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🚀 Our diverse business lines include EPC project delivery, engineering, automation, commissioning, maintenance, training, fire and gas analysis, technical assistance, safety, and cybersecurity.

We proudly serve leading operators in Oil & Gas, Transmission Systems, Electrical Infrastructure, and Renewable Energy—driving innovation and excellence in every project.

Exciting opportunity! We’re looking for a skilled Method & Maintenance Planning Lead (FPSO & Marine Operations) to join our team, based in Nigeria.

As a Method & Maintenance Planning Lead , you will be based in COMPANY offices in Lagos managing 5 planners. 

You will report directly to the Project Manager on all technical topics specially on KPI results. 

An offshore site visit is planned every quarterly, your key responsibilities will include:

Short Description:

The Method & Maintenance Planning Lead will oversee and coordinate planning activities for FPSO maintenance operations, ensuring alignment with offshore industry standards and regulatory requirements. The role focuses on managing a multidisciplinary team of planners , instrumentation, mechanical, electrical, and third-party contracts) while driving efficiency in workflows and asset reliability. This position demands expertise in marine certifications performed by Bureau Veritas (BV) and deep knowledge of FPSO systems.

The Method & Maintenance Planning will also supervise and coach a team of planners, including a mechanic, an electrician, an instrumentation specialist, and a service contract planner.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

• Develop and implement maintenance planning strategies for FPSO and offshore operations.

• Knowledge of marine certification processes performed by Bureau Veritas (BV), ensuring compliance with regulatory and class standards.

• Strong communication skills to coordinate with marine teams, surveyors, and BV inspectors, ensuring that survey and maintenance tasks are clearly understood and executed.

• Experienced in collaborating with third-party contractors for essential inspections like underwater hull surveys, lifting gear certification, and lifeboat testing.

• Detail-oriented approach to tracking certification timelines and ensuring timely submission of deliverables to BV.

• Ability to align maintenance and inspection tasks with BV regulatory timelines and requirements to ensure compliance and readiness for certification.

• Coordinate daily and long-term scheduling for preventive and corrective maintenance tasks.

• Supervise a team of planners specialized in instrumentation, mechanical, electrical, and third-party resources.

• Ensure optimal use of CMMS tools (SAP) for work order planning and execution.

• Oversee asset integrity programs, inspection schedules, and condition monitoring for marine, hull, and topside systems.

• Review and approve work orders and proper execution of maintenance documentation.

• Monitor adherence to KPIs, such as downtime reduction, schedule compliance, and asset reliability.

• Facilitate operational audits, training, and reporting in alignment with industry best practices.

Requirements:

• Native or fluent in English

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide clear instructions

• Strong leadership and authority, able to inspire confidence and assert authority when needed

• Problem-solving mindset and proactive approach

• Nigerian or expatriate

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the field

• Proficient in SAP

• Starting date: ASAP

• Location: Nigeria. 

• Status: Resident status

Why join us ?

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Joining us means becoming part of a large group while enjoying the agility and warmth of a human-sized company!

🚀 A personalized onboarding journey from day one, with tailored career follow-up

🏫 Opportunities for growth, training, and mobility within a fast-growing international group

🙏🏼 Close and supportive management

💶 Recognition of employee performance through a company savings plan

🥇 Pride in shared achievements

☘️ Respect for the environment and local communities in the countries where we operate (Human Rights Guide)

🦺 Commitment to the health and safety of our employees

👋 At VINCI Energies Oil & Gas, CSR initiatives are deeply embedded in our activities, our ways of working, and ultimately, in our DNA