Instrument Precom Supervisor

Instrument Pre-Commissioning Supervisor

Location: Buliisa, Uganda (remote Greenfield site)
Duration: 18 months (rotational)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Project: This is a flagship onshore oil and gas development in Uganda and the first major petroleum investment for the operator in the country. The project scope covers:

• 31 well pads and an upstream gathering network (flowlines & trunklines).
• ~170 km of buried pipelines (oil, water injection, electrical, fibre optic), including a Nile River crossing.
• A Central Processing Facility (200,000 bopd oil, 650,000 bwpd water treatment).
• Reservoir pressure maintenance via water and polymer injection.
• Lake Water Abstraction station.
• Access roads, upgraded Bugungu airstrip, and support bases.

Located near Lake Albert in a sensitive environment, the project is in its construction phase with a Ready for Start-Up (RFSU) target in 2026.

• Supervise all Instrumentation works on site, ensuring full compliance with Company specifications, standards, and procedures.
• Support installation, testing, calibration, and pre-commissioning of Instrument systems and equipment.
• Act as primary supervisor for a defined construction area, ensuring alignment with the Level 3 schedule.
• Interface with construction contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and QA/QC teams to ensure quality and progress.
• Conduct site visits, monitor productivity and work quality, and escalate risks that may impact delivery.
• Oversee vendor and subcontractor activities related to Instrumentation pre-commissioning and commissioning.
• Ensure ICAPS documentation is correctly populated, validated, and aligned with GS EP EXP requirements.
• Contribute to daily/weekly/monthly reporting, coordination meetings, and HSE compliance enforcement.
• Promote strong HSE culture and environmental protection throughout all site activities.

• Minimum 12 years' Oil & Gas / Petrochemical construction experience, with expertise in Instrumentation on large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of international codes, standards, and hazardous area installations.
• Experience with high-voltage electrical installations and commissioning interfaces.
• Familiarity with specifications (GS EP EXP 101/103/105) highly desirable.
• Previous work with IOCs/major contractors preferred.
• Strong leadership, coordination, and interpersonal skills in multicultural teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ICAPS.

diversity and inclusion: As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.