Senior PetroleumProduction Engineer
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Job Summary
Our client is a global energy technology company. We are sourcing a Senior Petroleum/Production Engineer for a 2-year assignment based full-time in Nairobi Kenya supporting production operations at the South Lokichar Basin one of East Africas most significant upstream assets targeting first oil in late 2026. This is a role for a technically exceptional engineer ready to take the lead: owning production performance driving optimisation across all wells and building the next generation of Kenyan petroleum engineers.
Based full-time in Nairobi working regular office hours youll be the central interface between drilling facilities and field operations. Youll own production performance across all wells in the South Lokichar Basin lead artificial lift strategy troubleshoot flow assurance issues and interface with facilities to keep surface and subsurface aligned. Periodic travel to the Lokichar field site in Turkana will be required.
This is not a passive technical advisory role. It demands sharp analytical thinking field credibility and the kind of confident judgement that only comes from 15 years of actually doing it during a critical ramp-up to first commercial oil.
What youll do
- Own daily production performance and optimization across all wells monitoring analysing and acting.
- Lead artificial lift selection performance monitoring and lifecycle planning (ESP gas lift rod pump).
- Troubleshoot production bottlenecks flow assurance issues and well performance deviations.
- Coordinate well pulls workovers and completions-to-production handovers.
- Interface with facilities engineering to align surface infrastructure with subsurface requirements.
- Support SCADA and remote monitoring implementation and day-to-day surveillance.
- Provide input into reservoir management and water injection strategies.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies and support compliance and reporting obligations.
- Mentor junior engineers and lead structured capacity building initiatives.
What were looking for
Essential
- Bachelors degree in Petroleum Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- 15 years experience as a Production/Petroleum Engineer at an operating company.
- Proven track record in production optimization artificial lift design and management and field production planning.
- Strong working knowledge of flow assurance SCADA systems and water injection strategies.
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Comfortable working in remote field-based environments for extended periods.
Desirable
- Prior experience in East Africa or sub-Saharan African upstream environments.
- Familiarity with Kenyas regulatory landscape EPRA National Oil Corporation of Kenya.
- Experience on early-stage or ramp-up production assets.
Package highlights
- All-inclusive monthly rate covers base salary housing vehicle/transport medical and applicable allowances.
- Annual return flights to country of domicile provided.
- Nairobi-based: housing allowance or company accommodation in expat-standard area (Westlands Karen or equivalent).
- Vehicle or transport allowance for Nairobi city use and periodic Turkana field travel.
- International medical insurance (individual cover confirmed; family cover TBC).
- Work permit and visa costs covered for non-Kenyan hires.
