Job Title: Petroleum Engineer Specialist
Company: Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC)
Department: Upstream
Reports To: Engineering Manager – Exploration
Number of Vacancies: 1

Job Summary

The Petroleum Engineer Specialist will lead planning, design and drilling activities in exploration areas, providing technical expertise to support safe and effective exploration and appraisal well operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare well designs, drilling programmes and well plans.
• Propose well trajectories, completions and perforations.
• Supervise preparation and evaluation of drilling and completion programmes and reports.
• Prepare and evaluate engineering aspects of technical proposals.
• Monitor acquisition and interpretation of engineering data.
• Prepare technical specifications for drilling equipment and services.
• Support development of operational procedures for exploration activities.
• Verify materials and equipment provided for drilling operations.
• Prepare work programmes and budgets for the drilling section.
• Monitor and supervise exploration and appraisal well drilling.
• Participate in meetings with joint venture partners and authorities.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Drilling, Petroleum, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing/Production Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant certification or postgraduate training is an added advantage.
• Membership of professional bodies such as SPE, AAPG or SEG is an added advantage.
• Experience with Petrel, AutoCAD, Eclipse or similar engineering software is an added advantage.
• Project management experience or postgraduate project management training is an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Leadership and teamwork.
• Strong project management and planning skills.
• Negotiation and communication skills.
• Knowledge of health and safety standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory and environmental requirements in exploration.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates should apply online through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Career Opportunities portal.

Applicants should complete the online application form and upload clear copies of the required academic documents, including relevant academic transcripts, degree certificates, postgraduate certificates and professional certificates where applicable.

Application deadline: Friday, 11 September 2026 at 11:59 PM EAT.

Only applications submitted through the UNOC online recruitment system will be considered.

UNOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any money at any stage of the recruitment process.

For enquiries, applicants may contact recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug.

Application Portal: UNOC Career Opportunities