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Completion Engineer

West African Exploration and Production Company (WAEP)
Lagos, Nigeria Posted Sep 28, 2026
On-site

About this role

Job title: Completion Engineer

WAEP Completion Engineer Vacancy

Role Purpose Plan, design and support execution of safe, reliable and cost-effective well completion activities that deliver required production or injection performance throughout the well lifecycle.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Safe and timely delivery of assigned activities Compliance with planned maintenance/well execution schedules Quality and accuracy of technical documentation and reporting Reduction of operational downtime, failures or non-productive time as applicable HSE and regulatory compliance Effective contractor/stakeholder coordination

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop completion basis of design, programmes and detailed equipment specifications.

  • Design completion strings, tubing, packers, safety valves, sand-control and related completion systems. Perform completion engineering calculations and equipment selection in line with well objectives and operating envelopes.

  • Support completion installation, commissioning and handover activities. testing,

  • Participate in well integrity, completion risk and technical assurance reviews.

  • Coordinate vendors and service companies and monitor technical/service performance.

  • Support workover, recompletion and intervention opportunity evaluation.

  • Prepare cost estimates, schedules and technical inputs to procurement and contracting.

  • Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement in completion performance.

  • Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or related Engineering discipline.

  • 8-12 years' relevant upstream completion/well engineering experience, including offshore operations.

  • IWCF/IADC well-control certification and release professional certification are desirable.

Core Competencies:

  • Completion design
  • Sand control and completion equipment
  • Well integrity
  • Well control
  • Completion operations support
  • Vendor management
  • Risk assessment
  • Technical reporting

Application Closing Date

7th October, 2026.

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