Senior Petroleum Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a technically exceptional Senior Petroleum/Production Engineer to join our team in Nairobi for a two‑year assignment. You will be the central interface between drilling, facilities, and field operations, owning production performance across all wells in the South Lokichar Basin and driving optimisation as the asset ramps up to first oil.

Key responsibilities

• Own daily production performance and optimisation for all wells, monitoring, analysing and acting on data.
• Lead artificial lift selection, performance monitoring and lifecycle planning (ESP, gas lift, rod pump).
• Troubleshoot flow‑assurance issues, production bottlenecks 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 to reservoir management and water‑injection strategies.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and support compliance reporting.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead capacity‑building initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 15+ years of production/petroleum engineering experience at an operating company.
• Proven track record in production optimisation, artificial lift design and field production planning.
• Strong knowledge of flow‑assurance, SCADA systems and water‑injection strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability in multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Willingness to work in remote, field‑based environments for extended periods.

Required skills

• Artificial lift systems (ESP, gas lift, rod pump)
• SCADA systems
• Flow‑assurance techniques
• Water‑injection strategies
• Production optimisation tools
• Well workover and completion processes
• Reservoir management fundamentals

What we offer

• All‑inclusive monthly rate covering salary, housing, transport, medical and allowances.
• Annual return flights to your country of domicile.
• Housing allowance or company accommodation in an expatriate‑standard area of Nairobi.