About the Role
SPIE Oil & Gas Services is seeking a highly skilled Civil Engineer to join its technical team supporting upstream and downstream oil and gas operations in Nigeria. This role offers the opportunity to work with a globally recognised leader in oil and gas technical expertise, contributing to critical infrastructure and engineering projects across the full asset lifecycle.
As a Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for reviewing, approving, and coordinating civil and structural engineering designs, ensuring full compliance with company specifications, industry standards, and project requirements. You will play a key role in bridging engineering design with on-site construction execution, ensuring quality, safety, and technical integrity throughout all project phases.
Key Responsibilities- Review and approve civil designs, site preparatory works, and shop drawings in line with company procedures and standards
- Ensure adherence to basis of design and specifications for buildings, civil, and structural works
- Review and approve early works drawings, MTOs, and technical studies
- Approve detailed engineering design deliverables including roads, excavation, jetty assessments, and onshore plant civil infrastructure
- Analyse EPC contractor technical proposals for compliance with specifications and standards
- Coordinate multiple engineering trades to achieve optimised, needs-based designs
- Lead civil and structural engineering aspects, ensuring effective interface with other disciplines
- Monitor fabrication activities on-site and in contractor yards for design compliance
- Participate in project audits, HAZID, HAZOP, and 3D model reviews as required
- Supervise construction of foundations, pipe sleepers, support structures, plant roads, and shore protection works
- Approve Requests for Inspection (RFI) at key construction milestones
- Review route surveys and rights of way to re-establish beacon points
- Ensure project requirements are met safely, on budget, and within schedule
- Maintain close coordination with engineering and construction contractors throughout EPC phases
- Ensure technical quality, constructability, and functionality of all civil works
- Oversee red-line markups, as-built documentation, and project close-out
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in civil and structural engineering
- Proven experience in Oil and Gas EPC projects
- Strong project management culture and mindset
- Demonstrated HSE leadership and commitment to safety-by-design principles
- Ability to train, mentor, and monitor engineering personnel on HSE responsibilities
- Strong analytical, coordination, and communication skills
- Opportunity to work with a global leader in oil and gas technical services
- Exposure to large-scale EPC projects across Nigeria's oil and gas sector
- Collaborative work environment with strong emphasis on safety and technical excellence
- Career growth within an organisation with over 40 years of industry expertise