Managing Director at a Leading Oil Exploration and Production Company – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria – Our client is a leading oil exploration and production company operating a marginal field producing 2,500 barrels per day, with a projected capacity of 7,000 barrels per day. The company is committed to the safe, efficient, and responsible development of energy assets while driving sustainable growth, improving operational performance, and delivering long-term value to stakeholders.

• The company is seeking a visionary and commercially astute Managing Director to lead its strategic direction and oversee its growing portfolio within the petroleum value chain.
• The role involves steering corporate strategy, enhancing operational performance, and ensuring sustainable growth across upstream oil and gas activities.

Strategic Leadership & Portfolio Direction:

• Develop and execute a clear long-term strategy to enhance competitiveness in both Nigerian and global oil and gas markets.
• Lead corporate planning, capital investment strategies, and portfolio optimisation, including brownfield enhancements, debottlenecking, and field development initiatives.
• Provide strategic direction across exploration, drilling, development, production, and late-life asset management to maximise value.

Operational & Financial Management:

• Oversee end-to-end upstream operations to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-efficient production.
• Manage financial processes including budgeting, forecasting, cost optimisation, and capital allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement through technology adoption, predictive maintenance, and performance monitoring systems (KPIs, production efficiency, OPEX/BOE, uptime, and HSE metrics).

Regulatory, Compliance & Governance:

• Ensure full compliance with petroleum laws and regulatory frameworks, maintaining transparent engagement with regulators.
• Uphold strong corporate governance, internal controls, and ethical standards across the organisation and supply chain.
• Ensure adherence to HSE standards, integrity management systems, and emergency preparedness protocols.

Stakeholder Engagement & External Relations:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies, JV partners, host communities, investors, suppliers, and offtakers.
• Represent the company in industry forums, investor engagements, and partnership negotiations.
• Promote transparent and mutually beneficial community relations and local content development.

Leadership, Culture & People Development:

• Build and lead a high-performing executive team aligned with strategic objectives.
• Foster a culture of safety, performance excellence, innovation, and ethical conduct.
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and organisational capability building across key functions.

Risk Management, HSE & ESG:

• Identify and mitigate operational, financial, strategic, and reputational risks.
• Lead sustainability initiatives covering environmental stewardship, safety, asset integrity, and social responsibility.
• Embed ESG-aligned practices and ensure transparent reporting to support long-term value creation.

• First Degree in Engineering or a related discipline; MBA or relevant Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressively senior experience in the upstream oil and gas sector, including leadership of producing assets.
• Strong technical knowledge of asset development, drilling and completions, facilities/production operations, and the petroleum lifecycle.
• Proven experience managing regulatory relationships within Nigeria’s upstream environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in JV and multi-stakeholder management, including complex ownership structures.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering results in capital-intensive projects, contracting strategy, production optimisation, and cost management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Hands-on leadership style; experience in EPC, oilfield services, or smaller IOC environments is highly valued.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., SPE, COREN) are desirable.
• High ethical standards and strong personal integrity.

Interested and qualified candidates should visit the official application portal by clicking the apply button below.