Lagos, Nigeria

Job Family Group:

Wells

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

June 11, 2026

Business Unit:

Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

As a Completions and Well Intervention (CWI) Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, planning, and execution of Completions and Well Intervention activities across the SNEPCO portfolio.

What you'll be doing

You will lead all aspects of completion/intervention maturation and delivery within Shell's Global Well Delivery Process (GWDP), including front-end concept identification and detailed design, execution planning, 3rd party contractor management/coordination, performance management and continuous improvement, regulatory engagement, and HSSE leadership.

• Front-end completion design and maturation
• Leading execution planning and completions/interventions operations
• Lifecycle risk management

What you bring

• 5+ years' experience in well engineering/operations with emphasis on completions & well intervention, plus a degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Applied Sciences, or similar technical discipline
• Experience utilizing completion/tubing design software, with strong capability in multi-disciplinary project delivery
• Demonstrated effective stakeholder management skills across internal and external parties
• Maturation of competitive completion/intervention designs aligned with all Shell internal/external standards, requirements, and process controls
• Implementation of robust risk management processes, including risk identification, mitigation, and contingency planning in line with the Shell risk framework
• Preparation of detailed cost and time estimates, disciplined tracking of performance metrics, and development of detailed execution programs in collaboration with operations teams
• Coordination of technical inputs for regulatory submissions and permitting, management of post-well handover documentation to production, and conducting post-job after-action reviews with improvement plans
• Driving performance improvement initiatives and global best practices, while collaborating with Contracts & Procurement to establish competitive contract structures, ensure resource availability, lead contractor performance management, uphold HSSE excellence (including incident investigations and gap closure), and support external technical engagement with co-venture partners across the SNEPCO portfolio

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase - our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes

Shell

Who We Are

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 103,000 people with operations in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach as we seek to help the world build a sustainable energy future.

Shell is a customer-focused organisation, serving more than 1 million commercial and industrial customers, and around 33 million customers daily at more than 47,000 Shell-branded retail service stations.

Our approach

Powering Progress sets our strategy to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, generating value for our shareholders, our customers and wider society. As we move forward on this journey, we will power lives and respect nature while maintaining our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people.

Our values

At Shell, we share a set of core values - honesty, integrity and respect for people - which underpin all the work we do. The Shell General Business Principles, Code of Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Manual help everyone at Shell act in line with these values and comply with relevant laws and regulations.

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