General Manager (GM), Drilling & Completion Engineering at a Leading Independent Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Company

Job Title: General Manager (GM), Drilling & Completion Engineering 

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, coordinate and manage the overall implementation of Company’s drilling and well completion operations.
• Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot major drilling and completion problems.
• Provide continuous drilling rigs forward activities forecast and requirements as related to drilling and well completions.
• Manage Company’s HSE policy and procedure for drilling and well completions.
• Responsible for directing the execution of appropriate procedures for well drilling projects.
• Must be capable of applying operational, engineering and management principles to resolve problems and optimize drilling, completion, work-over, supply chain, logistics, planning and scheduling activities.
• Provide immediate and effective solutions for operational continuity, equipment malfunctions and other onsite problems.
• 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, with respect to health, safety and emergency procedures.
• 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.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in a core engineering discipline with a minimum of Second-Class Upper Division.
• A Master’s Degree or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in the oil & gas industry with a proven track record of operations management.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is  21st April, 2025. Therefore, Qualified and interested candidates should send their updated resumes to: [email protected], using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.