Location: Lagos
Department: Wells
Reports to: Wells Manager / EGM Wells
West African Exploration and Production Company (WAEP) is a Nigerian company registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under RC No. 1173358. The company has a strategic partnership with Dangote Exploration Assets Limited (80%), Dansa Energy Resources Limited (5%) and First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (15%).
In 2015, WAEP acquired a 45% working interest in OML 71 and OML 72 from the SPDC joint venture, comprising Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited. WAEP operates both oil mining leases on behalf of the WAEP-NNPC joint venture. The assets are located south of Bonny Island and contain several discovered oil fields.
WAEP is recruiting to fill the position of Well Planning Engineer in its Wells Department in Lagos.
Role Purpose
The Well Planning Engineer will develop integrated well plans, schedules, cost estimates and execution readiness requirements to support the safe and efficient delivery of drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop integrated well activity plans and detailed execution schedules in collaboration with Wells and asset teams.
- Coordinate technical inputs for well design, sequencing, logistics, contracting and operational readiness.
- Develop and maintain well planning assumptions, time estimates, cost forecasts and look-ahead plans.
- Identify critical-path activities, schedule risks and readiness gaps, and coordinate mitigation measures.
- Support the preparation and assurance of well programmes, decision-gate documentation and execution readiness reviews.
- Integrate rig, vessel, materials, personnel and service company requirements into executable plans.
- Track planning milestones and report deviations, constraints and recovery actions.
- Support annual Wells work programmes, budgets and drilling campaign planning.
- Maintain planning records, lessons learned and performance benchmarks to drive continuous improvement.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Performance will be assessed based on:
- Safe and timely delivery of assigned activities.
- Compliance with approved well execution schedules.
- Quality and accuracy of technical documentation and reporting.
- Reduction in operational downtime, equipment failures and non-productive time.
- Compliance with HSE standards and regulatory requirements.
- Effective coordination of contractors and stakeholders.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 8–12 years of relevant upstream oil and gas experience, with substantial exposure to well planning and execution.
- Proficiency in recognised planning and scheduling tools.
- Project management certification is an added advantage.
Core Competencies
- Integrated well planning.
- Scheduling and critical-path analysis.
- Cost and time estimation.
- Operational readiness.
- Risk management.
- Wells logistics integration.
- Performance reporting.
- Multidisciplinary coordination.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected], using Well Planning Engineer Application as the subject of the email.
Application Closing Date: 20 October 2026.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.