Operations Engineer Job in a Leading Indigenous Upstream Oil & Gas Company

RS Hunter Limited - Our Client, a leading indigenous oil & gas company operating in upstream sector is looking for an Operations Engineer.
Job Title: Operations Engineer

Job Description
The Operations Engineer must have a good knowledge of technical and operational practices and principles of production operations, well construction/engineering field optimization and development planning.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Provide support in the planning and execution of maintenance & major shutdowns, managing the commissioning and start-up of new projects and plant modifications
• Support Drilling and Production Operations as appropriate.

• Must be capable of utilizing engineering and operational principles to resolve problems and identify hydrocarbon production enhancement opportunities
• Must be able to manage and apply multiple projects and work in a team environment
• Must be capable of working with multi-functional teams in project execution
• Must have ability to plan, lead and execute development projects
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must be very analytical and capable of delivering results
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to work in a multi-disciplinary teams.

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree in a core Engineering discipline with a minimum of Second Class Upper division
• A Master’s Degree in any of the relevant Engineering disciplines will be an added advantage
• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in an E&P company