Manager, Upstream Petroleum (Development and Production at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

REF: VA/21/6/2022
Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating evaluation and approval of the contractor’s reports on the number of wells to be drilled to reach production objectives,
• Leading the review of the recovery techniques to be used to extract the fluids within the reservoir,
• Planning and organizing the review of the type of production installations depending on environmental characteristics,
• Coordinating the review of the separation systems for gas and fluids and the proper treatment systems needed to preserve the environment.
• Leading the review of reservoir engineering studies made by contractor(s) as well as the development and application of reservoir optimization techniques.
• Coordinating review of reservoir data, analysis and calculations, and applying models to characterize reservoir or field properties.
• Participating in economic evaluations, field evaluation, field development, and decline curve analysis.
• Coordinating the prediction and evaluation of water flooding and Enhanced Recovery performance.
• Coordinating monitoring activities to optimize producing assets from a reservoir
• perspective carrying out reservoir simulation studies to optimize recoveries.
• Coordinating evaluation and recommendation for approval reservoir performance
• prediction, cost-effective monitoring and surveillance programs;
• Leading the review of contractor(s) reports on estimates of oil in-place volume.
• Providing oversight for the subsurface engineering required for proper reservoir management of assets by the contractor.
• Coordinating the evaluation and recommendation for approval of Oil-Well and reservoir remote sensing technology and surveillance data for deciding on
• appropriate and enhanced engineering interventions.
• Preparing budgets and procurement plans for the section.
• Preparing and presenting position papers and briefs in conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Representing EPRA in international and regional meetings on upstream petroleum.
• Participating in designate committees as assigned.

Qualifications

• At least eight (8) years related work experience; three (3) of which must be at supervisory level;
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology or equivalent qualification from a recognized university;
• A Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Chemical Engineering,Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology or equivalent qualification from a recognized university;
• Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) (cumulative) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body in good standing;
• Demonstration of results in work performance;
• Proficiency in Computer applications skills; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.