Project Manager

Role Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Project Manager (Oil & Gas Servicing) to lead the end-to-end execution of field servicing contracts, brownfield/greenfield modifications, equipment installation, and engineering/procurement packages for upstream and midstream assets. You will drive project delivery from bidding and mobilization through procurement, fabrication, offshore/onshore site installation, pre-commissioning
• This role requires a hands-on leader capable of coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, subcontractors, marine logistics, and OEM vendors while ensuring strict compliance with regulations, requirements, and client HSE standards.
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Execution:

• Lead projects from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, handover and close-out.
• Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, milestones and deliverables.
• Define project scope, objectives, resources and execution requirements.
• Coordinate project activities across internal teams, contractors, consultants and vendors.
• Ensure project deliverables meet agreed technical, operational and quality requirements.
Budget & Resource Management:
• Develop and monitor project budgets and expenditure.
• Track project costs against approved budgets and identify potential overruns early.
• Coordinate allocation of personnel, equipment, vendors and other project resources.
• Review project-related invoices, variations and financial documentation in collaboration with Finance.
Project Monitoring & Reporting:
• Establish project KPIs and reporting mechanisms.
• Track progress against milestones, budgets and deliverables.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and executive-level project reports.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, decision logs, action trackers and supporting records.
• Escalate delays, risks and critical dependencies to management promptly.
Risk, Quality & Compliance:
• Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Maintain project risk registers and issue logs.
• Ensure project execution complies with internal policies, contractual requirements and relevant industry standards.
• Work closely with HSE and technical teams to ensure appropriate safety and quality requirements are incorporated into project execution.
Contractor & Stakeholder Management:
• Coordinate contractors, vendors, consultants and other project partners.
• Act as the Single Point of Contact for client project teams, participating in daily/weekly progress reviews and executive updates.
• Monitor contractor performance against agreed scope, timelines and service levels.
• Participate in project meetings, site meetings and stakeholder engagements.
• Maintain clear communication between management, clients and project teams.
• Manage expectations and resolve project-related issues before they affect delivery.
Change & Documentation Management:
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule and budget through appropriate change-control processes.
• Maintain project documentation including contracts, schedules, reports, approvals and correspondence.
• Drive punch-list management and compilation of final Data Books, As-Built drawings, Inspection Certificates, and Handover Dossiers.
• Secure formal client Sign-off Certificates (Milestone Completion Certificates) to enable prompt invoicing and release of retentions.
• Conduct post-project reviews, lessons-learned workshops, and financial close-outs.
Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience within an oil & gas servicing company, EPCC contractor, or oilfield services vendor in Nigeria.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects from initiation to completion.
• Strong project planning, scheduling and budget-management capabilities.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, vendors and contractors.
• Strong risk-management and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent reporting, documentation and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder-management and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with relevant project management and productivity tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within demanding project environments.
• Willingness and ability to work fully on-site in Port Harcourt.
Preferred:
• Experience within the oil & gas, energy, engineering, construction or industrial sectors.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or another recognised project management certification.
• Registered member of COREN, NSE, or SPE.
• Experience managing contractor-heavy or technically complex projects.
• Knowledge of HSE requirements and project governance within the oil & gas industry.
What We Are Looking For:
• The ideal candidate is not simply someone who can maintain a project tracker. We need someone who takes ownership of delivery, anticipates problems, manages stakeholders effectively and ensures that scope, cost, quality and timelines remain under control.