Well Planning Engineer

Well Planning Engineer

West African Exploration and Production company (WAEP) is a registered company with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria, with RC No: 1173358. We have a strategic partnership/alliance 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 JV (Shell Petroleum and Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited). The company is the operator of OML 71 and OML 72 on behalf of the WAEP-NNPC JV. These blocks are located south of the Bonny Island. There are 7 major discovered fields in OML 72 namely – Kalaekule, KD, Koronama, Kugbe, KL, KQ, Kappa, while OML 71 has 2 main fields called KI and KI south.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Well Planning Engineer

Location: Lagos

Department: Wells

Report to: Wells Manager / EGM Wells

Role Purpose

• Develop integrated well plans, schedules, cost estimates and execution readiness requirements to support 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 actions.

• Support 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 campaign planning.

• Maintain planning records, lessons learned and performance benchmarks for continuous improvement.

• 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

• Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.

• 8-12 years' relevant upstream oil and gas experience with substantial wells planning/execution exposure.

• Proficiency in recognized planning/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

Application Closing Date

20th October, 2026