Subsea Wells Superintendent

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Job Title: Subsea Wells Superintendent

Job Reference: 2026-44416
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Contract

Job Description

• We are currently looking for Subsea Wells Superintendent to join its work force in Nigeria.

Description
Service Purpose:
The Subsea Wells Superintendent role is designed to achieve the following objectives:

• Guarantee personnel and equipment availability and mobilization offshore to the rig & OIMR / LWI vessels, minimal NPTs during operations and HSE incidents.
• Ensure that all operational requirements are proactively managed Monitor SPS contractors’ performance (KPI) for service delivery for offshore operations, equipment maintenance etc.

Service Dimensions:

• The Subsea Well Superintendent ensures full compliance with company's policies, standards, code of conduct, and HSE requirements while providing operational leadership across subsea activities.
• The role provides technical support to the onshore subsea / completion service base team and SPS contractors (OneSubsea, TechnipFMC, Exprotech, Diamould, Fugro-impROV, Halliburton, OAL) and validates subsea and workover operations to ensure well delivery objectives are met.
• Drive personal and team compliance with HSE rules, company standards, and ethical requirements.
• Provide supervisory oversight to the offshore subsea supervisors, while supporting the Drilling / Rig Superintendents to ensure safe and efficient operations and wells delivery.
• Supervise up to 15 service contractor personnel per operation (up to 4 x offshore subsea supervisors are direct reports).
• Support delivery of 8–10 deepwater wells annually through effective planning and offshore coordination.
• Work collaboratively with HSE, FOPS, HQ, C&P, finance, logistics, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless operational execution.

HSE:

• Demonstrates personal commitment to company's EP’s HSE Policy.
• Maintains awareness of and ensures compliance with all relevant Statutory and Company HSE standards.
• Actively participates in Company safety awareness / initiative schemes and audits to ensure the contractors under his/her responsibility are compliant.
• S/He is part of the on-site management emergency response team and provides technical knowledge
• Ensures and verifies that a valid PTW has been compiled and put in place for each operational task, with all associated risks captured.
• Ensures continuous reporting of safety and environmental concerns/incidents within his / her team.
• Is certified (IWCF) and contributes to the prevention of COMPANY's biggest industrial risk (Loss of well control / well blow out).
• Acts as the Focal point for Safety, technical and operational/maintenance for all subsea activities (including but not limited to SERS / WERP & BOCP procedure updates) at onshore office location.

Service Content:

• Focal point for all offshore operations and provide support to Onne Subsea Superintendent and completion Engineer for onshore preparatory aspects that impact upon readiness, maintenance, and mobilization of personnel / equipment to the rig, OIMR & LWI vessels (based on up-to-date operational schedules).

Profile:
Continuation on Service Content:

• Facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Risk Assessments (RA) for activities and ensure that supervisors promptly.
• Submit and file A3 reports / non-conformance reports / close out reports for RCAs and operational RAs.
• The role will also ensure that necessary actions are taken to prevent reoccurrence.
• Facilitate post-operational debrief sessions and log lessons learned arising from operational activities for continually improving performance (i.e., minimize NPT, reinforce best practices etc.).
• Participate in engineering scopes for well construction activities i.e., maintenance and availability of tools and equipment, operational programs, reviews (for HAZID / HAZOPs, Well-on-Paper exercises etc.), and accurate reporting.
• Prepare and participate in contractor audits – HSE, SCM, and SQM activities and propose ways of continually minimizing costs, enabling higher quality, and improving performance.
• Maintain good technical interface with other entities – HQ, HSE, Assets, Drilling, Well Integrity Group, and GSR for business and operational requirements.
• Ensure that offshore Work Instructions, Management of Change (MoC), and the issuance of Well Handover & End of Well Reports (Short and Long) are correctly developed and submitted on time.
• Drives a LEAN, 3C, cost rationalization and continuous improvement culture throughout the well delivery cycle.
• Interface with DW Stock control to ensure proper tracking of materials and spares under COMPANY'S custody and control, related to contractor Base activities.
• Procurement process in line with budget and operational requirements, and related administration / reporting / tracking.
• Cost follow up and reporting to each DW technical entity on budget line / Call Off expenditures.
• Proper spares management implementation by Contractor (storage, segregation, inventory, robust obsolescence management etc.) to assure operation and maintenance tasks are executed as scheduled.
• Support technical aspect (interface engineering, logistics support, offshore operation / deployment) of the GoG EDP / LRP / SERS & Subsea dispersants including preparation for BOCP procedures for rig & LWIV operations.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Technical Degree (B.Sc. / HND) Engineering.
• >10 years of of experience in Subsea production systems with QA/QC, fabrication & testing with deep water project and contractor management experience.
• Operational experience in subsea wells discipline (Drilling & Completions Métier), and knowledge of managing contracts.
• Excellent team spirit and ability to work in a diverse team of professionals.
• Individual must be adaptable and proactive, with a methodical mindset.
• Must be able to coach or drive others towards delivering expected outcomes through clear explanation and persistently.
• Communicating the benefits and importance of the deliverables.
• Computer skills: Good knowledge of Microsoft suite of applications.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

What can we offer you?

• Work for an international Group with operations on every continent
• Experience a wide variety of professions within several activities:
  • Outdoor networks and street lighting.
  • Information and communication systems.
  • Nuclear power.
  • Maintenance.
  • Oil and gas.
  • HVAC engineering.
  • Electrical engineering.
  • Mechanical engineering.
• Working in energy and the environment.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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