JV Completion Engineer at Chevron Nigeria Limited - Lagos

Chevron Nigeria Limited is one of the worlds leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide including Nigeria.

Chevron Nigeria Limited hereby invites applications from qualified candidates for employment. These positions will be located in Lagos. The Company also provides career opportunities to its workforce in other Chevrons worldwide operations.

Chevron is committed to sound environmental & safety practices and exhibits cultural diversity. Our, employees conduct their day-to-day work with the principles outlined in the Chevron Way which expresses our wish to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnership and performance”

If you are interested in becoming a valued employee of Chevron Nigeria Limited, a company that provides excellent career opportunities and welfare package, this opportunity awaits you. Will you join us?

Chevron Nigeria Limited is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: JV Completion Engineer
Requisition Number: 037137003

Locations: Lagos State, Nigeria

Position Details:
JV Completion Engineer works as part of a functional group that supports Asset teams. This position will also be required to support and supervise the execution of the completion operations onsite (rig). The position is responsible for performing technical completion engineering for well design, well planning, operations support and review of rig requirements. JV Completion Engineer is expected to apply Risk Assessment and Completions Engineering practices in all well programs, as well as capture and share lessons learned and best practices with the work group and global D&C community.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Completion Execution - participate on a Rig team to monitor and execute the completion and workover/intervention program
• Provide engineering and technical support to the Superintendent and Well Site Manager/Company Man as necessary to execute the work program. Write and/or reviews rig site specific procedures.
• Support and actively participate in Health, Safety and Environment efforts to achieve goal of zero incidents.
• Identify and implement well operation performance improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate QA/QC of completion equipment.
• Works in a team environment. Interface with Drilling & Completions office and field personnel, asset teams, Third Party services, HES and logistics personnel on daily basis.
• Focus on all well completion and workover/intervention planning and execution issues including the development of long lead item lists.
• Development of well completion programs and procedures.
• Recommend completion design alternatives (tubular design, connectors, artificial list, sand control, stimulation, intelligent well completion, etc)
• All aspects of completion program design, development and permitting. Coordinate the gathering of data for design criteria; including offset well data, reservoir data, produced fluids types, etc.
• Implement well completion on paper exercises and participates in procedural risk assessment.
• Participation in the Chevron Project Development and Execution Process (CPDEP) phase gate meetings
• Mentor early career engineers

Educational Requirement:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with a minimum of second class lower Divsion.

Work Experience:

• Ten years or more experience in completion design and operations experience, planning and executing offshore wells.(shallow water).
• Experience in sand control completion (e.g. frac packs, gravel packs, expandable sand screen, stand alone screen) and artificial lift (e.g. gas lift, ESP).

Additional Requirement

• Proven competency in completion design, planning, and execution of variety of sand
• control completions (e.g. frac pack, gravel pack, expandable screens, stand alone
• screens) and artificial lift (e.g. gas lift, ESP).
• Project management skills - Ability to direct and coordinate the work activities of
• suppliers and Chevron Engineering Technology Company.
• Demonstrated operational experience in a challenging and remote location.
• A valid WellCap Well Control Certificate will be an advantage.
• Applicants must be able to successfully complete Chevron’s IADC-certified Well
• Control training in order to achieve certification for well control.
• Fluent in reading, writing and speaking English
• Strong communication and leadership skills for interaction with technical employees
• in the work group, their peers, and internal and external customers

Remuneration and Condition of Services
The salaries to the position and general conditions of services including medical benefits are very attractive and fall within the range obtainable in the oil and gas industry.

Application Closing Date
14th July, 2014

How to Apply
Interested candidates should
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