Production Engineer Specialist I at ABNL Limited

ABNL Limited was founded in 1992 as an oil and gas servicing business with the goal of provide expert engineering and technical support to oil and gas exploration and production firms in Nigeria and the wider West African area. The firm has expanded tremendously since its establishment, while still being in the oil and gas industry.

Title: Production Engineer Specialist I

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Contract

Main Function

• Engineers contribute primarily to the Production stage of operation while sharing Production knowledge to support asset development and technology commercialization.

Sphere of Influence:

• Internal: Immediate work group and interfaces from other disciplines
• External: Work effectively with partners and contractors in pursuit of efforts on the projects and assets they support. Participate in industry conferences that align with the individual’s skills and business focus.

Task and Responsibilities

• Support project development from concept selection through commissioning and startup and/or all phases of asset operational life through an asset sale or decommissioning.
• Apply understanding of oil and gas producing operations, and teamwork, communication and presentation skills to develop and deliver cost-effective technical support within your discipline.
• Primary contributions will be at the individual contributor level in skill areas specific to the individual’s current and primary job families.
• Document completed efforts such that others can leverage their work to enable efficient future similar efforts. Identify opportunities to improve work processes.

Scope of Work Specific to this Assignment

• Leads production optimization efforts focused on maximizing asset value through integrated production surveillance and optimization
• Develops and secures alignment for near-term production activities and volumes plan
• Coordinates and prioritizes data gathering, maintenance, lifting, enhancement, commissioning, etc. on the production schedule and integrates into volumes outlook
• Work across functional boundaries, responsible for understanding and testing changing field constraints from the sand face to the sales point to optimize profitable production.
• Engage daily with operations and technical teams with frequent field visits
• Provide specialized support to the client group
• Continuously improves the effectiveness and utility of key existing work processes, tools, and models in order to maximize the organization’s efficiency and productivity
• Apply understanding of the business, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills to develop and deliver cost-effective technical support to the assets

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering within the discipline or equivalent professional experience
• Expected to have a broad skill set and be considered proficient in the following skill areas: Wellbore Hydraulics, Well Performance, Completion Design, Workover Design, Fluid Flow & Hydraulics, Operations Support and Surveillance, and Artificial Lift.
• Closely related professional experience
• Broad and extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.

Additional Skills:

• The candidate must be proficient in the use of data analysis and visualization tools e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Python.
• The candidate should be familiar with database management principles and the use of SQL will be an added advantage.
• The candidate will be required to demonstrate capability as part of the interview process.

Deadline: 28th June, 2023.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV / Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.