Engineering Manager
Employment Type: Permanent Employment | Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
Reports To: Asset Manager
Interacts with: Management and staff | Third party vendors, government and regulatory bodies

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Job Purpose:

Oversee and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to ensure the safe and on-schedule execution of production operation projects across all the field production units for optimal asset performance.

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Responsibilities and Key Objectives

Duties include:

• • • Provide Technical Authority (TA) support for engineering, relevant maintenance disciplines, projects, and Management of Change (MOC) process.

    • Manage Conceptual, Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Detailed Engineering Design (DED), fabrication, installation, and commissioning activities for integrated projects.

    • Evaluate and improve the performance of existing facilities to optimize production and minimize costs.

    • Ensure facilities comply with safety, health, and environmental regulations. Conduct regular inspections and audits to identify potential safety or environmental hazards.

    • Develop and implement maintenance plans to ensure facilities are operating efficiently and effectively. This includes the inspection and recertification of process vessels, tanks, safety valves and piping.

    • Provide engineering support to relevant teams during pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of oil and gas processing plants.

    • Develop applications and fully implement risk and reliability management techniques, like RBI, RCM and IPF.

    • Manage interfaces and collaborate with Petroleum Engineering, Field Operations, third party contractors and other departments such as Contracting & Procurement (C&P), EHS, Finance etc.

    • Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, codes, statutory activities, standards and company policy/procedures/work instructions.

    • Work with external stakeholders (regulatory agencies) to ensure timely approvals of project documents, permits and licenses.

    • Collate input from all disciplines and the field operations team for the asset team’s yearly budget preparation and business plan development.

    • Provide active mentoring to engineers in specific disciplines on standard engineering best practices and project management.

Education:

 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum or any relevant engineering discipline from a reputable higher institution.

 

• A minimum of Second Class Upper grade.

• A Second Class Lower grade can be considered for candidates with advanced degrees ( MSc, MBA, or equivalent).

• A PMP/any recognized project management training and certification will be an added advantage.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• At least 15 years’ requisite experience in maintenance, engineering design and asset integrity management.

• Have detailed knowledge on multi-disciplinary team management including electrical, process, mechanical, facilities and instrumentation & control.

• Able to demonstrate in-depth understanding of oil and gas process plant facility documentation including P&ID, PFD, Isometric, Piping drawings, Single Line Diagram, HAZID/HAZOP and incident reporting.

• Advanced knowledge of engineering and maintenance systems, activities, quality and technical assurance systems, change management and waiver/query management.

• Proven experience in maintaining rotating equipment, process and mechanical systems (particularly turbines, generators, compressors, boilers, heaters, pumps and cranes).

• Must have demonstrable competence in the use of the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), integrated enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems and Inventory management.

• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication and presentation skills.

• In-depth understanding of process improvement and optimization disciplines, tools, and techniques.

• In-depth knowledge of industry regulations, standards, codes, compliance, and risk management.

• Extensive experience with a variety of standard electrical, mechanical or control equipment.

• Proven track records in upstream oil and gas engineering projects management and execution.

Application Date: Apply latest by 17th February 2026 if you are qualified.

Posted: 12th  February, 2026