Mud-logging Operations Manager at Smart Partners Consulting Limited (SPCL)

Smart Partners Consulting Limited (SPCL) is an indigenous consulting firm poised on the business model of collaboration to provide professional services of Human Resources and Business Strategy to different companies in various sectors of Nigeria’s economy. It was incorporated in July 2013. Our idea of collaboration and partnership involves the synergy of tested experts in the market place to research, identify and proffer solutions to the ever dynamic needs of our Clients

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mud-logging Operations Manager

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced, young, dynamic, and proactive Mud logging Operations Manager, based in Port Harcourt, to oversee and drive operational success across all mud logging contracts.

Role Overview

• The Mud logging Operations Manager leads the execution, supervision, and continuous improvement of the company’s mud logging operations.
• The role ensures optimal performance across rigs, high-quality data delivery, safe execution, and excellent client satisfaction.
• This individual will manage field teams, maintain operational readiness, enforce quality standards, and act as the company’s operational face to IOC clients.
• This position requires a strategic yet hands-on leader with strong operational discipline, deep technical understanding, and the ability to uphold the company’s culture across distributed teams.

Key Responsibilities
Operational Management:

• Lead full-cycle operational oversight for all mudlogging projects.
• Manage mobilization, logistics, equipment deployment, and maintenance.
• Ensure operational readiness, procedural compliance, and accurate reporting standards.
• Monitor rig performance, sample workflows, gas detection accuracy, and real-time data quality.
• Conduct operational audits and drive continuous improvements across rigs.

Team Leadership & Performance:

• Supervise Mudloggers, Data Engineers, and wellsite teams.
• Build a performance-driven culture grounded in Stelog’s G.E.R.M.S values.
• Train, mentor, evaluate, and discipline field personnel as required.
• Promote teamwork, humility, safety-consciousness, and operational excellence.

Client Relationship Management:

• Serve as the primary operational representative to IOC clients.
• Attend daily operations meetings, WELL planning sessions, and after-action reviews.
• Address concerns swiftly, implement corrective actions, and maintain strong client trust.
• Communicate operational updates with clarity and professionalism.

Quality, Safety & Compliance:

• Enforce strict adherence to HSE, OEM standards, and industry guidelines.
• Ensure proper calibration, certification, and maintenance of all mudlogging equipment.
• Investigate incidents, near-misses, and data anomalies; implement preventive measures.
• Maintain documentation and compliance records for internal and client audits.

Strategic & Administrative Duties:

• Contribute operational insight to tendering, bidding, and contract renewal processes.
• Manage operational budgets, resource planning, and cost optimisations.
• Track operational KPIs and generate management-level performance reports.
• Support modernization initiatives, including equipment upgrades and process redesign.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• BSc in Geology, Petroleum Engineering, Earth Sciences, or similar discipline.
• Minimum of 8+ years of mudlogging, wellsite geology, or related drilling operations experience.
• Proven experience supervising multiple rigs or managing mudlogging crews.
• Strong technical expertise in drilling processes, formation evaluation, gas systems, and well control indicators.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and conflict management skills.
• A proactive, solution-oriented operator with strong integrity and emotional maturity.
• Ability to work under pressure, coordinate multiple moving parts, and maintain high standards.

Who We Are Looking For:

• An experienced yet young, sharp, and dynamic leader who:
• Thinks and acts proactively, not reactively.
• Takes responsibility instinctively and owns outcomes.
• Is firm, fair, and team-oriented.
• Demonstrates high character, discipline, humility, and professionalism.
• Aligns naturally with Stelog’s G.E.R.M.S culture.
• Can elevate both our people and our reputation with IOCs.

Application Closing Date
9th January, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: talent@smartpartnersng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.