Senior Drilling Operations and Completion Engineer Job in a Leading Petroleum Upstream Company
We are a leading company in the Petroleum Upstream Sector, with a
Portfolio of Assets in Nigeria and in other African Countries. We
produce and export Crude Oil and our fields have impressive quantities
of Gas.
We are seeking to recruit highly competent, talented an self motivate individuals to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Drilling Operations and Completion Engineer
Ref No.: SD0
Location: Nigeria
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Carrying out Well design, which includes casing design and
selection, drill fluids and well control, using the appropriate well
engineering design software.
- Implementing change control procedures to ensure that changes to
procedures, either planned or unplanned, have the necessary level of
technical Authority approval.
- Conducting a periodic review of Well Engineering policies and
standards procedures and guidelines, in line with international
standards.
- Preparing the drilling and completion programs, and obtaining approvals from relevant Authorities.
- Monitoring the progress of drilling and completion operations and reporting critical issues to management.
Qualification and Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering or any other relevant
Engineering field (But equivalent qualifications and relevant
experience can override this).
- Relevant post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage
- Ability to handle the pressures of working in a dynamic and result oriented environment.
- Strong leadership, people management and communication skills
- Stakeholders Management skills.
- Demonstrable understanding the Well design, Health safety and environmental standards and practices.
- Conversant with the use of all Drilling Engineering Software
withing Engineers Desktop (EDT), including Compass, Well Plain, Stress
Check and Casing Seat.
Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years in the Oil and Gas industry, mainly in
Drilling, well site completion and testing operations, with a minimum of
5 years as a Senior Operational Drilling Engineer.
- Proven track record handling well design, wellbore construction,
drilling rigs and fluids, and well control, with a good understand of
Geology.
- Demonstrable understanding of all financial aspects of Drilling
Operations, including budgeting, cost forecasting and estimation of
service company contract values.
- handling critical assignment with tangible success.
Remuneration
Attractive and internationally competitive remuneration packages, a
pleasant working environment with good prerequisites and challenge
prospects await the successful candidates.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Curriculum
vitae (prepared as a Microsoft Word document) with contact telephone
number, current work location, e-mail address and scanned passport -
size photograph to:
[email protected] Applicant should quote the corresponding reference number as the subject of the email
Note: All applications will be treated in strict confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Application Deadline 2nd November, 2015.