Offshore Wellhead Technician

Terra Energy Services and its subsidiary companies are leading suppliers of a wide range of upstream engineering and management services including manpower supply, quality management, environmental services, facilities, project and resources management, maintenance, inspection and procurement services with distinctive capabilities in the design and execution of large-scale offshore and onshore projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Offshore Wellhead Technician

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced and technically competent Offshore Wellhead Technician to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of wellhead and associated well-control equipment on offshore production platforms.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for operating, inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting surface wellheads, Christmas trees, valves, actuators, hydraulic and pneumatic control systems, and associated equipment.
• The role requires strong hands-on wellhead experience, sound understanding of well integrity and barrier management, and the ability to work safely in a demanding offshore production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, inspect, and maintain surface wellheads, Christmas trees, valves, actuators, and associated control systems.
• Perform routine pressure monitoring, leak checks, valve function tests, and wellhead integrity inspections.
• Support well start-up, shut-in, testing, pressure testing, intervention, and well integrity activities.
• Monitor wellhead conditions and identify abnormal pressures, leaks, equipment defects, or other well integrity concerns.
• Escalate abnormal well conditions in accordance with approved operating and well integrity procedures.
• Support maintenance and testing of hydraulic and pneumatic well-control systems.
• Execute wellhead activities in accordance with Permit-to-Work (PTW), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), isolation, SIMOPS, and offshore HSE requirements.
• Maintain accurate wellhead status, pressure, maintenance, inspection, and handover records.
• Support shutdown, intervention, commissioning, and equipment reinstatement activities as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• HND or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas industry, with strong upstream E&P exposure.
• Proven hands-on experience working with wellhead and well-control equipment in comparable offshore production environments.
• Strong knowledge of wellhead operations, well integrity, pressure control, and associated maintenance practices.
• BOSIET/HUET and valid offshore medical certification are required.
• H2S certification is required.
• Well-control awareness or relevant well-control certification is desirable.
• Other relevant technical or professional certifications will be an added advantage.

Technical Expertise:
The successful candidate should demonstrate practical and recent experience in:

• Surface wellhead and Christmas Tree systems.
• Wellhead valves, actuators, and pressure-control equipment.
• Well integrity and well barrier awareness.
• Pressure monitoring, pressure testing, and leak detection.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic well-control systems.
• Valve function testing and troubleshooting.
• Well start-up, shut-in, testing, and intervention support.
• Permit-to-Work (PTW), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and SIMOPS controls.
• Offshore HSE and emergency-response procedures.
• Wellhead inspection, maintenance, and technical reporting.