Economist at Total Nigeria

Total is the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world, with 100,000 employees in more than 130 countries worldwide. Our size and performance rank us as one of the top five global oil companies. “We are among the majors that invest the most in exploration. More importantly, our teams are highly motivated. They have a real pioneering spirit we must keep cultivating!”.

Applications are invited for the position below:

Job Position: Economist
Offer ID: 12632BR
Job Location: Lagos
Employment type: Regular position
Branch: Exploration and Production
Metier: Strategy Economics

Job Description

• Prepares economic evaluations, quantitative decision support
• and risk analysis for routine and non-routine business activities for a portfolio of Total E&P assets, such as:
• Economic evaluation and commercial advice for new business opportunities,
• Economic evaluation to support Management decisions for the sanctioning of various upstream projects
• Runs, maintains and further develops the economic modeling tools used
• Actively participates in delivering annual planning exercises: Long Term Plan, Budget, etc.
• Develops and maintains interfaces with technical and financial entities to improve quality and deliverability of economic analysis.
• Realizes specialized studies on key commercial and technical issues and provide business advice to Management.

Candidate Profile

• At least 3 years relevant experience
• Knowledge of upstream petroleum techniques, concepts, tools and economic methods
• Highly numerate with a Masters Degree or equivalent in Economics, Engineering, Finance, Geosciences; an MBA would be advantageous.
• Highly motivated individual with proven capacity to work to tight deadlines & produce high quality work within a high pressured context.
• Very strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Global view of the oil and gas business.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work with different transverse teams at all levels and the confidence to communicate analysis to Management.
• Analytical skills, rigor, keen attention to detail, anticipation, curiosity, creativity, judgment are critical to succeed in this role