West African Exploration and Production Company (WAEP) is an indigenous energy company focused on the exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbon resources across West Africa headquartered in Lagos State, Nigeria.
WAEP is committed to delivering safe, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions through the application of industry best practices, technological innovation, operational excellence, and environmental stewardship. Our operations are guided by the highest standards of integrity, safety, professionalism, and corporate responsibility as we contribute to energy security and economic growth throughout the region.
WAEP continues to build strategic partnerships that create value for stakeholders while supporting the sustainable development of Africa’s energy sector.Role Purpose
Develop integrated well plans, schedules, cost estimates and execution readiness requirements to support safe and efficient delivery of drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment activities.
Core Competencies
Integrated well planning
Scheduling and critical-path analysis
Cost and time estimation
Operational readiness Risk management
Wells logistics integration Performance reporting
Multidisciplinary coordination
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Safe and timely delivery of assigned activities
Compliance with planned maintenance/well execution schedules
Quality and accuracy of technical documentation and reporting
Reduction of operational downtime, failures or non- productive time as applicable
HSE and regulatory compliance
Effective contractor/stakeholder coordination
Key Responsibilities
Develop integrated well activity plans and detailed execution schedules in collaboration with Wells and asset teams.
Coordinate technical inputs for well design, sequencing. logistics, contracting and operational readiness.
Develop and maintain well planning assumptions, time estimates, cost forecasts and look-ahead plans.
Identify critical-path activities, schedule risks and readiness gaps and coordinate mitigation actions.
Support preparation and assurance of well programmes, decision-gate documentation and execution readiness reviews.
Integrate rig vessel, materials, personnel and service- company requirements into executable plans..
Track planning milestones and report deviations, constraints and recovery actions
Support annual Wells work programmes, budgets and campaign planning.
Maintain planning records, lessons learned and performance benchmarks for continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
Minimum 8-12 years’ relevant upstream oil and gas experience with substantial wells planning/execution exposure.
Proficiency in recognized planning/scheduling tools; project management certification is an added advantage.