Production Operation Superintendent at a Leading Oil Exploration and Production Company

We are a leading Oil Exploration and Production Company with active operatorship of prolific blocks and Oil and Gas Assets in the Niger Delta.

As a result of our new expansion and development programmes, we are recruiting experienced, passionate and resourceful candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Production Operation Superintendent

Ref ID: (POS)-Swamp & Shallow Offshore
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The Production Operations Superintendant is a senior operational leadership role responsible for the safe, eficient, and optimized hydrocarbon production from the company's swamp and shollow offshore assets in Nigeria.
• This position directly superviesfeld production activities, maintenance work, and aperational persionnel, ensuring micmom uptime, regulatory compliance, and alignment with corporate production forgets.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Production Management and Optimization

• Target Achievement: Ensure all production facilities (e.g.. flow stations, FPSOs/FSOs, wellhead platforms) operate at peak efficiency to meet daily, weekly, and monthly hydrocarbon production targets (oil, gas, and water).
• Operational Integrity: Oversee and manage the integrity, maintenance, and safe operation of all production equipment, including separators, compressors, pumps, pipelines, and manifolds, across swamp and offshore locations.
• Well Management: Direct the operational aspects of well testing, slickline/wireline activities, chemical injection programs, and flow assurance efforts to optimize well performance and prevent downtime.
• Cast Control: Manage the operational expenditure (OPEX) budget for production activities, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure efficient utilization of resources (personnel, materials, and equipment).

Leadership and Personnel Supervision

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and supervise the entire production operations team, including Offshore Installation Managers (OIMs), Platform Supervisors, Technicians, and operators, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Contractor Management: Oversee the performance of key operations contractors (e.g., maintenance, catering. marine support) ensuring they adhere to company procedures, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Rotational Scheduling: Manage and approve rotational schedules for field personnel, ensuring adequate staffing levels and compliance with working hours regulations for continuous 24/7 operations.

HSE and Regulatory Compliance

• Safety Leadership: Serve as a visible safety leader, enforcing the Permit-to-Work (PTW) system, conducting safety meetings, and championing the company's HSE policies on all sites.
• Compliance: Ensure all production activities, fluid discharge, and flaring practices comply with local Nigerian regulations (NUPRC, NMDPRA) and relevant International standards.
• Incident Management: Coordinate and support emergency response activities and lead initial Investigations into production-related incidents, spills, or equipment failures.

Reporting and Communication

• Reporting: Prepare and submit accurate daily, weekly, and monthly production reports, downtime analysis, and operational summaries to the management team and regulatory bodies.
• Collaboration: Act as the primary operational interface between the field teams and cross-functional groups, Including Drilling, Reservoir Engineering, Geoscience, Maintenance, and Security.
• Asset Handover: Coordinate with the Projects and Drilling teams for safe and efficient start-up, handover, and commissioning of new wells and facilities.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: A minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in oil and gas production operations, with at least 5 years in a Senior Supervisory or Superintendent role within the upstream sector.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex swomp and offshore facilities in the Nigerian operating environment is mandatory.
• Certifications: Professional certification from a recognized engineering body (e.g., COREN/NSE) is highly desirable.
• Mandatory certifications for offshore work (o.g., BOSIET/HUET, Offshore Safety).

Skills:

• Strong understanding of hydrocarbon processing.
• Well intervention methods, flow assurance, and process safety management.
• Exceptional leadership, complex problem-solving, and decisive decision-making skills under operational pressure.

Remuneration
Attractive and above industry average.

Application Closing Date
16th December, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Application Letter to: ogas80899@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.