Lead Completions / Production Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Completions/Production Engineer to take ownership of well planning, design, execution, and production optimization for our greenfield assets. This role is vital for value realization, taking the organization to First Oil and progressing through to stable production operations.

Clinton Oilfield Limited - We provide technical depth, reliable service, and fit-for-purpose solutions that help operators meet complex drilling and production targets while ensuring safety, compliance, and cost efficiency. Together, we help operators deliver projects faster and with greater confidence.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

About The Role:

• We are seeking a Lead Completions/Production Engineer to take ownership of well planning, design, execution, and production optimization for our greenfield assets.
• This role is vital for value realization, taking the organization to First Oil and progressing through to stable production operations.
• You will manage the integration of wells with Early Production Facilities (EPFs), oversee crude evacuation logistics (barging/export), and ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective production.

Key Accountabilities:

• Design and execute well completion programs (tubing, packers, sand control, artificial lift).
• Monitor and optimize well and field production performance to maximize recovery.
• Support the selection, commissioning, and operation of EPFs.
• Develop and implement production surveillance, well testing, and allocation systems.
• Manage well integrity and plan intervention activities (slickline, coiled tubing, workovers).
• Coordinate crude evacuation operations via barging, trucking, or third-party infrastructure.
• Conduct production engineering studies (nodal analysis, flow assurance, artificial lift).

Key Deliverables (first 12 Months):

• Q1: Develop completion, production, and well integrity strategies; define crude evacuation philosophy.
• Q2: Execute well completions and production testing; support EPF installation and startup.
• Q3: Optimize well/field performance and reduce downtime; execute intervention programs.
• Q4: Establish long-term integrity programs and identify production enhancement opportunities.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience: 10–12 years of upstream oil and gas experience, with a minimum of 7 years in completion and/or production engineering.
• Technical Expertise: Experience with greenfield developments, EPF commissioning, crude evacuation via barging, and well interventions. Experience in Nigerian onshore/swamp operations is essential.
• Software: Proficiency in Prosper, GAP, MBAL, Pipesim, or the PETEX Suite.
• Certifications: IWCF Well Intervention certification is advantageous.

How to apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: (see Apply by email) with “Lead Completions / Production Engineer” as the subject of the email.

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