Fresh Graduate Vacancies at Exxon Mobil Corporation

Nigeria

Exxon

Company Info

Large organization

200 + Employees

Exxon Mobil Corporation is one of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, an industry leader in the petroleum and petrochemical business and operates in virtually every region of the world.

Exxon Mobil Corporation is one of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, an industry leader in the petroleum and petrochemical business and operates in virtually every region of the world. Mobil Producing Nigeria and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria are affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation and have operated in Nigeria for over 60 years and form one of the largest sources of revenue for the Nigerian government and economy.

1). Graduate Process Safety and Risk Engineer

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

What role you will play in our team:

  • This job role provides Process Safety and Risk support to operating assets, or new development projects.
  • The Process Safety and Risk Engineering role is structured to help build a professional foundation and promote rapid skill development while contributing to business results.
  • Process Safety and Risk advisors will focus on building core expertise in one or more of the following: process safety, personnel safety, risk management, OIMS, and emergency preparedness and response, while interfacing and building relationships with internal customers (e.g. Operations), internal partners (e.g. engineering or project disciplines) and external partners (contractors and regulatory agencies) in alignment with business need.

Responsibilities
What you will do:

  • The ideal candidate should, among other things:
  • Understands Corporate/Business Line safety and risk standards/programs and applicable regulations impacting customer (e.g., Operations or Projects), advises customer on requirements, collaborates to implement cost effective solutions for compliance, and monitors for compliance
  • Becomes familiar with operating asset, Business Line/Function, or Project activities within job scope, and Corporate safety and risk policy and standards
  • Understands Corporate practices and positions on safety and risk issues/programs, both locally and broadly, and supports advocacy of those representing ExxonMobil with governmental and non-governmental institutions
  • Identifies non-conformances with key safety and risk practices and systems, and recommends corrective actions in line with best-in-class, but business and cost appropriate, solutions.
  • Participates in HAZOPs, PHAs, Scenario Based Risk Assessments, Risk Screenings, and other risk discovery processes as applicable
  • Understands the principles of Behavioral Safety and Human Performance
  • Understands and applies the basics of Contractor Safety Management
  • Understands internal and external incident reporting requirements (e.g., regulatory, personnel and process safety, IIHL, etc.)
  • Shares incident learnings and/or process safety and risk related lessons learned within project, site, function.

About you
Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. A higher degree in Risk / Safety Engineering would be an added advantage
  • 0 to 3 years relevant oil & gas industry experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs. Proficiency in consequence assessment modelling tools, like PHAST, would be an added advantage
  • Fluency in written and spoken English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.
  • Behavioural expectations: Team Player, Good Communication skills (written and verbal), Good Coordination and Collaboration skills, Good Technical, Problem solving and Analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:

  • Knowledge & application of process safety related codes, standards, and practices in regulation of oil and gas facility production design and operations (i.e. API 14C, 14J, 794, NFPA etc) would be an added advantage

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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2). Graduate Construction Engineer

Location: Lagos

What role you will play in our team

  • Construction Engineer (CE) is responsible for coordinating construction planning, quality and scheduling activities and communicates with Project and Construction Management.
  • Ensures that safety expectations are communicated to the workforce. Interfaces with Operations / Manufacturing site on work permitting, energy isolation plan, laydown/fabrication areas and equipment downtimes.
  • The role also requires in depth evaluation for construction problem solving as well as an integration role between the construction superintendent/foreman and the construction leadership as well as engineering, quality, materials management, and system completion disciplines.
  • The CE provides construction surveillance, reports progress of the construction and ensures that the contractor meets quality, productivity, cost and schedule expectations.
  • Coordinates on technical queries and construction support needs with management.
  • Primary work location is Lagos, Nigeria. With potential for assignments to other company work sites, contractor and or third-party sites.

What you will do

  • Serves as a Champion of safe performance throgh interventions, active partcipation and leadership in safety programs and support incident response activities
  • Support the integration of Contractor/subcontractor’s workface planning with engineering, quality, procurement, and systems completion activities
  • Provide surveillance and status updates of construction work in the specific discipline for conformance with engineering drawings, design specifications, safe work practices, and applicable codes and regulatory compliance
  • Assist with driving site construction / fabrication safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance in assigned areas/scope
  • Review the adequacy of Contractors construction planning, productivity, quality, procurement, and scheduling activities, highlighting improvement opportunities
  • Monitor and apprise work in the specific discipline proactively
  • Participates in appropriate witness and hold point inspections. Ensure inspection / quality records are in compliance with mechnical completion, system completion, and turnover procedures
  • Adoption and implementation of digital tools to support construction.

About you
Skills and Qualifications:

  • Construction Site Safety
  • Design and Engineering Management
  • Execution Planning
  • Materials Management
  • Planning & Scheduling
  • Systems Completion: Commissioning and Startup
  • Construction Management
  • Collaborates
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Courage of Conviction
  • Makes Sound Decisions
  • Creates Business Value
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs.

Preferred Qualifications / Experience:
Thorough and extensive knowledge of:

  • Project and Construction Management principles, theories, and concepts
  • ExxonMobil practices, processes, and expectations with respect to project management & execution
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
  • 0 -3 years’ experience spanning project management/execution and production/facilities engineering.
  • Willing to relocate to required project site.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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3). Geologist

Location: Lagos

What role you will play in our team

  • The applicant should have base knowledge in reservoir engineering, drilling, completions, facilities, and related sub-functions typical of a production affiliate. They will collaborate closely with these areas to develop field depletion plans for key producing fields.
  • Responsibilities include generating and advancing development, appraisal, and near-field wildcat opportunities in a deepwater setting, requiring a thorough understanding of complex deepwater reservoir architecture.
  • Expertise in seismic interpretation, well correlation, log interpretation, and integrating pressure and production data is essential. Competence in deepwater sequence stratigraphy is crucial for identifying and maturing opportunities.
  • City – Ikoyi | State – Lagos

What you will do

  • Provide sound judgment, timeliness, and aptitude in application of geoscience tools and techniques; and desire to maintain competitive advantage through advanced training and superior technological understanding.

About you
Skills and Qualifications:
Applicant must:

  • Hold a Master’s, or Ph.D.  degree in Geology or Geophysics
  • Be a Nigerian
  • Have a record of strong academic performance. Minimum of Second class upper or its equivalent
  • Possess a NYSC discharge certificate

Other Requirements:

  • Ability to integrate knowledge, varied data sets, analogues, and ideas to solve geological problems to support the business.
  • Ability to use specialized software to analyze 2D and 3D seismic data to understand subsurface geological structure and develop subsurface maps to aid in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbon
  • There is a requirement for demonstrable leadership skills, adaptability, teamwork, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to high safety and ethical standards.
  • Candidates should be able to work effectively within and across diverse team environments.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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4). Projects Control Engineer

Location: Lagos

What role you will play in our team

  • The Project Controls Engineer (PCE) specializes in Cost Engineering and Project Controls.
  • To enable successful competitive outcomes, the PCE is fully integrated within the project teams, working closely with project development and execution resources to deliver industry leading projects.
  • While schedule & cost performance is owned by the project manager; the PCE utilizes discipline knowledge and toolkit to provide key insights to project team and the business through analysis and clear communication and supports the completion of the project per the Project Objectives and Strategies (POS)
  • Primary work location is Lagos, Nigeria. With potential for assignments to other company work sites, contractor and or third party sites.

What you will do

  • Provide cost estimate input into POS, Right Scope, Gate / funding reviews, execution planning strategies and overall project implementation.
  • Lead screening, stage 2, stage 3 cost estimate development with project / business team input
  • Drive implementation of benchmarking feedback into project basis
  • Coordinate/facilitate stage 3 scope / cost tracking and timely development of estimate recast to control budget for assigned projects.
  • Steward appropriated cost from early stages through execution and startup including Owner’s Cost for assigned project.
  • Provide monthly status/ progress reports and/or forecast updates for assigned projects in coordination with project team input.
  • Track spend and progress, analyse Opportunities & Vulnerabilities areas; recommend corrective actions to project team.
  • Provide cost inputs into contract strategy development, contract administration and implementation.
  • Provide input to the accounting team for accrual booking consistent with Work In Place and reversal of accrual for booked invoices
  • Invoice Attestation to ensure payment is consistent with value received.
  • Lead end project benchmarking activities / feedback and support reappraisals and actual project cost data feedback.
  • Develop and update cost estimating guidelines.
  • Support external stakeholder interfaces – budget/work program preparation, cash calls, performance reviews, etc.
  • Support compliance with business controls policies including support for Project Closeout process (as applicable) Identify, drive, and promote capital efficiency, innovations, and initiatives

About you
Skills and Qualifications:

  • Project Controls
  • Cost Engineering
  • Data Foundation/Analytics
  • Site Safety
  • Contracting/Subcontracting
  • Execution Planning
  • Benchmarking
  • Collaborates
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Courage of Conviction
  • Makes Sound Decisions
  • Creates Business Value
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:

  • Thorough and extensive knowledge of:
  • Project controls principles, theories, and concepts
  • ExxonMobil practices, processes, and expectations with respect to project controls
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years’ experience spanning project management/execution and production/facilities engineering.
  • Willing to relocate to required project site

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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5). Reservoir Engineer

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

What role you will play in our team

  • Come be part of the Reservoir Engineering Department of Exxonmobil Nigeria with more than 50 years of presence in the country, with offices located in Lagos and Abuja, FCT
  • Provide reservoir engineering technical support and expertise to Deepwater Oil & Gas development projects and production operations
  • Work with multi-discipline teams to support optimal asset development and reservoir management
  • Leverage fundamental reservoir engineering skills in reservoir characterization, development and depletion planning, opportunity generation, and production optimization.

What you will do

  • Planning, evaluation and/or execution of field development / drill well programs
  • Identifying key reservoir uncertainties and providing recommendations to address financial and operations risks and improve decision quality
  • Improving reservoir description through fluid analysis, core evaluation, well testing interpretation, and production performance analysis
  • Conducting production forecasts and reserves assessments to support development / depletion planning and production optimization opportunities
  • Developing and/or leveraging new reservoir engineering technologies to support business solutions

About you
Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required – preferably Petroleum or Chemical; Advanced Degrees (Master’s / PhD) in PE an added advantage
  • A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in Reservoir Engineering
  • Previous experience in reservoir analytical performance prediction, asset development and depletion planning, reserves assessment, reservoir surveillance & optimization, volumes forecasting, economic analysis and data management
  • Candidates should be self-motivated and focused on achieving business results while working in a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated teamwork, communication and leadership skills are essential.

Preferred Qualifications / Experience:

  • The candidate should be competent in skills listed below:
  • Reservoir Simulation
  • Pressure Transient Testing
  • Fluid sampling and analysis
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Core Analysis
  • Petrophysics
  • Fluent in both written and spoken English, have good organizational and coordination skills, and be able to work well with others
  • Open to Flexible work hours

Behavioural expectations:

  • Behavioural expectations: in addition to strong interpersonal & communication skills (written and verbal), candidate should possess:
  • Innovative: produces/promotes novel ideas
  • Courage of Conviction
  • Prioritizes and manages risk
  • Creates business value to increase competitive advantage
  • Develop others by demonstrating ownership and influencing others to take initiative
  • Develop/deploy long-term, effective strategies
  • Ability to work in challenging environments, including extended stay at offshore facilities.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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6). Process Safety and Risk Engineer

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary
What role you will play in our team:

  • Provide safety and risk engineering support for Production Operations and the Technical organizations (OT, NPO, Wells etc.) to ensure the safety and reliability of contractors and employees, environment and operations.
  • This is provided in a format consistent with the Company guidelines, regulatory guidelines and industry standards.

Responsibilities
What you will do:

  • Conduct risk assessments to identify potential hazards, characterize the risks and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Develop, implement, and monitor safety procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
  • Investigate accidents and near-misses to determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
  • Conduct safety training sessions for employees and contractors to promote safe practices and awareness.
  • Perform compliance assessments to ensure adherence to company, national, and industry safety regulations.
  • Monitor and manage environmental impact, including waste management and pollution prevention.
  • Maintain accurate records and prepare detailed reports on safety incidents and compliance status.

About You 
Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science preferably in Safety, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. A higher degree in Risk / Safety Engineering is an added advantage
  • Minimum of 5 years and not more than 12 years relevant oil & gas industry experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Proficiency in consequence assessment modelling tools, like PHAST is an added advantage
  • Fluency in written and spoken English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.
  • Strong knowledge of safety regulations and standards (e.g., OSHA, EPA).

Behavioral expectations:

  • Behavioural expectations: in addition to strong interpersonal & communication skills (written and verbal), candidate should possess:
  • Innovative: produces/promotes novel ideas
  • Courage of Conviction
  • Prioritizes and manages risk
  • Creates business value to increase competitive advantage
  • Develop others by demonstrating ownership and influencing others to take initiative
  • Develop/deploy long-term, effective strategies
  • Ability to work in challenging environments, including extended stay at offshore facilities.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:

  • Process Safety principles, theories and concepts
  • Application of process safety related codes, standards, and practices in regulation of oil and gas facility production design and operations (i.e. API 14C, 14J, 794, NFPA etc)
  • Certification in safety management (e.g., CSP, CIH).
  • Experience with safety management software.
  • Knowledge of fire prevention systems and emergency response planning.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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7). Emergency Preparedness and Response Lead

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary
What role you will play in our team:

  • The Emergency Preparedness & Response (EP&R) Lead will lead in the coordination of EP&R business activities through the provision of functional guidance and support, focusing on a high level of preparedness.
  • The individual is required to augment and strengthen the organization’s EP&R requirements.
  • The right fit is a “personnel with strong EP&R competencies who will coordinate EP&R activities across the Nigeria BU. The position provides flexibility and career mobility in the SHE Organization.
  • Position to be resident in Lagos but expectation is to visit site(s) to test Emergency Response capabilities

Responsibilities
What You Will Do:

  • The ideal candidate should, among other things:
  • Acts as a focal point for emergency preparedness and response by leading/coordinating development of functional preparedness guidance in areas such as emergency response, business continuity, and oil spill response
  • Leads and develops Response Teams’ support activities including training and exercises
  • Leads development of functional guidance and training for emergency preparedness and response personnel
  • Promotes and leads networks or communities of practice for emergency preparedness and response, oil spill response and business continuity
  • Applies analytical approach in assessing and improving the health of ER mitigative safeguard at an asset level or above (e.g., BL level)
  • Designs and coordinates/leads major exercises and assessments such as business line and regional exercises and OIMS/EPR assessments
  • Leads/coordinates development and delivery of formal emergency response/business continuity plan training such as leadership training, Incident Management (ICS) and Advanced Emergency Support Group (ESG)
  • Promotes and leads risk or capability assessments to validate emergency response and business continuity preparedness
  • Scans external environments via participation in trade associations/benchmarking efforts and applies learnings across sites.
  • Coordinates communication of company position on emergency preparedness and response matters and corporate citizenship via trade groups or industry forums, or when appropriate, directly to government agencies.
  • Facilitates global application of company EPR standards, advocacy, best practices, processes, tools, and procedures within business units
  • Leverages EP&R SME expertise and EM’s scale and experience via EP&R networks to solve unstructured problems (e.g., mitigative safeguard deficiencies) throughout the value chain.

About You
Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering. A higher degree in Risk / Safety Engineering would be an added advantage
  • 10+ years relevant experience in EP&R coordination in an Oil and Gas Company
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs. Proficiency in consequence assessment modelling tools, like PHAST, would be an added advantage
  • Fluency in written and spoken English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.

Behavioral expectations:

  • In addition to strong interpersonal & communication skills (written and verbal), candidate should possess:
  • Innovative: produces/promotes novel ideas
  • Courage of Conviction
  • Prioritizes and manages risk
  • Creates business value to increase competitive advantage
  • Develop others by demonstrating ownership and influencing others to take initiative
  • Strategic: develop/deploy long-term, effective strategies
  • Ability to work in challenging environments, including extended stay at offshore facilities.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:

  • Has a general understanding of spill exercises and preparedness efforts and familiar with spill response models, understand limitation and input needs
  • Understands NEBA/SIMA consideration of specific spill scenarios and how the approach can be used before (strategic NEBA and SIMA), during (operational NEBA and SIMA) and after a spill
  • Familiar with spill prevention methods for potentially higher risk areas such as marine facilities and river crossings for example
  • Solid understanding of concepts of spill cleanup techniques and equipment to monitor and evaluate, mechanical containment, recovery, sorbents, dispersants, herders, and in situ burn
  • Solid understanding of the benefits of specific response options for various spill scenarios; able to describe the weather window and environment conditions for spill response equipment
  • Knowledgeable about guidance on local regulatory compliance related to spill prevention and response

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply:

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