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Operations Readiness and Assurance Engineer II
ABNL Limited • Akwa Ibom
Posted: 19 October 2026Deadline: 2 November 2026
📋 Requirements
- •Bachelor’s Degree in engineering 5–10+ years’ experience in Oil & Gas Commissioning & startup Production operations Project execution / brownfield modifications Production systems and optimization Production systems Commissioning and startup processes OR&A / readiness frameworks Basic reliability and asset integrity principles Digital tools and operational systems Strong coordination and integration skills Analytical and problem-solving ability Stakeholder management Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
📝 Description
- •Job Summary
- •The OR&A Engineer is responsible for integrating engineering, operations, and project delivery to ensure seamless transition from design and execution into stable operations.
- •The role ensures that systems, processes, people, and tools are fully prepared to support startup, ramp-up, and sustained performance.
- •The role supports real-time production optimization by ensuring that operational readiness, system integrity, and performance assurance frameworks are embedded into all project and operational activities.
- •Ensures operational readiness frameworks are fully integrated into project delivery to enable early production optimization and sustained performance from startup.
- •Ensures project delivery and operational changes translate into measurable production gains, reduced deferment, improved asset performance, and accelerated value realization.
- •This position delivers measurable business value through:
- •Faster and more stable startup and ramp-up of facilities
- •Reduced operational risk and production deferment
- •Improved production efficiency and uptime
- •Enhanced alignment between projects and operations
- •Principal Accountabilities:
- •Drive Operations Readiness & Assurance OR&A activities for all projects, modifications, and brownfield developments across assets.
- •Develop and implement OR&A frameworks, checklists, and processes to ensure readiness across:
- •People
- •Process
- •Systems
- •Tools
- •Ensure readiness for:
- •Pre-commissioning
- •Commissioning
- •Startup
- •Ramp-up
- •Interface with Project, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure seamless transition from project execution to operations.
- •Identify readiness gaps early in project lifecycle and implement mitigation plans to prevent startup delays or performance issues.
- •Support development and validation of:
- •Operating procedures
- •Startup philosophies
- •Functional readiness plans
- •Coordinate readiness reviews, including:
- •OR&A assessments
- •Startup readiness reviews
- •Pre-startup safety reviews PSSR
- •Ensure availability and readiness of:
- •Personnel trained and competent
- •Documentation
- •Spare parts
- •Tools and systems
- •Support integration of digital tools e.g., simulators, optimization systems, analytics platforms into operations readiness and startup activities.
- •Track and report OR&A KPIs, including:
- •Readiness status
- •Startup performance
- •Ramp-up timelines
- •Deferment during startup
- •Support post-startup performance stabilization and optimization activities.
- •Collaborate with Reliability, Asset Integrity, and Capability teams to ensure readiness aligns with long-term operational performance requirements.
- •Provide assurance that design intent is preserved during execution and translated effectively into operations.
- •Capture lessons learned and ensure feedback into future project and operational improvements.
- •Support audits, reviews, and regulatory engagements related to operational readiness and performance assurance.
- •Ensure alignment between OR&A activities and Production Assurance objectives.
- •Support integration of digital tools e.g., simulators, analytics platforms, optimization systems into commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.
- •Dimensions:
- •Influences successful startup and ramp-up of production facilities
- •Impacts production deferment and early-life performance of assets
- •Supports delivery of production efficiency targets >95%
- •Drives alignment between project delivery and operational performance
- •Contributes to reduction of startup-related losses and operational risks
- •Contributes to revenue protection through improved startup performance and reduced early-life production losses
- •Job Context and Main Activities:
- •This role operates at the critical interface between project delivery and operations within the Production Assurance framework.
- •The OR&A Engineer is responsible for ensuring that assets are fully prepared to transition from construction and commissioning into stable, efficient, and optimized operations.
- •The job holder is expected to:
- •Drive readiness planning and execution
- •Support real-time startup and operational stabilization
- •Ensure integration of systems, people, and processes
- •Enable early production optimization and performance assurance
- •Acts as the critical bridge between project execution and sustained production performance, ensuring seamless transition from delivery to value realization.
- •Decision making Authority/Level of Supervision Required:
- •Provides technical input into readiness and startup decisions
- •Identifies and escalates readiness risks and gaps
- •Supports decision-making through readiness assessments and performance data
- •Operates with defined scope but strong cross-functional influence.
- •Job Knowledge and Qualifications
- •Bachelor’s Degree in engineering
- •5–10+ years’ experience in Oil & Gas
- •Experience in:
- •Commissioning & startup
- •Production operations
- •Project execution / brownfield modifications
- •Production systems and optimization
- •Knowledge of:
- •Production systems
- •Commissioni