Careers

We recognise that having the right people work with us creates value in the organisation- this is why we provide an enabling environment for them to achieve their full potential.

Careers at FIRST E&P

Our first-oriented approach to developing an exceptional workforce includes recruiting outstanding talent transformed into high performing teams and supporting long-term professional development. Each one of our employees is empowered for result delivery through collaboration to achieve our commercial objectives.

We recognise that having the right people work with us creates value in the organisation- this is why we provide an enabling environment for them to achieve their full potential.

As a professional and learning organisation, we provide opportunities for development and encourage all our employees to be part of a professional community to share their extensive knowledge in their areas of expertise. Build a career with us, we look forward to welcoming you to our team of highly skilled and trained professionals whose knowledge and expertise is aimed at achieving our commercial objectives.

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We currently do not have any jobs available. Please check back regularly for vacancies which are posted frequently and information on our transparent recruitment process.

Graduate Interns

Our Graduate internship program provides practical work experience for high achieving graduates, within a specified time frame. 

We are always looking for exciting learning opportunities for excellent students who are leaders and innovators when available. These opportunities will be communicated here when the program commences. 

Please check regularly for updates and information on the selection process.

Undergraduate Interns

The undergraduate internship program is a learning opportunity for students who are required to participate in the industrial attachment program or vacation job with the objective to gain practical work experience related to their course of specialization. 

Undergraduate students with the relevant degrees may be selected for the program when it commences. Only a limited number is accepted at any point in time and successful applicants undergo a rigorous transparent process. Please check regularly for updates and information on the selection process.

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FIRST E&P was founded in 2011 and since then, we have achieved critical milestones through our journey that we are immensely proud of

With a management team that has a track record of commercialising and operating upstream oil and gas assets 

The heart of our busines is defined by a set of five core values which solidify the foundation we run our business on.

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Juliet Ehimuan

Non-Executive Director

Juliet Ehimuan is Director of Google in West Africa. She was named by Forbes as one of the top 20 power women in Africa, by the London Business School as one of 30 people changing the world; and featured in the BBC Africa Power Women series, and on CNN Innovate Africa.

With over 25 years experience primarily in Technology, Oil & Gas, and New Media industries across Europe, Middle East and Africa; Juliet is a leading voice on Innovation, Transformation, and Leadership. She has received numerous awards for outstanding contribution to the digital landscape in Africa. Under her leadership, the Google team has made a significant impact on local content development, infrastructure deployment, and digital capacity building.

Juliet has degrees from the London Business School, University of Cambridge; and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She was awarded IT Personality of the Year in 2012 by the Nigeria Computer Society, Digital Personality of the year 2016 by Marketing World; and received a 2015 Titans of Technology award from TechnologyAfrica.

She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and recently published 30 Days of
Excellence, a leadership and effectiveness guide.

Daniella Obiesie-Uijlenhoed

Non-Executive Director

Daniella Obiesie-Uijlenhoed is currently a Director & Partner in Danicees FZ, an oil & gas servicing company based in Nigeria & the UAE. She is also on the Board of Directors of FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited, an upstream oil & gas producing company in Nigeria.

Born in Nigeria, Daniella has a Master’s degree in Business Administration & a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Calabar. She obtained her first degree is from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication.

Daniella started work with the banking industry in 1997. Her work experience includes positions in Federal Mortgage Finance, New Nigeria Bank & Zenith Bank PLC which she left at mid-management level to join Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company in 2005 as a stakeholder management liaison between SNEPCo and NNPC/NAPIMS on the Bonga South-West project.

She would later move to the Contracting team as Head, Office Services, managing the processing & subsequent approvals through the various team lines for all SNEPCo office contracts in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, & Warri.

In 2009, Daniella took a hiatus from Shell Nigeria and worked with Oman Oryx Construction Company, UAE as the Head Corporate Services, responsible for handling all permits and stakeholder management engagements between the company and the Ministry of Energy & Minerals in Oman.

Daniella returned to Shell Nigeria in 2012, working within the strategy & portfolio team for SNEPCo office & governance policies Nigeria, until her voluntary exit from the company in 2015 to join her husband at Danicees and focus on her family.

Daniella is passionate about the formal & non-formal development of young people in Nigeria. She has been a Trustee and Director on the Board of the Duke of Edinburgh award for young people in Nigeria since 2018. The parent organization for the award was founded in 1956 in England by the late Prince Philip the 1st Duke of Edinburgh.

Daniella views external relationships as key enabler to corporate success and is a team player dedicated to personal delivery and organizational goals. She is a hands-on, high-energy individual who uses her unique interpersonal skills to generate value for organizations and their stakeholders, balancing the strategic agenda with the requirements for optimal delivery.