Senior Operations / Production Management Engineer at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Operations / Production Management Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• Expert level skills as an E&P operations engineer or production mgr developing production optimization plans both individually and with key stakeholders: building Operations and maint plans and concepts , logistics, shorebase and production technology plans and concepts.
• Will deliver operational and production service provision options, covering existing fields, with a focus on lifting costs, production rates and targets, on a well and asset basis
• Provide valuation of production technology, oversight of SCADA, automation, and O&M staffing options, as well as tradeoffs and values for various logistics, warehousing and shorebase scenarios
• Able to effortlessly deliver various well operations and production mgt concepts looking at workover, well and facility maint frequency, data transmission, information collection and delivery, and lifecycle costs offshore staffing, catering, as well as the well and separation equipment, water treatment, gas discharge, and life support options for typical offshore installations.
• In support of commercial agreements; he/she needs to deliver individually: contract strategies, supplier prequalification assessments, site audit findings, tender/RFP technical and commercial evaluation templates and scopes of work. Additionally must be skilled at providing negotiation support, and creating and ensuring timely delivery of complex scopes for : Partner strategy development, contract scope, work scope evaluation, technical evaluation, and utilization of mobile assets ( helicopters and boats) Mobilization support documents in support of Partner, Gov. and Sr Mgt requirements.
• Demonstrated Expert at technically prequalifying scoping and evaluating 3rd party production management services, logistics, waste mgt, warehouse services from low to high risk, simple to complex work, and various costs /values. Typically has worked in an E&P company accountable for meeting production , opex and lifting cost targets on a given asset. Some experience as an OIM delivering the plan with a focus on maintaining safe work environment, moving people and supplies efficiently, and meeting or exceeding production targets with zero accidents/incidents.
• Production equipment monitoring and adjustment, well maint, chemical / well treatment, crane, flag and class maintenance. Expert at the understanding of options for cost effective movement of goods and people to and from offshore facilities and shorebase. Shorebase and warehouse support concepts. OPEX , $/BBL lifting cost, safety monitoring for individual wells, the facilites as a whole and EE and contractors safety mgt.
• The incumbent will develop, assess and deliver plans, designs and costed operations and production management outlines / plans from conceptual to the tactical as required and will cost same. Demonstrated skills in this regard are mandatory..
• Expert in communicating the value and tradeoffs both subjective and objective for all options involved operational and production control designs for full field development including surface and subsurface options.
• Demonstrated specific focus on operations management efficiency, labor, HSE, Cost, Time, vessel and asset utilization, and OPEX/BBL .

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure alignment and timely approvals both internal and external stakeholders and approvers. Sr Mgt, partners and government bodies alike. Where required coordinate the technical input into the Management Committee meetings with regulators and our partners.
• Ensure efficient approval and endorsement workflow: Contribute to the generation, coordination and delivery of documents to support the approval processes: for commercial agreement, strategies, tender lists, evaluation templates and production campaigns, Operations and Production management work proposals. Ensure seamless integration between Community/security and regulatory affairs team, Subsurface/Reservoir, Exploration, Wells Engineering, Facilities, and Finance alike.
• Support our Integrated Production Delivery Model, from operations drainage points to points of sale. Key focus areas are maximization of the gas and liquids volumes sold, within the technical limits of the operations s, quantity and quality of gas and liquids resources are produced using optimal well designs, operations management and care for reserves.
• Ensure a world class database that is third party verifiable. The scopes of work, cost estimates, concept analysis, production strategy, contractor monitoring, to update Reference Documents quarterly with dynamic and static data for the field,
• Drive the implementation of field optimization of the producing fields, oil, gas and condensate, He/She has fully demonstrated understanding of the range of design options and process control choices to opt. deliver production from operations to the sales point.
• Set out discipline specific guidelines and procedures to ensure all work is carried out safely adhering to best international technical practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• 15+ years experience in the Oil and Gas industry as a operations engineer/ mgr with at least 5 but no more than 8 years in field oversight and OIM mgt ·
• Track record in working in Nigerian or other international locales with heavy governmental engagement required in delivering 3rd party labor and operational services in alignment with government partners: selection, tendering, and contracting ·
• Demonstrated skill in supplier selection, scope development, negotiation support, evaluation, contractor mgt, and closeout in such locations · Excellent technical and communication skills with a strong emphasis on teamwork, MOC change mgt and influencing skills ·
• Fluency in written and spoken English language ·
• Deep expertise in operations management with at least 5 years in operations management/ reserves accountability and achieving reserve replacement targets. ·
• Track record in Offshore oil and gas Field Development Planning. Recognized SME in operations mgt. reserves and macro, operations and field level economics. ·
• Track record in Operations Optimization, inc. minimum resource: with outsourced reserves and forecasting, gas and water utilization studies and filed development scenarios. ·
• Technical innovator and entrepreneur, track record in finding solutions to optimizing operations drainage, max operations life and enhance reserve booking.

Desired Attributes:
Technical Skills

• Ability to translate complex operational and development issues into simple documentable solutions for use in business cases, pre_Q, SOW, approval workflow, contract strategies, technical evaluations, award recommendations, and stakeholder presentations.
• High level of independent thinking and reasoning, based on sound technical and commercial fundamentals. Able to bring those arguments professionally to influence key mgt and key stakeholders
• Ability to generate good quality technical and commercially sound reports using excel, power point and Word. Visio and MS project skills are appreciated Business Skills
• Fully understand and able to articulate the values and tradeoffs based on accurate verifiable information on how the supplier’s performance will support or degrade our company short term, medium term and long goals
• Ruthless bottomline technical focus, ability to translate and articulate technical solutions into documents and easily articulate key business drivers, HSE, Cost and Production keys

Team Skills:

• Interact and work effectively with other professionals inside the E&P team and with other HQ disciplines: Planning, Finance, in a timely fashion. · Deadlines matter.

Personal Skills:

• Demonstrate high level of oral and written skills (English), good listening ability, demonstrate personal initiative and ability to mentor subordinates
• Constructively accept views and guidance from supervisors and input from subordinates ·
• Ability and focus on driving technical and commercial solutions.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.