Drilling Supervisor at a Leading Independent Oil Exploration and Production Company

A leading independent Oil Exploration and Production company in Nigeria requires the services of experienced and dynamic candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Drilling Supervisor

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Supervise day-day-rig operations during drilling operations during drilling and completions operations, including deployment of effective solutions for operational continuity, equipment malfunctions and other problems.
• Monitor all drilling operations and consult drilling superintendent on decisions regarding day-to-day drilling activities.
• Implements drilling operations and ensuring timely completion as scheduled.
• Planning, organizing and coordinating drilling operation.
• Provide continuous drilling rigs forward activities forecast and requirements as related to drilling and well completions.
• Ensuring that drilling and well completion operations comply with statutory and regulatory requirements, with respect to health, security and safety and emergency procedures.
• Prepare cost estimates and controls for drilling and completion activities.
• Provide regular reports to the drilling Superintendent on progress of drilling operation.
• Implement and regularly monitor safety measures as well as implement steps for reducing environmental depletion due to drilling operations.
• 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.
• Familiar with statutory and regulatory requirements, with respect to health and safety and emergency procedures.

Qualifications and Required Competencies

• A minimum of Bachelor's of Science Degree in a core Engineering discipline.
• A Master’s Degree in any of the relevant Engineering disciplines will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the industry after graduation, ideally in operations and drilling.
• A Working knowledge of commonly used and relevant drilling/operations/production management software.
• Must have strong analytical, practical problem solving skills.
• Must have ability to plan and lead projects and must be able to work under pressure by themselves and in teams.
• Strong grasp of technical aspects and to keep developing skills and expertise.
• Must be capable of working-seamlessly with geosciences, production and reservoir groups in executing drilling/operations engineering solutions.
• Must be capable to deliver quality, on budget and with speed.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Candidates for this position is required to have good knowledge ci well engineering, drilling and to provide support to company's drilling operations the initial design to delivery of a well to production. He must be knowledgeable in drilling and practices.

Remuneration
Competitive and attractive.

Application Closing Date
19th August, 2021.