Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Wells Engineer (Drilling)
Job ID: R204985
Location: Lagos
Job Description
What’s the role:
- As a Wells Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, planning, and execution of deepwater well delivery activities across the SNEPCO portfolio.
What you’ll be doing
- You will lead all aspects of well maturation and delivery within Shell’s Global Well Delivery Process (GWDP), including front-end concept identification and detailed design, execution planning, 3rd party contractor management/coordination, performance management and continuous improvement, regulatory engagement, and HSSE leadership.
- Front-end well design and maturation
- Leading execution planning and drilling operations
- Lifecycle risk management.
What you bring
- 5+ years’ experience in well engineering and/or operations with emphasis on well design and drilling operations, and a degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Applied Sciences, or similar technical discipline
- Experience utilizing casing design and well planning software, with strong capability in multi-disciplinary project delivery
- Demonstrated effective stakeholder management skills across internal and external stakeholders
- Maturation of competitive well designs aligned with all Shell internal/external standards, requirements, and process controls
- Implementation of robust risk management processes, including risk identification, mitigation, and contingency planning in line with the Shell risk management framework
- Preparation of detailed cost and time estimates for drilling activities, disciplined tracking of performance metrics, and development of detailed drilling programs in collaboration with operations teams
- Coordination of technical inputs for regulatory submissions and permitting processes, and conducting formal post-job after-action reviews with corresponding improvement plans
- Driving performance improvement initiatives and global best practices, while collaborating with Contracts & Procurement to establish competitive contract structures, ensure resource availability, lead post-award contract management and contractor performance reviews, uphold HSSE excellence (including incident investigations and HSE gap closure), and support external technical engagement with co-venture partners across the SNEPCO portfolio
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Application Closing Date
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