Well Operations Supervisor at West African Exploration and Production (WAEP)

West African Exploration and Production Company (WAEP) is an indigenous energy company focused on the exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbon resources across West Africa headquartered in Lagos State, Nigeria.

WAEP is committed to delivering safe, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions through the application of industry best practices, technological innovation, operational excellence, and environmental stewardship. Our operations are guided by the highest standards of integrity, safety, professionalism, and corporate responsibility as we contribute to energy security and economic growth throughout the region.

WAEP continues to build strategic partnerships that create value for stakeholders while supporting the sustainable development of Africa’s energy sector.West African Exploration and Production Company delivers sustainable operational excellence while growing the resource base with highly diverse and motivated staff

Role Purpose

Provide experienced frontline leadership for offshore well operations, ensuring safe, controlled and efficient execution of well production, intervention, integrity, testing, workover and related well activities while maintaining well barriers and strict compliance with well-control and HSE requirements.

Core Competencies

Well operations supervision
Well control and barrier management
Wellhead and Christmas tree systems Well intervention operations
Well integrity management
Pressure testing and troubleshooting PTW, JSA and SIMOPS
Contractor/service-company coordination Emergency response leadership Operational reporting and personnel coaching Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Zero loss-of-well-control or barrier-failure events.
Safe execution of well operations and interventions.
Well activity delivery against approved programme and schedule.
Reduction in well-related NPT and operational delays. Well integrity and procedural compliance.
Accuracy and completeness of well documentation and handovers.
Contractor and service-company performance. Competency and safety performance of supervised well personnel.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise offshore well operations including well start-up, shut-in, testing, intervention support, integrity activities and production- related well operations.
Provide operational leadership for wellhead and Christmas tree activities and ensure correct status and integrity of safety-critical well barriers.
Coordinate slickline, e-line, coiled tubing, nitrogen lifting, well testing, workover and other intervention activities as applicable. Verify well programmes, operating procedures, risk assessments, permits, isolations and barrier requirements before execution.
Monitor well pressures, annuli, operating parameters and abnormal trends and ensure timely escalation and corrective action.
Supervise pressure testing, leak troubleshooting, well control- system checks and controlled well reinstatement activities.
Lead pre-job meetings, toolbox talks, Job Safety Analyses and operational readiness reviews for well activities.
Coordinate Company personnel, service companies, contractors, production teams and offshore installation interfaces during well operations.
Ensure compliance with well-control principles, Well Integrity Management System requirements, SIMOPS and approved Management of Change processes.
Maintain accurate daily well reports, activity records, pressure/test documentation and operational handovers.
Lead response to well-related operational abnormalities and support emergency response drills and incident investigations.
Coach well technicians and junior personnel and promote strong well-control discipline, technical competence and safe operating behaviours.

Qualifications & Experience

HND/Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or related Engineering/Technical discipline.
Minimum 12-15 years' relevant upstream well operations experience, with substantial offshore supervisory experience in well operations, intervention, wellhead or production environments.
Demonstrable hands-on experience with surface wellheads, Christmas trees, well intervention operations, pressure-control equipment and well-integrity activities is required.
Valid IWCF/IADC well-control certification at an appropriate supervisory level is strongly preferred.
Valid offshore medical, BOSIET/HUET and relevant H2S/emergency- response certifications are required.