FIRST E&P Recruitment Portal opens for the latest Oil and Gas jobs in Nigeria. Follow the post carefully to view all you need to know for successful application. FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P) is a Nigerian oil and gas company that was established in 2011. It started formal business operations on the 1st of July, 2012. FIRST E&P is a deeply technical, commercial and entrepreneurial organization, with full delivery capability across the entire upstream oil and gas value chain.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below
FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Recruitment
Title:Â Senior Social Performance Adviser
Location:Â Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- The Senior Social Performance Adviser will support in the overseeing of  the delivery of community programs, lead field implementation, and manage the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework for all social performance initiatives.Â
- The role ensures that projects are executed efficiently, generate measurable impact, and meet all regulatory and internal reporting requirements.Â
- The role serves as a critical execution and learning engine within the broader social performance strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the planning and on-ground implementation of social performance programs across host communities and emerging geographies.
- Develop and execute monitoring and evaluation frameworks, KPIs, and reporting structures for HCDT activities, social investments, and partnership programs.
- Coordinate community interface activities including stakeholder consultations, townhalls, and grievance management processes.
- Track and document program impact, performance trends, and risk areas, and recommend course-corrective actions.
- Prepare high-quality reports for regulatory agencies (e.g., NUPRC), HCDT submissions, and internal dashboards.
- Manage data systems for field-level performance tracking and feedback loops to support learning and continuous improvement.
- Supervise field officers, third-party delivery partners, and local contractors to ensure quality, compliance, and accountability.
- Support internal evaluations and strategic reviews of FIRST E&P’s social performance portfolio.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, or related field; Master’s degree is an advantage.
- 8–10 years of experience in program management, community development, or social performance in extractive industries or development sector.
- Strong command of M&E tools and frameworks; familiarity with ESG and regulatory reporting standards.
- Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder field programs, including budget, schedule, and contractor oversight.
- Excellent report writing, data analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Results-driven and detail-oriented with a strategic mindset.
- Comfortable working in remote locations and managing field operations.
- Ability to engage credibly with host communities, regulators, and senior executives.
- Familiarity with Niger Delta development context and PIA regulatory expectations.
- Strong problem-solving, adaptability, and project delivery capabilities.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Title:Â Head, Social Investment & Strategic Partnerships
Location:Â Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- The Head, Social Investment & Strategic Partnerships is responsible for shaping and leading FIRST E&P’s corporate philanthropy, impact investment, and development partnership agenda.Â
- The role defines the strategic direction and execution of the company’s health and education impact strategy, manages the multi-year Impact FIRST grants portfolio, and cultivates alliances with NGOs, development agencies, and institutional partners to enhance FIRST E&P’s social footprint and external credibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and lead the implementation of FIRST E&P’s long-term social investment strategy, with a focus on transformative outcomes in education and healthcare.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of the Impact FIRST grants program, ensuring transparent selection, effective monitoring, and measurable community impact.
- Develop and institutionalize a framework to transition high-performing NGOs to multi-year strategic partnerships.
- Identify and develop strategic partnerships with external parties.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Identify opportunities for partnerships and collaborations that align with organizational objectives.
- Manage and maintain partnership documentation and records.
- Oversee development of measurement and evaluation frameworks that assess social ROI, track grant performance, and inform future investment decisions.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Communications, ESG, CSR, Legal, Finance) to ensure alignment, governance, and storytelling of impact.
- Provide advisory to senior leadership on social investment positioning, reputational opportunities, and alignment with sustainability and ESG goals.
- Ensure all investments are compliant with corporate governance, risk management, and transparency standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Policy, Economics, Public Health, or a related field.
- Partnership Brokering Certificate or Accreditation by the Partnership Brokers Association of the UK.Â
- Minimum 12–15 years of progressive experience in corporate philanthropy, impact investing, or development partnerships, preferably in the energy or extractive sectors.
- Proven track record in designing and managing high-impact education and health initiatives.
- Demonstrated expertise in grantmaking, social innovation, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
- Deep knowledge of Nigeria’s development landscape, donor ecosystems, and social investment trends
- Strategic and forward-thinking leader with strong execution capability.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and communication skills.
- High standards of integrity, governance, and performance accountability.
- Ability to translate social vision into practical programs that deliver measurable impact.
- Strong ability to position the company as a thought leader and trusted development partner.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Title:Â Field Operations and Maintenance Engineer
Location:Â Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- The Field Operations and Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring efficient offshore operations by providing technical expertise, optimizing asset performance, and maximizing lifecycle value
Key Responsibilities
- Promote quality standards and requirements through all stages of the work and demonstrate visible commitment to achieve excellent HSE performance.
- To work closely with the FIRST E&P Project team to ensure the asset maintains designed intent, uptime and availability targets.
- Support design reviews and modifications to create better asset lifecycle commercial value.
- To work closely with the construction vendors and O&M contractor to ensure that all HSE, security, production, maintenance, integrity and marine related processes are executed to the highest standards.
- Support development of the operations documentation suite, maintained, and continually improved.Â
- To perform role of company representative at vendor locations and ensure work is executed to requisite quality, standards and aligned with accepted schedule.
- Provide operations input into the Operational Safety Case.
- Prepare for and participate in the commissioning and handover of the commissioned facilities from the project teams.
- Ensure operating envelopes for major process equipment and controls are in place to ensure that operating points are within these defined envelopes.
- Provide input supervision team for continued improvement of operating practices and performance.
- To manage operations input into a strategically important offshore project.
Requirements
Academic Qualification:
- HND or B.Sc. in Engineering
Preferred Experience:
- Working on offshore locations (FPSO/platform)
- Working with construction, installation, integration and other specialist contractors.
- Previous project experience.
- Pre-commissioning and commissioning experience.
Attributes:
- Effective communications
- Team player
- Able to work in fast paced and demanding environment.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Title:Â Financial Reporting Officer
Location:Â Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- The Financial Reporting Officer will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting in compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
- This position plays a vital role in supporting strategic decision-making by providing insightful financial analysis and maintaining a robust control environment within the Company. The successful candidate will have a direct impact on the strength of the organization’s internal controls over financial reporting and overall success.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordination and execution of month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities which include preparing accurate journal entries with supporting schedules, conducting thorough reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, and ensuring strict adherence to established deadlines.Â
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly management reports showing the debt position of the organization, short term working capital positions, cash flow analysis and variance analysis comparing budget to actuals for management information.Â
- Tracking all acquisitions and disposals of fixed assets, accurately calculating and recording depreciation expenses, periodic asset verification and maintaining organized and up-to-date fixed asset register.Â
- Periodic testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls which includes thorough documentation of existing controls, the diligent execution of testing procedures to assess their functionality of design and operating effectiveness, and the clear reporting of findings to ensure ongoing compliance and the effective mitigation of financial risks.Â
- Preparation and audit of financial statements that conform to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and other local regulatory requirements. Â
- Manage the execution of the associated statutory audit. Liaise with external auditors and ensure all audit requirements are prepared and available on a timely basis.Â
- Analysing financial performance and contributing to medium and long-term business planning and forecastsÂ
- Managing the accounting process to ensure that all financial transactions are completely and accurately captured in the company’s books.Â
- Ensure that finance processes and policies are up to date and adhered to by all employees on all company transactions.Â
- Where requested provide financial input and advice to the Management Team on submissions to partners and third parties.Â
- Staying abreast of latest industry trends and changes in the local regulatory landscape to ensure adherence new and updated regulations impacting the upstream oil and gas sector in Nigeria
Requirements
- Candidate is expected to possess recognised professional accounting qualification with at least 5 years relevant post qualification experience preferably with some oil and gas exposure.
- The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, analytical, organised, a good communicator and be able to work with multiple issues. Sound knowledge of industry standard accounting systems and Microsoft Office is essential.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Title:Â Senior Quality & Materials Engineer
Location:Â Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- The incumbent will be responsible for the delivery of Project and Asset Quality and Material engineering scope of works in the company’s projects organization, to develop and maintain pipelines & platforms in OML 83-85 field, as defined in the Company’s objectives by FIRST E&P Management.Â
- He will be responsible for developing all the required Quality Management systems and Materials /Corrosion management procedures.
- He will also engage and supervise/manage contractors to execute various aspects of the project, in keeping with the project’s contracting strategy and Company’s contracting policy/process.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the various Project Managers (Oil & Gas Processing Facilities, SURF & Platforms) in developing the overall plan that addresses the delivery of the scope of the existing PML 53 & 54 development projects and other future assets, to achieve commissioning of the project, by the date specified by Management. Â
- Lead the projects Quality scope in line with the above plan:
- Fabrication, load out, transportation and installation of Wellhead/Drilling Platforms and all appurtenances.
- Engineering, procurement, upgrade, delivery to site and installation of MOPU plus FSO or FPSO
- Manufacturing, transportation to site and installation of SURF items – subsea flowlines/risers, umbilicals, Mid-Water Arch
- Hook-up, pre-commissioning and commissioning of the above facilities and systems, including Wells.Â
- Lead the projects Materials scope in line with the above plan:
- Define and develop materials requirements on projects and existing Assets.
- Develop corrosion management systems for the entire Assets.
- Manage key stakeholders on whom project success depends; drawing on resources within and outside the company as may be necessary to support vendors’ delivery.
- Establish and implement a robust Change Management process that is consistent with the Company’s Change Management procedure
- Maintain a risk register and actively manage identified risks to protect investment value
- Supervise the activities and performance of the contractors and subcontractors through effective supervision and guidance, ensuring that technical queries are resolved without delay
- Close out all construction & installation aspects of the project upon completion (or interim completion) in line with the Company process.
Requirements
- A good University Degree in Engineering
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience in oil and gas facilities engineering and project management.
- Ability to effectively interface with the Commercial, C&P and discipline engineers to execute an integrated project
- Experience in executing a world class project in a community/security sensitive terrain such as the offshore Niger Delta
- Candidate must have successfully participated in offshore production facilities and pipeline Projects in the past.
- Track record in construction, commissioning, and operation of onshore and offshore oil/gas facilities, including oil/gas transportation pipelines.
- Ability to develop and work with project plans and schedules, including associated cost profiles
- Understanding of project reporting requirements of various stakeholders and the ability to generate the same
- Skilled in local fabrication capabilities and resources, and how to maximize them to achieve project timelines
- QA/QC Skill competency in project deliveryÂ
Technical Skills:
- Ability to multitask, manage and resolve complex technical challenges and project interfaces
- Ability to generate good-quality technical and progress reportsÂ
Business Skills:
- Ability to translate and articulate sound engineering solutions into the key business drivers, HSE, Cost and QualityÂ
Team Skills:
- Interact and work effectively with other professionals in the company and in the project team, taking cognizance of individual abilities and competences Â
Personal Skills:
- Readily accept views and guidance from superiors and input from subordinates
- Demonstrate a high level of oral and written skills (English), good listening ability, demonstrate personal initiative and ability to mentor subordinates.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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