Lead Production Technologist
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Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited is hiring a Lead Production Technologist in Ikoyi, Lagos, within the Production Engineering department. The role focuses on managing wells and reservoirs, optimizing production, supporting field operations, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates need an engineering degree and 6–8 years of relevant oil and gas experience.
- Senior production engineering role in an international oil and gas operator
- Based in Ikoyi, Lagos, reporting to the Production Engineering Manager
- Requires 6–8 years of experience, including at least 5 years in production technology
- Involves well modeling with Prosper, artificial lift design, and field operations support
- Opportunity to lead small project teams and mentor younger engineers
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Job Title: Lead Production Technologist
Lead Production Technologist at Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited
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Sep 17, 2026, 11:10 AM
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Established in 2016, Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (Heritage Energy) is an affiliate of Heritage Oil Limited (HOIL) a Jersey-headquartered international Oil and Gas company. Heritage Energy is also the Operator of the flagship Asset, OML 30 in the Niger Delta, which is a Joint Venture Partnership between NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Shoreline Natural Resources Limited (SNRL).
Our focus is to explore underappreciated basins and assets to create value for all stakeholders – the host communities, host governments, and ultimately our shareholders, in a sustainable and responsible way.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Department: Production Engineering
Reports to: Production Engineering Manager
Job Summary
In the role of Lead Production Technologist, the Candidate will be sharing knowledge and collaborating with many top specialists in implementing solutions to enhance production and optimise the Well stock.
The Lead Production Technologist role is an operational position that gives broad insight into Wells and Reservoir management operations.
In this role within the Production Engineering Team, the candidate will have the opportunity of being a focal point for Production Technology in assigned Assets/Fields and will be responsible for managing the Wells and Reservoirs potentials, Technical Limits, Operating envelopes and Well Integrity of the Well stock.
Key Accountabilities
- Consistently observe, identify, and recommend optimisations to production facilities for production optimisation.
- Prepare detailed work programs for execution.
- Must be an adherent and promoter of safety practices in operations.
- Use Prosper to model and calibrate wells, run prediction, and run diagnostics.
- Provide petroleum engineering support for workover and slickline operations in the field.
- Solve complex well problems with little supervision or guidance from Supervisor or more experienced engineers.
- Recommend wells for intervention or solutions to increase production.
- Support or supervise field operations by ensuring quality control of well testing and surveillance programs (e.g., BHP, logging, wellhead sampling, measurements, etc)
- Skilled in the design, execution, and optimization of artificial lift systems including gas lift and ESP design/diagnosis.
- Must be able to supervise intervention work - wireline, coiled tubing, etc
- Able to run integrated production models including reservoir and flowlines and optimize for production and reserves. Show creativity and innovation in optimizing production.
- Understand well completion basics and down hole equipment and their functions and diagnosis of problems.
- Able to lead small project teams to deliver production engineering solutions.
- Generate, supervise and QC flow lift curves for simulation, ensure fit for purpose and flawless curves.
- Must have a good understanding of oil field Operations.
- Mentoring of younger engineers and providing guidance in solving fundamental well problems.
Qualifications
- As a Lead Production Technologist, the incumbent should have a broad understanding of other E&P disciplines and skills in all key Production technology specialties.
- A university degree in Engineering or equivalent with 6 to 8 years relevant experience, including a minimum of 5 years PT work
Experience
in an Oil and Gas producing company.
Skills and Competencies:
Production Technology core skills:
Knowledge in Production Operations
Planning & Design of Well Intervention Activities
HSSE considerations in well management and completion operations
Wells, Reservoir, and Facilities Management.
Completion Design and supervision
Production System Optimization
Well Modeling & Performance
Well Integrity Management and Determining Well Operating Envelopes
Results oriented and commercially focused.
Sand Control and Management
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note:
By submitting an application, candidates confirm that they are based in the advertised work location or will relocate at their own expense if selected.
No relocation support is available for this position.
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