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Principal PACO Engineer

AAO-TSALACH LIMITED Port Harcourt & Rivers State, Nigeria Job descriptions & requirements Full Time Posted 2026-09-18
StateRivers StateCityPort HarcourtContractFull TimePosted2026-09-18Close dateNot specifiedExperience10 yearsSourceJobberman NigeriaSalaryNGN 1,200,000 - 1,500,000 Negotiable
paco engineerprocess automationoil and gasport harcourtrivers statefull timeexecutive levelemerson delta vcommissioningnigeriainternshipPrincipal Engineer
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AAO-TSALACH LIMITED is hiring a Principal PACO Engineer in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to provide technical authority for the HA & HB-Buko gas and oil projects. The role requires a degree, 10+ years of PACO experience in oil and gas, NSE and COREN membership, and expertise in automation, process control, and system integration. Salary is negotiable at NGN 1,200,000 - 1,500,000.

  • Lead and manage PACO engineers and contractors across design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning.
  • Provide technical assurance aligned with group standards, HSE, and Shell requirements.
  • Minimum 10 years PACO experience in oil and gas with NSE and COREN membership required.
  • Experience with Emerson Delta V MAC, PLC, DCS, SIS, and offshore platforms or FPSOs desirable.
  • Full-time role based in Port Harcourt & Rivers State, Nigeria.

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Principal PACO Engineer

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Port Harcourt & Rivers State

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Job summary

Provide PACO engineering expertise and technical authority for the HA & HB-Buko projects, delivering 350-450 MMscf/d of gas and 25-30 kb/d of oil/condensate from 2029. Ensure technical assurance across design, construction, and commissioning, integrating O&M, Smart Field, and WRFM

Requirements

  • to support safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
  • Min Qualification:
  • Degree
  • and suggests fit-for-purpose improvements. Pro-actively promote and exercise safety interventions.
  • Expertise: Maintain state-of-the-art skills required to perform the job, including a thorough understanding of relevant rules/regulations/standards and emerging technologies
  • Assurance: Provide Technical assurance on design points and ensure compliance with specified control point sign-offs.
  • Cost: Assist Engineering Lead in developing a cost-competitive team budget. Contribute to the Project initiative to reduce waste by eliminating inefficiencies of working processes. Proactively contribute to exploit the potential of instrumentation and systems to deliver a plant with top quartile operational availability and minimum maintenance cost level.
  • Network effectively to keep abreast of technological developments, contribute to recognizing and actively introduce project execution best practices, and when asked to contribute to global, regional or local best practice formulation/use.
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
  • NSE and COREN membership.

Experience

Level:

Executive level

Length:

10 years

Language Requirement:

English

Working Hours:

Full Time - 8 to 5

Applicant

Location: Port Harcourt & Rivers State, Nigeria

Job descriptions &

with offshore platforms, FPSOs, or onshore terminals is desirable.

Minimum of 10 years’

in PACO within the oil and gas industry.

Skills & Competencies:

Knowledge of HSSE framework and International engineering standards, best practices, and systems.

in plant Automation, process control & safeguarding and system integration, including 3rd party packages

Experienced in managing MAC, especially the Emerson Delta V system (chosen project MAC).

in managing pre-commissioning and commissioning of a variety of PLC, DCS and SIS; design reviews, FAT, iFAT and SAT for 3rd party Vendor packages such as Gas Turbines, Compressors, metering packages and system integration

in the specification, design and integration of telecommunications systems

Strong technical foundation with the ability to work independently, as well as challenge and support others

Good working knowledge of a broad range of electrical/electronic engineering systems and tools and understanding of the EP business and other discipline needs.

Conversant with Nigerian, Renaissance and International oil and gas facilities design codes and standards.

Ability to function effectively in a multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary environment. Good leadership, coaching, negotiating, decision-making, personal relations and communication skills are paramount for success. Intercultural awareness and team integration abilities are a requirement.

Personal effectiveness and ability to work and deliver with minimal supervision.

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Responsibilities

  • May lead/manage multiple engineers – Renaissance PACO engineers and 3rd party contractors – in the PACO scope of work related to the design, fabrication, and installation and commissioning.
  • Provide technical support to aid Project interface with internal and external stakeholders – Asset team, Engineering Design Contractors, JV partners and Regulatory agencies and contribute to the resolution of technical interface issues between disciplines
  • Ensure that all the design decisions are in line with all relevant group standards and blueprints - project management, Design engineering manuals and HSE
  • Deliver the full

Benefits

and functionalities of PACO technologies aligned to exceeding the spirit of current operation and maintenance philosophy

People: Collaboration is a key requirement to succeed. As one of the senior engineers, the ideal candidate must be able to collaborate effectively with engineering design contractor staff and colleagues. A sound enterprise-first mindset is a key requirement.

HSSE: Drive team HSE performance in line with Business Performance Targets. A zero incident mindset on Design Integrity and Technical Integrity is a firm requirement.

Compliance: Complies with prevailing regulatory and Shell

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