Job Vacancies @ WTS Energy – 5 Positions

Job Title: Technical Safety Lead Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Context and Environment

• The Technical Safety Lead Engineer who is expected to demonstrate a very high level of expertise and experience in both process safety and operational HSE, shall lead the technical management and assurance of Process Safety engineering of one or more projects executed in a multi-disciplinary environment under the Project Portfolio Management Division of the company.

Key Responsibilites

• Risk Assessment: Work with critical contacts to maintain technological and operational risk assessment compliance studies using approved DGEP guidelines and methodology for all operating sites.
• Safety Engineering: Facilitate safety studies and review to assist management of change requests. Perform effective safety engineering design studies
• Follow up with all Safety Engineering design requirements through the Project construction.
• Ensure compliance to applicable local / international regulations and Company Standards for Safety Engineering
• Make input on Safety Engineering documents for Project asset design, operations and abandonment, in conformity with Group, Industry and Statutory requirements. In particlular, identification of Safety Critical Elements (SCEs), development and validation of Safety Concept and Safety Dossier,
• Follow up contractor’s activities and deliverables to ensure compliance with project specification.

Risk Assessment:

• Lead specific Safety Engineering studies / reviews in support of Request for Modification (RFM) process and Downgraded Situations (DGS) – HAZOP, HAZID, BowTie Assessment etc.
• Support Project departments in Derogation preparation.
• Undertake flammable/toxic gas dispersion, fire and explosion consequence modelling using PHAST software, and inteprete result for safe operation of the Project.
• Review and make necessary inputs to all safety-related modifications and corresponding engineering documents of the Project (P&ID, ESD Logic, Fire and Gas Cause and effects charts, Active and passive firefighting, fire and gas detection, escape and evacuation route, Hazardous area classification, Safety layout, flare radiation).
• Assist in the update of Operational Safety Case in line with regulatory (NUPRC) requirement for operates sites in Nigeria.

Major Risk Management:

• Support major risk identification and development of risk reduction measures for technological risks management in line with GS GR HSE 312: Technological Risk Assessment (TRA) requirement.
• Facilitate Safety and Environmental Critical Element (SECE) identification workshops and the follow up of Safety Engineering responsibilities as specified in CR GR HSE 403 / GS GR HSE 311
• Support Major Risk management implementation through development of dashboards / solutions for monitoring barrier status.
• Lead Major Risk awareness training and barrier verification exercises.

Contribute to Learning from Events:

• Participate to incident investigation and Cause Tree Analysis linked to Process Safety Events, proposing recommendations to prevent recurrence. Prepare and make presentations to management on incident investigation reports.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Chemical, Petroleum or related Engineering (an M.Sc. degree in Safety Engineering is a plus).
• Typically, 10 years of oil and gas industry professional experience of which at least 2 years in an equivalent position as Safety & Loss Prevention Engineer.
• Good knowledge of Loss Prevention standards and procedure and major hazard legislation.
• Good knowledge of risk assessment techniques and management (HAZOP, HAZID, HAZAN, QRA) and other reviews.
• Autonomous with investigation/observation skills, effective communication and organizational capability.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior IT Business Analyst

Location: Lagos
Department: Information Technology

Job Summary

• The Senior Business Analyst will support the Company’s Onshore IT Manager by acting as the bridge between business users and technology delivery teams to ensure asset digital initiatives are translated into clear requirements, well-defined solutions, measurable value, and successful adoption.
• The role is responsible for business process analysis, requirements definition, solution validation, stakeholder management, and benefits tracking – ensuring IT investments deliver tangible outcomes such as improved production efficiency, reduced deferment, improved reliability, enhanced compliance, and lower operating costs.

Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis & Requirements Management:

• Lead discovery sessions with stakeholders to understand operational challenges and improvement opportunities.
• Translate business needs into clear documentation including: Business Requirements Document, Functional Requirements Document, user stories/acceptance criteria, process maps (As-Is/To-Be), and data/reporting requirements.
• Define and maintain requirements traceability from concept through delivery and post-go-live support.

Process Improvement & Digital Enablement:

• Analyse and improve end-to-end workflows across core asset processes such as production operations, maintenance, asset integrity, amongst others.
• Identify gaps, bottlenecks, control weaknesses, and automation opportunities.

IT Delivery Support (Projects & Enhancements:

• Support shaping demand into properly scoped initiatives with business cases, benefits mapping, KPIs, and fit-gap assessment.
• Work with internal delivery teams and vendors to validate solution designs and ensure alignment with business needs.
• Coordinate user acceptance planning and execution

Data, Reporting & Insights:

• Define data standards, ownership, and quality requirements with business and technical teams.
• Support reporting and analytics initiatives (dashboards, performance reporting, management insights).
• Translate reporting requirements into specifications for BI/analytics teams.

Change Management & Adoption:

• Support deployment planning including stakeholder readiness, training needs, and communications.
• Drive user adoption and sustained value realization.
• Develop SOPs, user guides, and training materials.

Governance, Controls & Documentation:

• Ensure solutions comply with IT governance, security standards, and audit requirements.
• Support IT controls such as access controls, segregation of duties, and change approvals.
• Maintain high-quality documentation for processes, requirements, and solution changes.

Qualification & Skills

• B.Sc in Information Technology with Business Information Systems or Computer Science
• Bachelors in Related Discipline
• Strong business analysis capability in complex operational environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (frontline to executives)
• Structured thinking and documentation discipline
• Ability to translate operational problems into practical technology solutions
• Strong facilitation skills (workshops, interviews, process mapping).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Reservoir Engineer

Location: Lagos / Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Summary

• Provide effective reservoir management of the producing reservoirs.
• To provide reservoir engineering input and leadership for projects from initial opportunity identification to cessation of production, including selection and definition of development plans.
• Ensures integration of subsurface and surface parameters in dynamic reservoir analysis, maximizing recovery efficiencies and optimizing production potential.
• Manage reporting lines and mentor junior staff.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic:

• Reviewing / designing, supervising and analyzing plans and results for pressure transient tests.
• Reviewing or preparing appraisal programs for reservoir engineering data (PVT, RCAL / SCAL, pressure data, well tests, MDT, etc.)
• Reviewing data acquisition reports and lab reports from contractors – quality check samples & results, extract properties required for reservoir engineering studies
• Developing production forecasts and predicting reservoir performance for approval of well proposals
• Understand and support efforts to mitigate subsurface risk
• Proposing cost-effective reservoir monitoring and surveillance programs
• Perform and supervise reservoir simulation studies to test development concepts / recovery schemes and optimize recoveries
• Continuously monitor reservoir performance, analyze data, and prepare reports to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Perform and supervise well and reservoir surveillance analysis & make recommendations for optimization and proper management of reservoirs
• Prepare and review written reports of reservoir performance, including explaining and presenting results
• Develop and quality check reservoir performance predictions, including decline analysis and material balance on producing assets
• Provide Reservoir Engineering input to all infill Well Proposals in terms of reserve calculations, opportunities, well locations, Risks, and economic analysis.
• Prepare and quality check forecasts for business plan and monthly production outlook
• Review deterministic and probabilistic estimates of in-place hydrocarbon volume
• Support reservoir related due diligence on potential farm-ins and acquisitions
• Estimate and review reserves / resources associated with opportunities

Requirements

• 1st Degree in Petroleum Engineering or other Engineering degree with appropriate professional experience, required
• 5 – 8 years of experience required
• Skilled in key subjects within reservoir engineering discipline, which includes but not limited to: reservoir studies, reserves estimation, well test analysis, rock and fluid properties, decline curve analysis & production forecasting, well & reservoir management, field development planning and production support activities
  • Skill level = Capacity to perform these duties with minimal supervision
  • Experience with material balance and reservoir simulation required
• Experience using standard Reservoir Engineering software, particularly: OFM, MBAL / PROSPER / GAP, Eclipse /T Navigator, Petrel, Ecrin / Saphir
• Strong Computer Skills
  • High skill level user of MS Office software: Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Petroleum economic skills is a plus
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills
• Solid analytical skills: problem-solving and critical thinking
• Networking and relationship management
• Technical writing
• Project management skills
• Business performance monitoring and reporting

Core Competencies:

• List the key competencies required for this job:
• Working Knowledge of Reservoir Data Acquisition
• Skilled in Reservoir Fluid Properties
• Skilled in Reservoir Rock Properties
• Skilled in Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis
• Skilled in Determination of Initial Reservoir Conditions
• Skilled in Fluid Transport through Porous Media
• Skilled in Material Balance
• Skilled in Dynamic Reservoir Simulation
• Skilled in Decline Curve Analysis
• Working Knowledge of Oil and Gas Reserves Estimation
• Skilled in Reservoir Surveillance
• Skilled in Well Performance
• Skilled in Field Development Planning
• Working Knowledge of Integrated Reservoir Characterisation
• Working Knowledge of Field/Asset Management
• Awareness of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods
• Awareness of Unconventional Hydrocarbons e.g. Heavy Oil

Other Competencies:

• Oil & Gas Industry Dynamics
• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Leadership/Supervisory
• Team Playing
• Oral & written Communication
• Strong exposure to good HSE Experience, practice and certification

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Human Resource Business Partner

Location: Port Harcourt, RIvers or Lagos

Job Summary

• To lead the translation of strategic people priorities and oversee HR Business Partners across assigned units, to deliver integrated talent, culture, performance, learning and capability solutions that enhance organisational performance, mitigate people-related risks, and enable sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilties
Strategic
Team Leadership and Performance Management:

• Manage, coach, and mentor team members through structured feedback sessions, on-the-job guidance, and professional development initiatives to build individual capability, strengthen technical depth, and drive reliable team performance ensuring sustained delivery excellence and business continuity even in dynamic conditions.
• Foster collaboration and accountability by organising regular coordination meetings, joint planning sessions, and digital knowledge-sharing forums to enhance transparency, promote shared ownership, and accelerate decision-making preventing silos, rework, and delays that could undermine productivity.
• Assign, delegate, and monitor work activities based on team members’ competencies, workload, and development readiness to optimize resource utilization, balance responsibilities, and ensure deliverables are achieved on time and to standard reducing operational inefficiencies and burnout.
• Define and communicate clear performance goals and success measures that directly align with departmental and organizational priorities to reinforce accountability, link effort to strategic outcomes, and build credibility with internal stakeholders avoiding misalignment and inconsistent performance delivery.
• Track and evaluate team performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), progress dashboards, and regular review sessions to identify emerging performance gaps, implement timely interventions, and maintain a high-performance culture ensuring continuous improvement and safeguarding organizational reputation.

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management:

• Map, prioritise, and engage key internal and external stakeholders through structured engagement strategies, relationship mapping, and targeted communication to strengthen collaboration, enhance business alignment, and safeguard continuity by preventing delays, misalignment, or disruptions that could affect workforce or organisational performance.
• Coordinate and influence leadership and stakeholder interactions by preparing strategic briefs, agenda notes, decision papers, and post-meeting action trackers to ensure leaders make informed decisions and discussions translate into clear, actionable outcomes, reducing the risk of ambiguity, stalled actions, or unmet expectations.
• Monitor organisational, industry, workforce, and regulatory developments that impact stakeholder priorities and proactively adjust engagement approaches to maintain alignment, manage expectations, and preserve credibility, thereby protecting the organisation’s ability to execute its people and business strategies effectively.
• Lead structured feedback loops by synthesising stakeholder insights, analysing engagement trends, and translating feedback into strategic recommendations for leadership to strengthen partnerships, improve decision-making, and ensure the organisation remains responsive, trusted, and agile in a dynamic environment.

Workforce Planning & Talent Deployment:

• Track and report the effectiveness of deployed workforce strategies to leadership by highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities ensuring business alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement in talent deployment.
• Validate workforce risks such as turnover trends, critical role vulnerabilities, and succession gaps using HR dashboards and business insights to help leaders take informed decisions that reduce operational exposure and strengthen long-term workforce stability.
• Coordinate with Talent Team to align hiring priorities with business needs, provide contextual insights, and monitor recruitment progress to prevent mismatches, delays, or resource bottlenecks that could impact productivity.
• Analyse team structures, utilisation patterns, and emerging work demands to recommend role redesigns, workload balancing, and succession-ready talent pools ensuring business units remain agile and resilient during growth, transformation, or disruption
• Partner with business leaders to translate talent management designed workforce plans into unit-level headcount strategies, talent deployment decisions, and capability requirements to ensure optimal staffing levels, role clarity, and continuity of operations while preventing skills gaps that may hinder execution

Employee Relations, Culture and Managerial Capability:

• Partner with the CoE to contextualise culture and engagement programs for business units, support implementation, and track adoption to prevent low participation and ensure initiatives translate into improved team morale and productivity.
• Coach managers on people leadership expectations, performance conversations, conflict resolution, and change navigation to strengthen managerial competence and reduce recurring ER issues that can disrupt team performance
• Monitor workplace behaviours, team climate, and cultural indicators within assigned units to identify emerging issues, disengagement risks, or misalignment with organisational values ensuring early intervention and a positive work environment.
• Provide strategic advisory to managers on employee relations matters using policies, business insights and HCM guidance to drive fair, consistent and risk-aware decisions that reduce escalation, disputes, or reputational exposure

Employee Performance Enablement & Strategic HR Advisory:

• Guide business leaders in translating corporate performance frameworks into business-unit-specific goals, capability expectations, and people priorities to ensure alignment between organisational objectives and team-level execution.
• Provide analytics-driven insights on performance trends, productivity barriers, and behavioural patterns to help leaders make informed decisions that strengthen effectiveness and reduce persistent performance issues.
• Partner with the Talent Team to ensure performance management processes are understood, adopted, and executed within business units, offering context-based support to managers to prevent inconsistencies and strengthen fairness
• Track goal progress, talent movement, and performance outcomes through dashboards and structured review sessions to identify high performers, improvement needs, and readiness gaps ensuring succession strength and better talent allocation
• Facilitate corrective action plans, coaching pathways, and development interventions for underperforming employees in collaboration with managers to sustain a high-performance culture and protect business results.

Knowledge and Skills Required
Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or any social sciences or management related field.

Additional Qualifications / Certifications or Experience (Desirable but not essential):

• Master’s degree or MBA in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or Business Management.

Required Professional Certifications / Accreditations / Registrations:

• CIPMN, SHRM-SCP, HRCI: SPHR, CIPD

Minimum Years of Experience and Relevant Areas:

• Minimum 10 – 12 years of progressive HR experience
• 8 years in a strategic HR Business partner role, ideally supporting multiple business units
• Demonstrated experience in leading HR teams or supervising other HRBPs
• Relevant industry experience: Oil & Gas, FMCG.

Proven experience in:

• Leading HR business partner teams and coaching/managing other HRBPs.
• Partnering with business leaders to translate organizational strategy into talent, capability, and culture initiatives.
• Strong experience in organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, and change management.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across functions, building trust and credibility.
• Track record of driving HR programs that improve organizational performance, employee engagement, and business outcomes.
• Experience in analysing HR metrics to advise business decisions and monitor impact of interventions.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Admin & Logistics Officer

Location: Port Harcourt, RIvers

Job Summary

• The Rig Admin Officer provides comprehensive administrative, personnel, and logistics coordination support at the rig site to ensure efficient day-to-day operations.
• The role supports rig management by managing crew documentation, reporting, logistics coordination, and compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and HSE standards in a field environment.

Key Responsibilties
Rig Administration & Documentation:

• Manage all administrative activities on the rig site in line with company policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate records of rig personnel, attendance, crew rotation schedules, and movement logs.
• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly administrative and manpower reports to head office.
• Maintain proper filing, control, and safekeeping of rig administrative records, permits, and correspondence.

Personnel & Crew Management Support:

• Coordinate crew onboarding, mobilization, demobilization, and rotation schedules.
• Verify personnel documentation including IDs, medicals, certifications, permits, and approvals.
• Maintain updated crew lists, headcount records, and accommodation allocations.
• Support welfare administration and personnel-related documentation as required.

Logistics & Camp Coordination:

• Coordinate logistics for personnel movement, including transport schedules, manifests, and site access approvals.
• Liaise with logistics teams on delivery of consumables, PPE, food supplies, and administrative materials.
• Support camp administration, accommodation planning, and basic welfare services on site.
• Monitor inventory of administrative and camp-related items and initiate requisitions when required.

HSE & Regulatory Compliance Support:

• Support compliance with company HSE policies and rig site rules from an administrative perspective.
• Maintain HSE-related administrative records such as training attendance, inductions, and toolbox meeting registers.
• Provide documentation support during audits, inspections, and regulatory visits.
• Escalate administrative non-compliance issues or risks to rig management promptly.

Communication & Coordination:

• Serve as the administrative liaison between the rig site and head office functions (HR, Logistics, HSE, Finance).
• Support coordination between rig management and support teams to ensure timely information flow.
• Manage official site correspondence and reporting in a professional and timely manner.

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain, Public Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Admin, Logistics, or Office Support role, preferably within an oilfield services, rig, or industrial company.
• Certification in Logistics, Office Administration, or Customer Service is an added advantage.
• Prior experience in a structured, compliance driven environment is desirable.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Worked as rig administrators, coordinated crew change, handled accommodation and logistics, or Carried out administrative roles within the hospitality sector.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of office administration and logistics coordination practices.
• Good understanding of personnel movement and logistics in oil & gas or industrial environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word,Excel, Outlook).
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and coordination skills.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and time management abilities.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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