Lead, Subsurface Explorer Research at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited Full Time

Job Title: Lead, Subsurface Explorer Research

Location: Nigeria

Objectives

• Lead research into subsurface exploration technologies across the upstream value chain
• Focus on challenges/opportunities identification, characterization for oil & gas exploration
• Generate innovative solutions ideas for oil & gas exploration in all terrains

Key Responsibilities

• Collate and evaluate subsurface exploration challenges/ opportunities and generate solution ideas.
• Define subsurface exploration plan, data requirements, gathering and validation.
• Use data analytics to assess oil & gas exploration problems and proffer solutions
• Carryout hypothesis, experiments, design and simulations of viable solutions in oil & gas exploration
• Supervise execution of innovative research on exploration problems challenges/ opportunities.

Educational Qualifications

• A First Degree in Geosciences/Engineering and related fields
• Membership of relevant professional bodies eg. COREN, NSE, SPE, CPN, NAPE, etc.
• Certifications (eg. Innovation Management, Design Thinking and Innovation Strategy, etc.) are additional advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of 9 years relevant post qualification experience
• Experience in the oil and gas industry will be an added advantage.

Competence:

• Oil & Gas Exploration Operations skill
• Industrial Data Analysis
• Research Methodology skill
• Advanced skill in Innovation Process
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 research
• Commercial Acumen
• Advanced skill in the use of business Applications
• Intermediate skill in Microsoft excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Basic IT skill

Application Closing Date
20th August, 2024.