Automation PLC and SCADA Engineer
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Ereyi Ventures Nigeria Limited, an indigenous EPCL contractor serving the Nigerian oil and gas industry, is hiring an Automation PLC and SCADA Engineer for an offshore crude oil storage tank upgrade project in Delta. The role involves designing, configuring, and commissioning PLC and SCADA systems for tank monitoring, control, alarming, and safeguarding, including FAT/SAT testing and integration with tank gauging and leak detection systems. Two openings are available.
- Offshore role based in Delta, Nigeria
- Two openings available
- Focus on PLC and SCADA design, configuration, and commissioning for crude oil storage tanks
- Includes FAT and SAT testing with full simulation of overfill and leak scenarios
- Reference number: AUT-05
- Work involves high-performance HMI (ISA-101) compliance and as-built documentation
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Job Title: Automation PLC and SCADA Engineer
Automation PLC and SCADA Engineer at Ereyi Ventures Nigeria Limited - 2 Openings
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Sep 23, 2026, 7:12 AM
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Ereyi Ventures Nigeria Limited is an indigenous Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Logistics (EPCL) contractor providing integrated technical services to the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The company brings a multidisciplinary team of engineering, inspection, and construction professionals to deliver brownfield and greenfield projects across onshore and offshore facilities, with a focus on asset integrity, tank and vessel upgrades, mechanical and instrumentation works, and terminal automation. Leveraging local content expertise alongside international codes and standards (API, ASME, NACE/AMPP, and IEC), Ereyi Ventures is positioned to execute the Automated Crude Oil Storage Tanks Upgrade and Repair Services at an offshore terminal, combining indigenous capacity with the technical rigor required for safety-critical hydrocarbon storage infrastructure.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Reference no: AUT-05
Location: Offshore, Delta
Role Objective
Design, configure, integrate, and validate the PLC and SCADA solution for tank monitoring, control, alarming, safeguarding, and operational data management.
Core Roles and
Responsibilities
- Conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of automation systems, including full simulation of tank overfill and leak scenarios.
- Configure SCADA/HMI graphics for real-time tank inventory monitoring, trending, and operator alarm displays, ensuring compliance with high-performance HMI (ISA-101) principles.
- Prepare comprehensive as-built control narratives, functional design specifications, and operator training materials for the automated tank systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve PLC/SCADA communication faults, network architecture issues, and control system failures during commissioning and post-handover support.
- Develop and test PLC logic (ladder logic/function block/structured text) for tank automation sequences, alarm management, and interlock philosophy.
- Design, configure, and commission PLC and SCADA systems for the automated monitoring and control of crude oil storage tanks, including integration with tank gauging, leak detection, and overfill prevention systems.
- Integrate tank automation systems with the terminal's existing DCS (e.g., Honeywell Experion, Yokogawa Centum, ABB 800xA, or Emerson DeltaV) via appropriate communication protocols (Modbus, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, OPC-UA).
- Perform cybersecurity hardening of automation networks in line with IEC 62443, given the criticality of crude storage monitoring systems.
- Qualifications and
Requirements
- Automation failures on crude storage systems can directly cause spills or overfill incidents — qualifications must be airtight.
- Valid BOSIET/HUET, offshore medical fitness certificate, and readiness for immediate rotational offshore mobilization.
- Demonstrated fluency in at least one industrial communication protocol stack (OPC-UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, Foundation Fieldbus) sufficient to independently diagnose communication failures without vendor support — to be tested via a live troubleshooting scenario at interview.
- B.Eng./M.Eng. in Electrical/Electronic, Control Systems, Computer, or Automation Engineering, minimum Second Class Upper, from an accredited institution — candidates holding only a general Computer Science degree without a control systems specialization will not be considered.
- Mandatory, currently valid vendor-specific certification in at least TWO of the following: Siemens (TIA Portal/S7), Rockwell Automation (Studio 5000/RSLogix), Honeywell Experion PKS, Yokogawa Centum VP, or Emerson DeltaV — general familiarity without formal vendor certification is not acceptable.
- Working knowledge of industrial cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443) with practical
- Candidates must demonstrate strong process-safety awareness, stop-work discipline, quality ownership and effective collaboration in a live brownfield environment.
- Candidates must be able to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, inspection and test plans, permits, risk assessments and applicable codes, and must produce clear technical reports in English.
- Applicants must be available for technical interviews, certification checks and practical or scenario-based assessment at short notice.
- All offshore survival, medical and safety credentials specified for the role must be valid before mobilisation. Any offer remains conditional upon medical fitness, background checks and client approval.
- Qualifications and professional certifications must be issued by recognised bodies, current where applicable, and independently verifiable. Expired, unverifiable, or attendance-only certificates will not satisfy a mandatory requirement.
- Candidates must demonstrate recent
- does not guarantee shortlisting.
- Employment basis
- Project-based engagement. Rotation, mobilisation date, contract duration and commercial terms will be communicated to shortlisted candidates.
- Recruitment and Compliance Notice
- Application instructions and the closing date will be stated in the publication notice.
- The successful candidates will be required to comply with project HSE rules, quality plans, information-security controls, anti-bribery requirements, confidentiality obligations and all lawful site instructions.
- The employer reserves the right to conduct written, oral, practical and scenario-based assessments and to withdraw an offer where information is inaccurate, incomplete or cannot be verified.
- Applications will be considered on merit and role-related competence. Reasonable accommodation may be provided during the selection process where requested and practicable, without reducing the essential safety and technical
- of the role.
- No candidate may perform work outside the limits of his or her verified competence or certification authority.
- All appointments are subject to verification of identity, qualifications, employment history, professional standing, medical fitness, offshore survival status, references and client-specific competence requirements.
- Applicants must use the position title and reference number as the email or portal submission subject.
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- Delta State
Experience
implementing network segmentation, firewalls, and access control on OT networks — a cybersecurity certification (e.g., GICSP) is strongly
in industrial automation/PLC-SCADA engineering within oil & gas, with a minimum of five (5) years specifically on tank farm or terminal automation projects (general manufacturing PLC
will not substitute).
COREN registration (full member) is mandatory, in addition to membership in ISA or IEEE.
Demonstrated, personally-led (not team-assisted) commissioning of a minimum of two (2) tank automation/SCADA integration projects of comparable scale, verifiable via named client references who must be contactable for direct verification.
Must pass a hands-on PLC programming practical test (live logic-building exercise under time constraint) as part of the selection process — no exceptions.
Mandatory
on comparable oil and gas projects. Generic construction
without direct tank, terminal, refinery, process-plant or offshore exposure will not be accepted.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
ereyiventures@gmail.com
using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Application Package
A project-
schedule covering at least three relevant assignments and stating client, facility, dates, scope, exact role, achievements and a contactable referee.
Copies of academic qualifications, professional registrations and all mandatory certificates, including certificate numbers and expiry dates.
A detailed curriculum vitae stating the position title and reference number.
Evidence supporting role-specific
claims, such as redacted appointment letters, client approvals, signed reports, logbooks or completion certificates.
Current availability and earliest mobilisation date.
Important Note
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Incomplete applications or applications that do not clearly demonstrate every mandatory criterion may be screened out without further correspondence.
Selection standard
Appointment is subject to documentary verification, certification-registry checks, a technical interview or practical assessment, client acceptance and fitness to mobilise.
The criteria in this document are deliberately rigorous.
Meeting the minimum
Preferred Qualifications
- and will be scored above candidates without one.
- Minimum ten (10) years of hands-on