Senior Well Engineer


  2026-05-25
  Warri, Nigeria
  Not specified
  Other

Nestoil is Nigeria’s largest indigenous Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) Company in the Oil and Gas sector and has been a significant contributor to local content in the industry since inception about 30 years ago. With about 2,000 direct employees, Nestoil continues to redefine industry standards in Pipeline Construction, Repairs and Maintenance with associated facilities for Dredging, River Crossing and Shoreline Protection.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Well Engineer / Drilling Superintendent

Job Location: Warri, Delta
SBU: Scorpio Drilling

Purpose


  • Leads the safe, cost-effective, and technically compliant execution of well delivery and completion projects.

Responsibilities

  • Execution Oversight: Supervise offshore or onshore drilling and completion operations to ensure compliance with well programs and industry best practices.
  • Optimization: Identify challenges during drilling, minimize non-productive time (NPT), and recommend operational changes to the contractor Toolpusher.
  • Well Integrity: Ensure the technical integrity of the wellbore throughout its life cycle.
  • Program Review: Review and validate well engineering designs, drilling trajectories, casing, and cementing programs developed by Well Engineers.

Person Specifications
Deliverables & KPIs:

  • Accurate well Delivery, Cost Efficiency, Safety, and NPT (Non-Productive Time) reduction.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of technical and operational experience in well engineering and drilling operations; IWCF L4 (Well Services/Completions), BOSIET/HUET, H2S.

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