Principal Drilling Engineers (SemiSub) at Edwin Drake Nigeria - Oil & Gas

Edwin Drake is a specialist Oil and Gas Recruitment Consultancy operating primarily across the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry, with a strong focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.

At Edwin Drake we understand the challenges of recruiting in countries where the local content is of utmost importance such as Nigeria and Angola. This in-depth market knowledge has enabled us to build a strategic network of professionals across these regions, who are either based locally or in the Diaspora as well as expatriates with proven experience and success in these countries.

Edwin Drake - Our client is an International Oil Company with strong asset base across Africa & Middle East

ED is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Principal Drilling Engineer (SemiSub)

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Lead a team of drilling/completion and well test engineers in planning and supporting the safe and efficient delivery of development, exploration and appraisal wells in water-depths up t700ft, offshore Nigeria.

Operations involve the following special challenges:

• High pressure / narrow margin drilling techniques,
• High angle / extended reach drilling,
• Subsea completions and well testing,
• Third party staff, service and equipment quality,
• Complex supply chain and logistics.
• Interaction with other (G&G) departments
• Lagos based, 28 / 28 rotation.

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience, of which at least 5 in a similar position.
• Extensive experience involving semi's, knowledge of onshore and jack-up
• operations would be beneficial.
• Previous Nigerian / West African experience is advantageous.

Education

• Technical / engineering qualification required.
• IWCF sub sea well control at supervisory level or equivalent.

Other Requirements:

• Exemplary HSE leadership.
• Strong drive for continuous performance improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of leading effectively in a multi-cultural society.
• Team leadership capabilities
• Completion and testing experience
• Able twork under sustained high workload, meet tight deadlines yet still deliver quality work
• Competency with drilling engineering software
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, word processors and presentation software.
• Project management skills
• Excellent knowledge of drilling engineering and international industry standards, ideally acquired while working for a large international operator.
• Good organisation and project management skills, ensuring efficient application of the company's well delivery and commercial processes.
• Contracts and contractor management.

Contract Duration:

• 12 months, renewable based on performance.

Project Duration:

• 1 year. Upon completion, reassignment to other projects is a possibility.

Remuneration

• Competitive day rate, paid overseas by first week of following month, net of Nigerian
• Income Tax. Travel days paid.

Application Closing Date
Not Stated.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online