Top Manager

Responsibilities:

Strategy Development and Implementation 

• Direct the development and implementation of the corporate strategy and objectives. 
• Coordinate to ensure that the unit heads implement strategies for their units in line with corporate objectives.
• Formulate short, medium, and long-term asset planning activities (including work programs and budgets), identifying efficiencies, improvement opportunities, cost drivers and ensure the optimal use of corporate resources. 
• Manage corporate contracting strategies. 

Business Performance 

• Set the corporate budget priorities and targets, monitor performance as well as costs to ensure variances are minimised.
• Coordinate to ensure that all unit heads are aware of plans and targets. 
• Establish measures to ensure that approved operational standards, procedure and practices are consistently rolled out and strictly adhered to across the company. 
• Review periodic reports from unit heads and presents to the Board.
• Coordinate the preparation of monthly business reports and presents to the Board.
• Monitor operating expenditure budget, and ensure corrective action is carried out as required.
• Manage the development of policies and procedures to ensure all work is carried out safely adhering to best international oilfield practices. 
• Proactively manage interventions when needed with any changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans. 
• Lead business development activities and develop and maintain strategic business partnerships. 

Stakeholder Management 

• Represent the company and manage key stakeholder relationships (joint venture partners, regulatory authorities, etc.) to ensure the promotion of corporate strategic objectives.
• Oversee all community relations and Nigerian content development matters. 

People Management 

•  Oversee the allocation of resources as required by various employees. 
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors.
• Monitor the develop employees technical trainings and required on-the-job coaching.
• Ensure information, knowledge and learnings are transferred from partners and external stakeholders to relevant company personnel. 

Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) 

• Drive a culture of HSSE performance improvement ensuring the application of best practices. 
• Support incident investigations, ensuring corrective action is taken as appropriate. 

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of a first degree in Geosciences or Engineering. 
• A postgraduate qualification, preferably an MBA or Relevant Master’s Degree in any allied Engineering discipline. 
• Membership of a relevant Professional body e.g., Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). 
• Minimum of eighteen (18) years relevant experience in the upstream Oil & Gas industry with at least 5 years in a senior management role
• Business, strategy planning and implementation  skills
• Change management 
• Project management Entrepreneurial orientation
• Risk management skills
• Good Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Business and marketing intelligence
• Stakeholder management 
• Business development knowledge
• Good Leadership skill 
• Finance and business management
• People management 
• Business process and organisational dynamics knowledge 
• Negotiation 

Remuneration: NGN 7m - 10m (all-inclusive gross monthly)