Senior Front-End Well Engineer at a Leading Independent Upstream Oil & Gas Company

We are a leading independent upstream oil & gas company in Nigeria with active operator-ship of prolific blocks.

Based on our current expansion and development programs, we are seeking to engage experienced, intelligent and resourceful candidates in the capacity listed below: 

Job Title: Senior Front-End Well Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Summary 

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing all front-end engineering support i.e. from pre-initiation to Concept Selecfion, Pre-FEED activities, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) packages and often times Post-FEED / Detailed Engineering Design essenfol for seamless execution of ongoing and fufure Oil & Gas field developmeet plans.
• Responsible for integration of pre-FEED projects within the Company.
• The Pre-FEED activities include pre-feasibility, feasibility studies, Basis of Design, Scope of Work etc.
• As such manages the overall Project Front-End Engineering Infegration. Responsible for integrating oll discipline contributions into the overall technical design concept.
• This includes integration with upstream development, oil/gas processing, utilities, asset hydrocarbon evacuation, downstream facilities, and vorious engineering discipline studies, RED etc spanning Revamp, Brownfield and Greenfield projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Formulate development concepts for new feld developments and major modifications, determining the optimum commercial/business solution, in supportof the asset, exploration and commerciol business plans.
• Expert in early stages of development and identify, screen and develop offerative development opfions.
• Ensure opportunities and project are well defned and fromed so that they can be executed within realistic budgets and timeframes.
• Participate in opportunity froming workshops for production system optimization and debolifenecking apportunities which may invalve an external facilitator.
• Carry out (or give input in, if carried out by others) multi-discipline studies in support of development options while considering the input of other functions into development plans.
• Coordinate engineering date and inputs required during Asset Acquisition/New Business Development
• Lead new business development activities, functional initiatives, training, engineening technology needs, manage internal and external technical work performed by specialist consultancies.

Front-End Engineering Management:

• Plan, Initiate, Coordinate and Manage all Front-End Engineering phase activities for a project
• Manage Front-end Study from initiation to close-out octivities, including preparation of hold lists, clearing cost commitments, cash commitments, and capturing "lessons learned*
• Manage the technical evaluation/due diligence study for new asset development or aequisition exercise.
• Single point accountable to the Corporate Engineering Manager for all the aspects of front-end engineering coordinafion and management for the assigned areas or significant work scopes. Consults with the Head of Discipline Engineering and Corponate Engineering Manager as required.
• Ensure that oll front-end engineering-related HSE issues have been addressed and systems are in place to manage same.

Engineering Process Management:

• Formulate and lead the development of engineering concepts, front-end for in-field and near-field opportunities and infrastructural projects associated with existing producing ossets to sustain and increase oil and gas production.
• Undersfand, assemble, and coordinate all of the disciplines, specialties and 3rd party consultants that front-end engineering octivity comprises.
• Carries the duties and responsibilities for Chief Process Engineer and coordination of Conceptual Studies, Concept Optimization and FEED
• Supervise, Coach, Mentor and Develop young Engineers in the organization.

Requirements

• B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanicol Engineering or any related fields.
• MSc in Drilling and Well Engineering/Petroleum Engineering or its equivalent from a reputable university will be an added advantage.
• Professional membership and certification: NSE and COREN
• 10-17 years' experience in the Oil & Gos / ESP industry
• Must have worked as Senior Concept/Front-End Engineer for minimum of 4 years with an IOC, reputable service company or EPC contractor involving both onshore and offshore projects
• Understanding of Full project lifecycle exposure.
• Extensive knowledge of relevant standards, norms and regulations
• Experience in Process Studies, Conceptuol Design, FEED, Detail design in both green and brown field developments.
• Skilled of using T&D and Hydraulic simulations to validate BHAs and design trajectories.

Benefit
We offer competitve and attractive remuneration above industry standard.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, stating the positions applied for, together with resume and scanned passport photographs to: latestrecruitment6@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.