Head of Operations Production Services Section - Oil and Gas / Energy

Key Responsibilities:

• Operational Leadership & Strategy
• Contribute to corporate strategy in production and supply chain areas to ensure the company achieves its short and long-term objectives.
• Develop and implement operational policies and procedures that ensure core production functions achieve their business objectives.
• Lead day-to-day production operations and provide senior technical oversight to ensure high-integrity facility performance.
• Direct and control production to ensure services of the required standard are provided within agreed costs and timescales.
• Fully accountable for safe operational delivery of onshore assets.

• Technical & Operations Readiness Support
• Production Surveillance and Reporting
• Provide hands-on operational and technical support across oil, gas, water treatment, rotating equipment, and process units.
• Drive problem-solving for process inefficiencies and ensure proper technical interfaces with engineering and technical departments.
• Grow the efficiency of existing organizational processes and procedures to enhance and sustain internal capacity.
• Lead the Operations Readiness phase for new Projects and also for the Brown Field modifications.

• Production Optimisation & Performance Management
• Assess well performance and propose production optimization actions.
• Responsible for well and workover coordination
• Consolidate production Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), analyze production results, and coordinate weekly performance reviews.
• Drive production KPI improvement plans and campaigns, preparing challenging deferment targets and driving the organization to deliver against them.
• Develop new strategies to increase production with safe and cost-efficient methods.
• Ensure production targets are achieved and take corrective actions to rectify variances.
• Lead crude oil export planning and manage deviations in product quality.
• Responsible for facility reliability and maintenance interfaces

• HSE & Regulatory Compliance
• Develop all necessary policies and procedures to ensure safe and healthy working environments across all company locations.
• Ensure full compliance with HSSE standards and regulatory requirements, including process safety management in high-hazard environments.
• Lead safety case operations and emergency response activities, including operational readiness.
• Review method statements and risk assessments to ensure applicability and appropriateness prior to work commencement.
• Ensure inspection and audit plans are followed at all sites and assets.
• Document contractor performance

• Financial & Budget Management
• Develop and control operational budgets to promote profitability and ensure the company has all resources required to meet its objectives within agreed financial parameters.
• Manage operational expenses, procurement activities, and preparation of AFEs (Approved for Expenditure).
• Identify and actualize cost savings opportunities.
• Support budgeting, financial reporting, analytics, and business planning.