Drilling & Completions Manager at Nestoil Plc
Nestoil Plc was incorporated in Nigeria in 1991 for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services to the energy and oil & gas industry. Since then, Nestoil has grown to become the leading indigenous EPC provider for major IOCs (International Oil Companies) in Sub-Saharan Africa like National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Total, etc.
Employing highly dedicated, skilled and goal-driven professionals and using unique and innovative technology, Nestoil Plc delivers excellent, first class and cost effective solutions to industry problems. At Nestoil, our policy is to use the best resources, with stringent supervision that assures safe working conditions and excellent quality.
We are also committed to the optimization of local content in all aspects of our business and the growth of our workforce and host communities.
Indeed, Nestoil has earned its reputation as a company with world class project execution capacity during the past 19 years of operation in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry. Nestoil has invested heavily in the development of its human and material capacity. In terms of equipment and facilities, Nestoil is second to none. Our fabrication yard in the Nestoil Industrial Area, Abuloma Port Harcourt is among the top three best fabrication yards in Nigeria sitting on several hectares of land.Job Summary & Purpose
Owns end-to-end delivery of the rig campaign (workovers → completions → drilling), assuring HSE, well integrity, schedule, and cost.
Responsibilities:
Planning/Engineering: Validate well objectives, programs, and AFE; ensure workover → completion → drilling sequence logic, critical path, and SIMOPS alignment with production ops.
Execution Oversight: Lead daily ops call; approve critical operations (BOP tests, well kill ops, inflow tests, perforations, fishing, cement squeezes, sand-control, well clean-up). Issue go/no-go for stage gates.
Performance: Drive KPI reviews (ROP, NPT, flat time, cost per meter/job). Deploy performance tools (look-backs, after-action reviews, lessons learned).
Contracting/Cost Control: Verify call-offs vs MSA/FTSA; approve field tickets; challenge variances; enforce fair-market pricing and BEME adherence.
Regulatory/Standards: Ensure compliance with NUPRC permits/reporting, well barrier policies, and Good Oilfield Practice.
People/Interface: Lead Company Reps (day/night), completions/well services, HSE, QA/QC, logistics, marine, wireline/slickline, cementing, mud, well test, and production ops.
Person Specifications:
Deliverables & KPIs
Well delivered vs AFE (±5%), NPT ≤ target, TRIR = 0, barrier integrity maintained at all times, daily ops reports and morning pack, end-of-well reports, lessons-learned compendium.
Qualifications
12+ yrs D&C (incl. swamp/brownfield), IWCF L4 (Supervisor), BOSIET/HUET, H2S, solid mastery of workover/completions/drilling & well control.