General Manager, Production Operations at Dangote

Business: Oil & Gas
Function/Domain: Petroleum Production Engineering

Position Description

• GM Production Operations (Asset General Manager) -WAEP Maximise value of OML71/72 (and any other asset that may be acquired and operated solely by WAEP) offshore assets across the lifecycle and deliver the offshore assets production plan, whilst maintaining asset integrity in a safe and responsible manner.
• The incumbent networks with Managing Director WAEP, Executive Directors in Dangote and FIRST E&P, General Managers in charge of Finance and Corporate Services, Legal, Engineering & Projects, G&G, Petroleum Engineering, Economics, Human Resources, IT&M Support, Venture & Government Relations and SCM. Others are: Shareholders, Government Agencies, vendors, contractors and industry competitors.

Job Responsibilities

• WAEP representative with private JV partners and with government as operator of the JV License
• Create/maintain License to Operate (LTO) with support from JV/Govt Relations team
• Relationship holder for key stakeholders (Government bodies, JV Partners, security agencies, interest groups, etc.)
• Delivery of current year production plan (Re-Entry/ Full-Field/FOD)
• Delivery of Short- & Medium-term Integrated Activity Plans
• Operate within set budgetary limits
• Ensure effective delivery and coordination with Functions for development and maturation of oil and gas reserves (including Re-Entry or brown field activities where applicable)
• Accountable for ensuring smooth and flawless take-over of brownfield and new facilities/projects from the Project Team after commissioning
• Accountable for preparing, updating and executing the Asset Reference Plan for the assets
• Accountable for delivery of all Asset Management (Operations & Maintenance including Logistics, HSE and Process Safety) requirements in the development projects in line with WAEP Field Development Workflow Process
• Accountable for asset integrity of production facilities
• Executing HSE, Security and Sustainable development policies within the Asset
• Demonstrate operations excellence through deferment reduction, Unit Operating Cost (UOC) minimization and maximizing production reliability
• Integrate multi-discipline functional and operations staff to deliver a seamlessly and high performing team
• Deputizes for the Managing Director as at when necessary. Key Challenges
• Maintaining licence to operate through liaising with key stakeholders: Government bodies, communities and interest groups
• Maintaining production delivery in an unstable external business environment.
• Maximising production from (existing and new) offshore assets while driving down UOC to meet top quartile performance
• Managing and prioritizing the demands between short term production delivery and long term asset

Desired Qualifications/Preferred Competencies

• Minimum of 18 years’ experience in Upstream Oil & Gas with experience in Operations and Engineering or Subsurface
• University degree in Engineering or Technical discipline
• Demonstrated ability to managing a large multidisciplinary organization or projects
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage HSE and interface with NNPC/NAPIMS/other Governmental bodies
• Strong leadership and effective interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable track record in implementing safety management programmes onshore / offshore.
• Good commercial skills
• Good IT and planning skills.