• Application Deadline: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Senior Petroleum Engineer



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 10 - 12 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  
  

Role Purpose

• The Senior Petroleum Engineer provides high-level petroleum engineering support for reservoir management, production optimization, reserves maturation, well opportunity generation and field development to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and long-term asset value.

Core Competencies

• Reservoir engineering and simulation


• Production forecasting and optimization Reservoir surveillance


• Reserves and resources evaluation


• Well opportunity maturation


• Field development planning


• Uncertainty and risk analysis Petroleum economics awareness Technical assurance


• Multidisciplinary collaboration Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Production forecast accuracy


• Quality and timeliness of reservoir studies Maturation of value-adding well opportunities Reserves/resource technical support quality Reservoir surveillance effectiveness Production optimization value delivered


• Technical assurance and documentation compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Perform integrated reservoir and production engineering studies to support field development and reservoir management decisions.


• Develop and update production forecasts, depletion plans and reservoir surveillance programmes.


• Evaluate reservoir and well performance using pressure, production, PVT and other subsurface data.


• Identify and mature infill drilling, workover, intervention and production optimization opportunities.


• Support static/dynamic model integration, history matching. forecasting and uncertainty evaluation.


• Contribute to reserves and resources estimation, classification, maturation and reporting


• Provide petroleum engineering input to Field Development Plans, annual work programmes, budgets and investment proposals.


• Work closely with Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Wells, Production and Facilities teams to optimize development decisions.


• Participate in well planning well performance reviews, technical assurance and post-well evaluations.


• Coach less-experienced engineers and promote strong technical standards, documentation and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.


• Relevant Master's Degree is an added advantage.


• Minimum 10-12 years' relevant upstream E&P petroleum/reservoir engineering experience.


• Relevant professional engineering membership or certification is desirable.