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Job Title:   Control and Instrumentation Engineer Trainee (Several Fresher Job Opportunities)   

Organisation: Ofserv Energy Solutions Limited (OESL)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Ofserv Energy Solutions Limited (OESL) is a Ugandan technical service entity specializing in the provision of specialist support services to the upstream O & G sector in Nigeria. OESL is positioned to participate in the exciting Tilenga & Kingfisher Oil project development and is hiring young, talented individuals who enjoy working within fast-paced and challenging business environments.

Job Summary:  We are interested in hiring control and instrumentation (C&I) engineer trainees that will be responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing, and maintaining equipment that is used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery, and processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designing and developing new control systems
• Testing, maintaining, and modifying existing systems
• Analyzing data and presenting findings in written reports
• Working collaboratively with design engineers, operation engineers, purchasers, and other internal staff
• Liaising with clients, suppliers, contractors, and relevant regulatory authorities
• Project management within cost and time-constrained environments
• Understanding and ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety regulations and quality standards
• Providing advice and consultancy support
• Specifying and purchasing equipment
• Writing computer software and test procedures
• Developing new business proposals.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have an electrical and electronic engineering degree or another engineering, technical and scientific degrees that are considered appropriate training, these include applied physics or physics, chemical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and systems engineering.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification such as an MSc in Control Systems or Advanced Control and Systems Engineering can be an advantage.
• The degree must be from a recognized university with 1 – 2 years post-graduation experience.
• Creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent critical thinking skills and a high level of numeracy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong teamworking skills, with an ability to motivate others and to lead or manage teams and projects
• Flexibility and an ability to compromise
• Willingness to accept responsibility and make decisions
• High level of attention to detail
• Excellent customer care skills and good commercial awareness
• Understanding of, and ability to work with, high-level computer technology.

You’ll be trained to develop skills in specific control disciplines, such as:

• Advanced process control (APC)
• Distributed control systems (DCS)
• Programmable logic controllers (PLC)
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA).

How to Apply:

Applicants should send their cover letter and resume to careers@ofserv.com and must quote the job title and job reference code in the subject line of their email. Any application that does not adhere to these guidelines will be canceled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates must be prepared to pass an analytical test as well as demonstrate the following abilities during the recruitment process: (i) Strong Presentation Skills – A short assignment will be provided where the candidate will need to prepare their slides as well as present them to the recruitment panel (ii) Strong analytical/numerate Skills – An Excel-based test will be administered to measure the candidate’s proficiency level with Excel

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