Production Control Room Operator - FPSO

About the role

CB&I Asset Solutions is hiring a Production Control Room Operator for an offshore position in Accra, working rotating shifts. The operator runs the DCS, fire and gas and ESD systems from the central control room, monitors and optimises FPSO production, and works alongside Production CRO 2 during each shift.

Key responsibilities

• Operate the DCS, fire and gas and ESD systems and respond to emergencies by controlling plant inhibits and overrides according to approved procedures.
• Support the Production Supervisor in maintaining safe, efficient production and operate all control systems within assigned areas.
• Monitor process parameters, alarms, trends and operating limits across crude oil processing, gas compression, produced water treatment, seawater injection, utilities, flare, chemical injection and offloading systems.
• Support start-ups, shutdowns, stabilisation, changeovers, process adjustments and abnormal operating conditions.
• Identify, acknowledge and report alarms, trips, faults and deviations promptly, and help maintain shift logs, alarm summaries, production data and handover notes.
• Relay operational instructions and plant status between the control room, field operators, maintenance teams, marine operations and supervisors.
• Support emergency response, permit-to-work, isolation, override and inhibit, risk assessment and management of change activities.
• Build competence for Production CRO 2 through supervised operations, coaching, training, drills and safety meetings.
• Adjust production well streams with client approval and perform other production duties assigned by the Production Supervisor.

Required profile

• S/NVQ Level 3 in Hydrocarbon Processing Operations, or an equivalent qualification.
• At least five years of field process experience.
• A minimum HND in Mechanical, Petroleum, Chemical or Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
• Preferred: control room emergency response training, supervisory experience in an offshore or similar environment, and experience organising, coordinating and overseeing work.

Required skills

• Knowledge of production, maintenance, technical standards, processes and legislation.
• Experience applying Safe Systems of Work, including permit-to-work procedures.
• Ability to interpret engineering and vendor drawings, including P&IDs and Cause and Effect diagrams.