SENIOR DRILLING MANAGER AT AN UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS COMPANY

About Company:

We are an Upstream Oil and Gas Company, a Leading Oil Exploration and Production Company with active operatorship of prolific blocks and oil and gas assets in the Niger Delta.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Description:

• The Ideal candidate must have good knowledge o Upstream Operations and Technical competence in an E & P company.
• He is expected to have an in-depth knowledge of offshore and swamp drilling and completion operations.
• The candidate must be able to lead and manage multiple concurrent projects, work in a team environment, and be able to effectively communicate within and outside the company.
• He must have worked in a managerial position for at least 10 years in a reputable E&P company and overall E & P experience of not less than 20 years.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, coordinate and optimally manage the overall implementation of Company's drilling and well completion operations, ensuring design and well activities are optimized, understood, planned, resourced and managed within agreed times and budgets
• Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot major drilling and completion challenges.
• Coordinate the preparation of drilling, testing/ completion programs, including equipment specification and selection, vendors selection as well as flow modelling, and stress analysis, etc for planned jobs
• Provide forward activities forecast and requirements for continuous activities on the drilling rigs operations.
• Manage Company's HSE policy and procedure for drilling and well completions.
• Review cost estimates and controls for drilling and completion activities
• Must have experience in field development plans. execution and management.
• Liaise with project partners, such as geologists and drilling contractors etc, in order to keep up- to-date on all developments that may have an impact on drilling activities.
• Ensuring that drilling and well completion operations comply with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Must have strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills to work in a
  multidisciplinary and multi-tasking team.
• Must be result oriented and committed to company goals,
• Must be capable of representing the company with regulatory and government agencies.
• Must have working knowledge of commonly used and relevant drilling, operations and production management software.

Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in a core engineering discipline.
• A Master's degree or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
• He must have worked in a managerial position for at least 5 years in a reputable E&P company and overall E & P experience of not less than 15 years.

Salary

Application Closing Date: 29th July, 2025

Application Instructions:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application letter and CV to: upstreamoil.managers@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Candidates should send their applications not later than two weeks from the date of this publication with position applied for as subject of the email.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.