Petroleum/Gas Officer (1 Position) – Job Grade 6 (Permanent & Pensionable) REF: VA/4/11/2025
Closing: Dec 2, 2025
Published: Nov 12, 2025
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Job Summary
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The role involves overseeing compliance, safety, and operational integrity in midstream and downstream petroleum and gas facilities. It includes planning and conducting technical audits and inspections of existing and under-construction facilities, investigating accidents, ensuring corrective and preventive measures are implemented, and verifying environmental remediation. The position also entails reviewing facility designs for compliance with standards, analyzing operational data, handling stakeholder complaints and customer inquiries, and supporting the licensing process through technical evaluations and reporting.
Responsibilities
Petroleum Operations
1. Preparing detailed technical audit checklists and timetables for mid and downstream petroleum facilities.
2. Planning and conduct audits of existing mid and downstream petroleum facilities.
3. Planning and conducting audits of mid and downstream petroleum facilities under construction to ensure adherence to Standards during construction.
4. Collecting, collating and verifying information and statistics presented during audits of mid and downstream petroleum facilities.
5. Preparing detailed audit findings reports and ensure timely communication of the findings to the auditee.
6. Ensuring timely implementation of the Corrective Action Plans (CAP) as proposed by the auditee.
7. Undertaking taproot analysis of accidents involving mid and downstream petroleum facility operations.
8. Preparing detailed accident investigation reports detailing the root cause and the proposed mitigation measures to prevent recurrence.
9. Ensuring proper remediation of contaminated grounds after accidents involving spillage of petroleum in mid and downstream petroleum facilities.
10. Reviewing designs of proposed facilities in the mid and downstream petroleum sub-sectors and providing reports to the licensing team.
11. Participating in the resolution of stakeholder complaints and disputes involving mid and downstream petroleum facility operations.
12. Receiving and respond to Customers’ enquiries on mid and downstream petroleum facilities.
13. Collecting, collate and analyze data on mid and downstream petroleum facility operations.
Gas Operations
14. Preparing detailed technical audit checklists and timetables for bulk LPG storage facilities.
15. Planning and conducting audits of existing bulk LPG storage facilities.
16. Planning and conducting audits of bulk LPG storage facilities under construction to ensure adherence to Standards during construction.
17. Collecting, collating and verify information and statistics presented during audits of bulk LPG storage facilities.
18. Preparing detailed audit findings reports and ensure timely communication of the findings to the auditee.
19. Ensuring timely implementation of the Corrective Action Plans (CAP) as proposed by the auditee.
20. Undertaking taproot analysis of accidents involving Bulk LPG storage facility operations.
21. Preparing detailed accident investigation reports detailing the root cause and the proposed mitigation measures to prevent recurrence.
22. Ensuring proper remediation of contaminated grounds after accidents involving release of LPG in bulk LPG storage facilities.
23. Reviewing designs of proposed bulk LPG storage facilities and providing reports to the licensing team.
24. Participating in the resolution of stakeholder complaints and disputes involving bulk LPG storage facility operations.
25. Receiving and responding to Customers’ enquiries on bulk LPG storage facilities.
Collecting, collating and analyzing data on bulk LPG storage operations.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following
disciplines: Engineering, Petroleum Sciences or Energy Studies or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
2. Proficiency in Computer applications; and
3. Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
