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: Senior Drilling Engineer

Location: Lagos
Department: Wells
Report to: Wells Manager / EGM Wells

Role Purpose

• Lead drilling engineering design, planning and execution support for safe, efficient and cost-effective delivery of exploration, appraisal and development wells.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop drilling programmes, basis of design, well trajectories, casing and cementing designs and drilling execution plans.
• Prepare cost and time estimates, AFEs and drilling schedules; monitor performance against plan.
• Provide technical support during drilling operations and resolve drilling dysfunctions and operational challenges.
• Lead well risk assessments, DWOPs, technical reviews and lessons-learned processes.
• Optimize drilling performance, reduce NPT and identify cost- saving opportunities without compromising well integrity or HSE.
• Coordinate drilling contractors, service companies and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with well control, company standards, regulatory requirements and approved management-of- change processes.
• Support contract technical evaluations, equipment selection and drilling performance reporting.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote technical assurance and knowledge transfer.

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 Application Method

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical or related Engineering discipline.
• 10-15 years’ relevant upstream drilling engineering experience, including offshore operations.
• IWCF/IADC well-control certification and relevant professional engineering membership are strongly preferred.

Core Competencies:

• Drilling engineering and well design
• Well control and drilling risk management
• Drilling performance optimization
• Cost and schedule control
• Contractor management
• Technical assurance
• HSE leadership
• Stakeholder management

Application Closing Date
20th October, 2026