Technical Planning Lead – Upstream Oil & Gas at Newcross Exploration and Production Limited (NewCrossEP)

Newcross Petroleum Limited (NPL) is an emerging indigenous company with investment and operating interests in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The Company is governed by a board of directors with proven integrity and driven by a dynamic management team with broad knowledge and experience in the oil and gas industry. 

The Company has a deep understanding of its operating environment and is focused on profitability and high return on investment, whilst remaining socially and environmentally responsible. Newcross’ goal is to provide sustainable solutions to the energy challenges of Nigeria and use its operational success in the country as a springboard into the international arena, starting with the Sub-Saharan African markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Planning Lead – Upstream Oil & Gas

Location: Lagos 

Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Technical Planning Lead to drive long-term and short-term planning excellence across our operations.
• The role leads the development of annual business plans, medium-term integrated activity plans (1/3/5-year horizons), and monthly 90-day delivery plans.
• You will optimise resource use, improve operational readiness, integrate technical and non-technical functions, and strengthen performance reporting.
• This role is pivotal to ensuring safe, efficient, and top-quartile operational performance across the Group.

Requirements

• Ideal candidates will bring 13+ years of technical planning, scheduling, and operations experience within the oil and gas sector, strong leadership capability, and deep expertise in Primavera P6 or MS Project.

Application Closing Date
22nd December, 2025.