Blue Phoenix Deepwater Limited is a leading indigenous provider of subsea diving, underwater inspection, repair, and maintenance services for offshore and nearshore floating assets in the oil, gas, and marine industry, is partnering with Stena Drilling, a leading international drilling company to recruit personnel for a long-term offshore deep-sea drilling project in Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Assistant Driller
Location: Onsshore, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Control all operations performed under their supervision ensuring they are carried out in a safe and efficient manner
- Responsible for ensuring the Floorman and Derrickman are correctly deployed for ongoing and upcoming operations, and that they are familiar with the equipment in use and its safe operation
- At the beginning of their shift, they verify the position of the valves on all circuits and on the choke manifold
- Ensures Daily Inspection of Derrick/Mast is performed, and any defects reported to Supervisor
- Execute instructions from the Driller and Toolpusher
- Ensure the drilling operation is carried out as defined in the approved Operator's Instructions and Drilling Programme, and the operation is executed in accordance with Stena's Drilling Operation Manual and RSWMs
- Responsible for ensuring the Drilling Crew perform Planned Maintenance on drilling equipment thoroughly and timely, and that it is recorded on the PM sheets
Required Skills and Experience
- 10 years relative experience
- Previous experience as an Assistant Driller on similar unit
- Previous experience on a similar installation, duel operating ram rig
- Knowledge of Managed Pressure Drilling Operations in Deepwater
- Good communication skills
- IWCF Well Control - Level 3 Driller
Application Closing Date
22nd July 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@bluephoenixdeepwater.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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