Senior Operations Engineer at Svelte Global Company

Svelte Global Company is currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Senior Operations Engineer

Location: Lagos

Job Description and Profile

• This position will provide drilling operations support to drilling, completion and work-over projects in shallow and deep offshore.
• Reports to the Drilling Superintendent

Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Operations Management of exploratory, appraisal, development and workover wells in offshore environment
• Execution of detailed drilling and work-over programs and procedures
• Real time monitoring and capture of learning curves for continuous improvement,
• Develop Risk register with mitigation plans and contingency planning.
• Ensure that Company’s HSE policies are strictly adhered to and followed.
• Extend training and technical support to direct reports
• Perform Contractors management, function including checking and approving of invoices (technically)
• Co-ordinate, review and quality check DDRs and DCEs (Cost),
• Maintain data base and actively participate on the day to day operations and ensure that operations are carried out on the rigs as per the program and as required.
• Execution and management of logistics operations for improving the service delivery to field operations.
• Ensure efficient and effective logistics support for the operations.
• Liaises closely with the rig team, the Office Logistics and Shore Base Logistics Coordinators
• Ensures materials, equipment and services needed for the operation are sourced and shipped to the rig in a timely manner to avoid operations delays waiting on such items
• Manages cost and overall performance through use of shipment consolidation opportunities, process improvements reviews and root cause analysis of deviations with corrective actions.
• Identifies and works on total cost reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering (Other Engineering Disciplines may be considered e.g. Chemical, Mechanical, etc.)
• Well control certification
• Offshore survival and HUET (BOSIET) certification.

Experience:

• Minimum of 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with at least 5 years as Senior Drilling Engineer with relevant experience in operations coordination.
• Extensive experience with Drilling and Workover rigs for all types of well construction activities
• Recent offshore experience (preferably Jack-up and/or deep-water rig) is required.
• Experience with international oil companies will be added advantage.
• Experience using leading well engineering software is important.

Skills

• Strong both verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of all well construction project management starting from well engineering design, planning, preparation to the execution phase.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to make technically and economically sound recommendations with incomplete information and tight deadlines;
• Effective decision maker with the ability to apply and follow through on decisions and actions
• Drilling engineering skills to allow for effective coordination and interface with internal team and external contractors, and partners.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to work with teams.
• Must be innovative and positive in dealing with changes and reacting to project difficulties
• Effectively managing time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Sets high standards of performance for self and others; assumes responsibility and accountability for the successful completion of assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than have standards imposed
• Strong computer skills (MS Office) and familiar with relevant industry software.

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.