ABNL Limited was incorporated in 1992 as an Oil and Gas servicing company with a vision to provide professional engineering and technical services to the Oil and Gas exploration and production companies in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Since its incorporation, the company has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding its business horizon, but still within the Oil and Gas sector.

ABNL is a 100% owned indigenous firm, with a shareholding in excess of 100 million Naira. Its’ directors are individuals of proven integrity, who over the years have acquired the requisite experience in the Oil and Gas business, as well as in the banking and finance sector. The integrity of the directors and the staff of the company have been a priceless contributive factor in the growth and wellbeing of the company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations Advisor III

Location: QIT, Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description
Main Functions:

• Take Observations of marine mammals and other protected species during survey operations.
• Documents observation effort, sightings or acoustic detections in Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) or other approved format.
• Monitors permit or other environmental restrictions and calls for shutdown of survey operations when limiting conditions are reached.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for verifying that vendors and their subcontractors adhere to permit requirements, project plans, and industry standards
• Responsible for communicating Technical, Operational and SSH&E concerns and issues to Company Lead QC to ensure project proceeds according to Company standards
• Responsible for monitoring the occurrence and location of protected species relative to the field equipment and coordinating with vendor personnel whilst in the work area.
• Responsible for oversight of vendors operations and collection of effort and protected species or other observational data and reports.

Skills and Qualifications

• Completion of recognized PSO training course appropriate to observational equipment proposed, species expected and jurisdiction of the work site (absent of other guidance PSO’s should be trained in accordance with latest published JNCC standards).
• In the event that passive acoustic monitoring is proposed, PAM operators shall have attended a recognized training course for the equipment and software used and at least one shall hold a Bachelors or Higher Degree in Bioacoustics or related science
• Field experience as a PSO; Company experience preferred
• Experience in the collection of environmental samples and data who has knowledge of sampling, testing, and classification techniques, industry SSH&E standards, environmental sampling equipment, operations, company reporting requirements, and an awareness of company operation integrity management system (oi) procedures
• Must be well versed in SSH&E practices and processes for field operations
• Must have excellent communication skills, possess high level of integrity, and willingness to build trust and accountability in inter-personal relationships while working in team setting
• Must be fluent in both written and spoken English
• Must be proficient in current communication mediums and technologies (i.e., Microsoft Office, telecommunications, email, meetings)
• Must be in good physical condition and shall comply with all project health and safety requirements (including any vendor, vessel or country-specific certifications required to work offshore)
• Must comply with requirements of company drug and alcohol and infectious disease prevention programs.
• Certifications must be current and not due to expire for the anticipated duration of the project.

Application Closing Date
20th October, 2025.