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Together, we help operators deliver projects faster and with greater confidence.\n\nWe are recruiting to fill the position below:\n\nJob Title: Lead Process Engineer \n\nLocation: Rivers\n\nAbout the Role\n\nWe are seeking a highly experienced Lead Process Engineer to join our Upstream Technical team. This is a business-critical role responsible for supporting the appraisal, development planning, and early production commercialization of four onshore oil and gas fields.\nAs a new operator without existing surface facilities, you will play a pivotal role in defining production schemes utilizing third-party infrastructure and Early Production Facilities (EPFs). Your work will directly transform discovered resources into commercial production, establishing the technical foundation for our client's first operated production system.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nEvaluate and integrate third-party processing and crude handling solutions, including EPF options.\nCoordinate with drilling, subsurface, and commercial teams to translate reservoir plans into executable production schemes.\nDevelop production system concepts, PFDs, heat and material balances, and facility sizing.\nSupport well testing, production forecasting, flow assurance, and optimisation studies.\nSupport EPF deployment, operational readiness, and crude evacuation logistics (barging/export).\nEnsure compliance with Nigerian regulatory requirements and HSE standards.\nProvide process engineering support for exploration, appraisal, and development drilling campaigns.\n\nCandidate Requirements\n\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.\nExperience: Minimum 10–15 years of upstream oil and gas experience, with at least 7 years in field development, production, or process engineering.\nSoftware: Proficiency in Aspen HYSYS, Pipesim, OLGA, or similar process simulation tools.\nLocation: Must have exposure to Nigerian upstream operations and regulatory requirements.\nTechnical Expertise: Proven track record with EPFs, modular production systems, and third-party processing facilities. Strong knowledge of flow assurance, process safety management (HAZOP/HAZID), and production optimization.\n\nKey Deliverables (First 12 Months):\n\nQ4: Achieve first oil on schedule and maintain ≥95% facility availability during startup.\nQ2: Deliver process engineering support for planned wells and complete EPF selection.\nQ1: Complete technical assessment and preliminary development plans for 100% of the four assets.\nQ3: Achieve ≥90% production readiness (commissioning plans, HAZOP, regulatory approvals).\n\nHow to Apply\n\nInterested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:  using ''Lead Process Engineer” as the subject of the mail.\n\nApplication Deadline:\n20th November, 2026","description_format":"text","description_chars":3017,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-11T16:18:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["seen:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T19:21:04Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/clinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/clinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T19:21:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":37382,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4533699},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4533699"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fclinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fclinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fclinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/clinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fclinton-oilfield-lead-process-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4078767}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"clintonoilfield.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4078767},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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