Job Openings at WTS Energy

Job Description

• We are seeking to hire two Drilling Fluids & Cementing SMEs who will provide technical expertise in drilling fluids and cementing operations to support safe, efficient, and cost-effective well construction activities. The role will be responsible for overseeing drilling fluid and cementing programs, contractor performance, operational troubleshooting, inventory management, and compliance with HSSEQ and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidates must possess extensive upstream oil & gas experience with a strong background in onshore drilling operations, drilling fluids, and cementing activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical input into drilling fluid and cementing programs, including mud systems, solids control, fluid properties, laboratory testing requirements, cement slurry design, centralization, and placement strategies for onshore wells.
• Conduct technical risk assessments related to drilling fluids and cementing operations, including wellbore stability, lost circulation, cement placement, and zonal isolation risks, and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Oversee field mobilization, commissioning, and acceptance testing of drilling fluids and cementing equipment, solids control systems, mixing units, laboratory facilities, and contractor personnel.
• Monitor drilling fluid and cementing performance during drilling, casing, and cementing operations, providing real-time technical support, troubleshooting, and operational recommendations.
• Define and oversee drilling fluids and cement testing programs, ensuring accurate laboratory analysis, quality control, sample management, and documentation.
• Manage drilling fluids and cement inventory planning, material forecasting, supply logistics, and stock control to support uninterrupted field operations.
• Ensure contractors comply with contractual obligations, HSSEQ requirements, environmental regulations, and industry best practices related to waste management, chemical handling, and drilling operations.
• Maintain accurate operational records, including mud reports, cementing reports, laboratory results, technical assessments, incident reports, and lessons learned documentation.
• Provide technical coaching, training, and competency development for operational personnel and contractors on drilling fluids and cementing best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, technology implementation, and operational optimization efforts aimed at reducing non-productive time and improving well delivery performance.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of drilling and well construction operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas operations, with significant experience in drilling fluids and cementing roles supporting onshore drilling operations.
• Proven experience working as a Drilling Fluids Engineer, Cementing Engineer, Fluids Specialist, Technical Advisor, or similar role within upstream drilling environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of drilling fluid systems, including water-based, oil-based, and synthetic mud systems, rheology, solids control, hole cleaning, and chemical management.
• Extensive cementing experience, including slurry design, additives selection, pumping operations, centralization, placement modelling, zonal isolation, and post-job evaluation.
• Experience conducting laboratory testing, interpreting drilling fluids and cementing data, and supporting operational decision-making.
• Strong understanding of wellbore stability, lost circulation management, formation challenges, and mitigation strategies.
• Experience managing contractors, service companies, and drilling support personnel within remote onshore operating environments.
• Proficiency in drilling fluids and cementing software, well planning tools, wellsite reporting systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong understanding of HSSEQ requirements, environmental regulations, chemical handling standards, and industry best practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Relevant industry certifications and professional memberships will be an added advantage.

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We are seeking to hire two Field Wells Superintendent who will serve as the field-based operational lead for drilling and well services activities. The role is responsible for overseeing safe, efficient, and compliant execution of drilling and completions operations, coordinating field logistics, managing contractor performance, and ensuring alignment with the drilling and completions program. The ideal candidate must have extensive upstream oil & gas experience with strong leadership exposure in onshore drilling operations, well services coordination, and field execution environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the field-based operational lead and primary interface for drilling contractors and well services providers, including cementing, MWD/LWD, directional drilling, completion services, perforation, and stimulation teams.
• Coordinate and deconflict daily and weekly drilling and well services operations in collaboration with onshore engineering teams, operations teams, and contractor supervisors.
• Oversee field logistics and supply chain operations, including rig mobilization and demobilization, tubulars, equipment, fuel, water, materials, camp services, waste management, and spare parts availability.
• Ensure contractors comply with contractual obligations, KPIs, operational procedures, and HSSEQ requirements, including performance monitoring, audits, and corrective action management.
• Lead field-level planning activities including HAZID/HAZOP participation, permit-to-work systems, pre-spud meetings, and toolbox talks, ensuring strict adherence to safety and regulatory standards.
• Oversee well control readiness, BOP integrity, and pressure control systems while ensuring crew competency, certification compliance, and operational readiness.
• Monitor drilling performance, well progress, NPT drivers, and cost performance, providing real-time intervention and recommending optimization measures.
• Coordinate maintenance, inspection, and availability of critical field equipment to ensure operational continuity and minimize downtime.
• Maintain accurate operational records and ensure timely reporting of well progress, incidents, and performance updates to management.
• Manage interfaces between drilling, well services, logistics, procurement, camp services, and regulatory stakeholders in the field environment.
• Lead incident response, investigation, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with relevant teams.
• Support contract management processes including scope clarifications, variations, and commercial interface coordination with procurement and contract teams.
• Perform any other duties as assigned to support safe and efficient well delivery operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent extensive industry experience will be considered.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas operations, with significant exposure to onshore drilling operations and well services execution.
• Proven experience in supervisory or leadership roles such as Drilling Superintendent, Operations Supervisor, Tool pusher, or equivalent field leadership positions.
• Strong knowledge of onshore rig operations, well control systems, BOP systems, casing and cementing operations, directional drilling fundamentals, and well services coordination.
• Strong experience in field logistics, supply chain coordination, and remote operations support within upstream environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing contractors, monitoring KPIs, enforcing compliance, and driving operational performance improvements.
• Well Control Certification (IWCF/IADC or equivalent) and relevant safety certifications such as H2S and Permit-to-Work training are required.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making capabilities in high-pressure field environments.
• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary, multi-national teams in remote rotational operations.
• Strong understanding of HSSEQ standards, operational risk management, and incident investigation processes.

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Job Description

• We are seeking to hire two Production Operators who will be responsible for supporting day-to-day field production operations through safe operation of surface production equipment and wellsite systems. The role involves executing routine production rounds, monitoring equipment performance, performing basic maintenance activities, and supporting production data collection under supervision. The ideal candidates must have upstream oil & gas field operations exposure with strong discipline in safe operations and production support activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and monitor surface production equipment including wellheads, chokes, separators, pumps, flowlines, and metering systems in accordance with operating procedures.
• Perform daily production rounds, recording pressures, temperatures, and flow rates, and completing accurate shift logs and handover documentation.
• Conduct routine sampling of oil, gas, and water streams, ensuring proper labeling, handling, and transfer of samples to laboratory facilities.
• Execute start-up, shutdown, pigging, and flowback operations under supervision, following isolation procedures and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Carry out basic preventive maintenance tasks such as lubrication, filter changes, and visual inspections, and report equipment abnormalities to supervision.
• Assist in well testing and production data collection activities in coordination with engineers and service providers.
• Adhere strictly to permit-to-work systems, safety procedures, and emergency response protocols, actively participating in toolbox talks and safety meetings.
• Handle chemicals and consumables safely in accordance with HSSEQ and environmental requirements.
• Support rig-up, rig-down, mobilization, demobilization, and contractor field activities as required.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards and ensure safe, clean, and organized work areas at all times.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of safe and efficient production operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Technical certificate or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Operations, Process Technology, or a related technical field.
• 2 – 5 years’ experience in upstream oil & gas production operations, plant operations, or similar industrial field environments.
• Basic understanding of surface production equipment including wellheads, separators, chokes, pumps, and flow measurement systems.
• Familiarity with routine production operations such as sampling, shift logging, and equipment inspections.
• Awareness of HSSEQ systems including permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, and basic process safety principles.
• Basic computer literacy for data entry, reporting, and operational logs.
• Strong willingness to learn, follow procedures, and develop technical competence in field operations.
• Certifications such as First Aid, H2S, Confined Space, Permit-to-Work, or Working at Heights will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to SCADA systems, CMMS platforms, or basic instrumentation will be an added advantage.
• Strong teamwork, reliability, attention to detail, and ability to work in remote rotational environments.

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Job Description

• We are seeking to hire a Production Engineer who will be responsible for optimizing well and facility performance through effective production engineering practices. The role will support production optimization, artificial lift design and troubleshooting, well intervention planning, and flow assurance activities to improve asset uptime and recovery. The ideal candidate must have strong upstream oil & gas experience in production engineering, well performance analysis, and field-based optimization support. Nairobi based role with regular field visits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze well and field production performance, ensuring accurate production data validation, anomaly detection, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Perform nodal analysis, well deliverability assessments, and decline curve analysis to support production forecasting and operational decision-making.
• Design, select, and optimize artificial lift systems including ESP, PCP, gas lift, and rod pump systems, and provide troubleshooting support to improve performance.
• Support production testing activities (PLT/IFT), interpret results, and integrate findings into production and reservoir performance models.
• Provide technical support for well intervention planning, completion reviews, and execution of workover activities as production engineering lead.
• Diagnose and resolve well performance issues such as scale, sand production, wax, corrosion, water breakthrough, and flow instability.
• Collaborate with facilities and operations teams to optimize surface constraints, choke management, and overall production system performance.
• Maintain and update production models, forecasting tools, dashboards, and technical reports to support management and operational planning.
• Lead root-cause analysis investigations for production losses, equipment failures, and operational inefficiencies, and implement reliability improvement initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing production efficiency, reducing downtime, and optimizing lifecycle asset performance.
• Mentor junior production engineers and contribute to the development of engineering standards, procedures, and HSSEQ compliance practices.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of production operations and optimization activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas production engineering, with strong exposure to artificial lift systems, well performance analysis, and production optimization.
• Proven experience in well performance monitoring, production forecasting, and optimization of onshore or offshore assets.
• Strong experience with artificial lift systems including ESP, gas lift, PCP, and rod pump operations, including troubleshooting and optimization.
• Experience in nodal analysis, production modeling, and interpretation of well test data (PLT/IFT).
• Strong understanding of flow assurance challenges including wax, scale, hydrates, corrosion, and multiphase flow behavior.
• Experience supporting well interventions, workovers, and completion optimization activities.
• Proficiency in production engineering software, SCADA systems, and data analysis tools will be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Professional membership (e.g., SPE) or additional certifications in production optimization or artificial lift will be an added advantage.

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Job Description

• We are seeking to hire a Senior Completions Engineer (Onshore Planning) who will be responsible for leading the planning, design, and optimization of onshore well completion and well intervention activities. The role will ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, and cost-effective completion systems while meeting operational, technical, regulatory, and project objectives. The ideal candidate must possess extensive upstream oil & gas experience, with a strong background in completion engineering, well integrity management, and completion campaign planning. Nairobi based role with regular field visits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop completion basis of design and detailed completion programs, including tubing, packers, perforating systems, cementing and isolation programs, sand control systems, artificial lift interfaces, downhole tools, and completion schematics.
• Prepare completion work packs, scopes of work, tender documentation, activity schedules, critical path analyses, and resource plans to support project execution.
• Conduct technical risk assessments, including HAZID, HAZOP, completion hazards, and well integrity reviews, ensuring mitigation measures are incorporated into execution plans.
• Generate completion cost estimates, schedule baselines, material requirements, and procurement plans to support budgeting and contractor selection processes.
• Coordinate with subsurface, drilling, production, HSSEQ, logistics, procurement, and regulatory teams to ensure alignment of completion objectives and operational requirements.
• Specify, review, and verify completion equipment, wellheads, downhole tools, completion fluids, and surface completion hardware to ensure fitness for purpose and operational efficiency.
• Prepare completion procedures, testing and commissioning plans, operational readiness reviews, pre-job briefings, and mobilization documentation.
• Ensure compliance with HSSEQ standards, well integrity requirements, well control procedures, and applicable regulatory obligations.
• Provide technical support during execution, troubleshooting completion-related challenges and supporting operational decision-making.
• Maintain accurate completion records, as-built documentation, well files, test reports, and completion diagrams.
• Participate in post-job reviews, lessons learned sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance completion performance and reliability.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of drilling and completion operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas operations, with significant experience in onshore completions engineering and well intervention planning.
• Proven experience delivering onshore completion campaigns from planning through execution within upstream oil & gas environments.
• Strong knowledge of completion system design, packers, tubing design, perforating, sand control, artificial lift systems, well integrity management, and production optimization.
• Experience preparing completion programs, scopes of work, tender documentation, cost estimates, and operational schedules.
• Experience managing completion contractors, service companies, and technical service providers in remote onshore operating environments.
• Proficiency in completion engineering software, well data management systems, and project planning tools.
• Strong understanding of pressure control equipment, testing procedures, commissioning activities, and completion risk management.
• Professional engineering registration and IWCF Well Control Certification or equivalent certifications will be an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

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Job Description

• We are seeking to hire a Senior Drilling Engineer (Onshore Planning) who will be responsible for leading the design, planning, and optimization of onshore drilling campaigns. The role will ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective well construction while meeting technical, operational, regulatory, and schedule objectives. The ideal candidate must have extensive upstream oil & gas experience in drilling engineering, well construction planning, and onshore well delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop basis of design and detailed well engineering programs, including casing design, cementing programs, drilling fluids requirements, BHA design, drill string design, and directional drilling plans.
• Prepare drilling work programs, execution work packs, and tender documentation, including drilling schedules, critical path analysis, and resource planning.
• Conduct drilling risk assessments, including HAZID, HAZOP, well control evaluations, and drilling hazard identification, ensuring mitigation measures are incorporated into well designs.
• Develop well cost estimates, AFE budgets, and schedule baselines to support project planning, tender evaluation, and contractor selection.
• Coordinate with subsurface, production, completions, HSE, logistics, procurement, and land access teams to ensure alignment of well objectives and operational constraints.
• Specify, evaluate, and verify drilling equipment, services, and materials, ensuring contractor systems, performance, and compliance meet operational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with HSSEQ standards, regulatory requirements, and well control procedures throughout the well construction lifecycle.
• Provide technical support during drilling execution, including troubleshooting drilling challenges such as stuck pipe, lost circulation, well control events, and directional drilling issues.
• Participate in post-well reviews, lessons learned sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance future well delivery performance.
• Maintain accurate well construction records, including as-built documentation, well files, drilling reports, and performance tracking data.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of drilling and well construction operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas drilling engineering, with strong exposure to onshore drilling operations and well construction planning.
• Proven experience delivering onshore wells from planning through execution in upstream drilling environments.
• Strong knowledge of drilling engineering principles, including well design, casing and cementing programs, drilling hydraulics, torque and drag, hole cleaning, well control, directional drilling, and BHA design.
• Experience using well planning and drilling simulation software such as Landmark suite (Drillbench, WellPlan, Compass, WellCat), Schlumberger tools, OpenWells, and related platforms.
• Strong understanding of drilling contracts, rig operations, logistics, permitting, and onshore operational constraints including land access requirements.
• Experience in cost estimation, AFE preparation, scheduling, and drilling performance tracking.
• Strong understanding of HSSEQ systems, risk management frameworks, and well control standards.
• Professional certification such as IWCF Well Control Certification will be an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills.

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Job Description

• We are seeking to hire two Senior Production Operators who will be responsible for leading safe and efficient day-to-day field production operations at wellsites and surface facilities. The role will supervise production crews, ensure reliable operation of production systems, support routine maintenance activities, and act as first-line escalation for operational issues in remote onshore environments. The ideal candidates must have strong upstream oil & gas field operations experience with proven leadership in production operations and hydrocarbon handling systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coach production operators and field crews during shift operations, ensuring safe execution of tasks and adherence to operational procedures.
• Operate and monitor surface production systems including wellheads, chokes, separators, flowlines, pumps, compressors, metering systems, and test facilities to meet production and HSE targets.
• Execute start-up, shutdown, pigging, flowback, choke management, and production stabilization activities in accordance with operating procedures.
• Conduct routine equipment inspections, preventive maintenance activities, lubrication, and basic troubleshooting, and raise maintenance work orders for corrective actions.
• Perform daily production rounds, sampling, pressure and flow measurements, and ensure accurate shift handover documentation and logs.
• Ensure strict compliance with permit-to-work systems, lockout/tagout procedures, process safety standards, and emergency response protocols.
• Lead well testing and production testing activities in coordination with engineers and service providers to ensure accurate data collection and reporting.
• Respond to abnormal operating conditions, implement immediate corrective actions, and participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Maintain accurate operational records, including logbooks, production reports, meter reconciliations, and shift summaries to support production reporting integrity.
• Oversee safe handling, storage, and disposal of production chemicals in compliance with HSSEQ and environmental requirements.
• Coordinate with maintenance, engineering, logistics, and contractor teams to support planned interventions, maintenance activities, and equipment mobilization.
• Mentor and train junior operators, promoting strong safety culture, operational discipline, and continuous skill development.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of safe and reliable production operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Technical certificate or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Operations, Process Technology, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas production operations, with at least two (2) years in a senior or lead operator role.
• Strong hands-on experience in onshore production operations, including wellsite and surface facility operations.
• Strong knowledge of surface production equipment including wellheads, separators, chokes, compressors, pumps, and metering systems.
• Experience in production testing, well surveillance, sampling procedures, and basic operational data interpretation.
• Understanding of flow assurance principles, multiphase flow behavior, and production system operations.
• Familiarity with HSSEQ systems including permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, process safety management, and emergency shutdown systems.
• Basic computer literacy and experience using production reporting systems or computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) will be an added advantage.
• Strong leadership, communication, decision-making, and crew supervision skills in field environments.
• Certifications in H2S, First Aid, Confined Space, Permit-to-Work, or similar safety training will be an added advantage.

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Job Description

• We are seeking to hire a Senior Production Technologist who will provide technical leadership in production engineering and well performance optimization to maximize hydrocarbon recovery, improve asset uptime, and support safe and cost-effective field operations. The role will lead production surveillance, artificial lift optimization, well performance diagnostics, and production enhancement initiatives. The ideal candidate must have extensive upstream oil & gas experience in production engineering, artificial lift systems, and well performance optimization. Nairobi based role with regular field visits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead production surveillance and well performance monitoring programs, analyzing production data to identify underperforming wells and recommending corrective and optimization actions.
• Perform nodal analysis, inflow/outflow modeling, well deliverability studies, and decline curve analysis to support production forecasting and field development decisions.
• Design, select, and optimize artificial lift systems including ESP, PCP, gas lift, and rod pump systems, ensuring optimal well performance and reliability.
• Diagnose well performance issues such as scale, sand production, wax deposition, corrosion, and increasing water cut, and define appropriate remediation and intervention strategies.
• Develop and manage production testing programs including PLT/IFT execution, interpretation, and integration with reservoir and production models.
• Provide technical input into well intervention planning, completion reviews, and workover proposals, including risk assessments and execution planning.
• Collaborate with production operations and facilities teams to optimize choke settings, surface constraints, and overall production system efficiency.
• Lead root-cause failure analysis for downhole and surface equipment failures and drive corrective actions and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Manage production data integrity, dashboards, forecasting models, and technical reporting to support asset and management decision-making.
• Evaluate and implement new production technologies including chemical treatments, downhole sensors, scale inhibitors, and digital monitoring solutions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing production efficiency, reducing downtime, and optimizing asset recovery.
• Mentor junior production engineers and technologists and contribute to development of technical standards, best practices, and training programs.
• Ensure compliance with HSSEQ standards, well integrity requirements, and regulatory obligations for production operations and interventions.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of production optimization and field performance improvement activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in upstream oil & gas production engineering or production technologist roles, with strong exposure to artificial lift and well performance optimization.
• Proven experience in well performance monitoring, production surveillance, and production optimization across onshore or offshore assets.
• Strong expertise in artificial lift systems including ESP, gas lift, PCP, and rod pump systems, including design, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Experience in nodal analysis, decline curve analysis, production forecasting, and well test interpretation (PLT/IFT).
• Strong understanding of flow assurance challenges including scale, wax, hydrates, corrosion, and multiphase flow behavior.
• Experience supporting well interventions, workovers, and production enhancement projects.
• Proficiency in production engineering software, SCADA systems, and real-time production monitoring tools will be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Professional certifications or advanced training in production optimization, artificial lift systems, or multiphase flow will be an added advantage.