions. Implement clean up and adjust wells operation parameters safely.
• React immediately in case of emergency. Be sure that the system works properly and safely. Understand all safety equipment in operations and operate it in case of process safety incidents including integrity failure.
• Ensure correct follow up of defined mitigation measures mentioned in PTW and Job Safety Analysis. Implement inhibitions for the jobs and reinstate them according to the work management system.
• Follow all safety protocols and operational guidelines to maintain a safe working environment. Report any safety issues or unusual conditions immediately.
• Work closely with production operators of CPF and Well Pads. Assigning tasks and coordinating activities to maintain efficient workflow.
• Prepare regular production reports. Maintain logs and ensure all is accurate and up to date.
• Report about inconvenience, bags. Offer improvement of the system, prepare request for modification or notifications for MNT
• Identify unnormal behavior of operating equipment and prepare notifications for MNT. Keep informed Prod SPV. Also, offer new solutions for the operation and process, get information for request for modification.
• Participate in Lesson Learned System. Register new events properly with corrective mitigations. Be proactive and control implementation requested mitigations.
• Act as a technical leader on site for site operators focusing on CRO newcomers and share information you have with colleagues.

• Advanced in DCS
• Familiar with MC Office
• Good knowledge of company HSE Safety Rules, SIMOPS, PTW System, or equivalent in Oil & Gas industry.
• Ability to work under pressure and stressful conditions.
• Responsible, able to take decisions
• Adaptability and ability to work in an international environment.
• Good communication skills. Clear and concise reporting both verbal and written
• Teaching skills

• Diploma of Higher Education or BTCE.
• Education on operational safety, production operations, well operations.