Deputy Head of Production Department Location: Kampala, Uganda. Mobilized to Albert Lake, construction sites, or other cities if required. Primary function: • Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Production Department, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective oil and gas production operations, field development execution, production optimization, asset integrity, national talent development, and readiness for the Company’s transition into full operations. Responsibilities: • Lead the planning, execution and continuous optimization of production operations, ensuring delivery of approved field development plans, production targets, reservoir management objectives and facility performance standards. • Provide overall leadership of the Production Department, including departmental strategy, structure, manpower planning, performance management, resource allocation and cross-functional coordination with Subsurface, Drilling, Engineering, QHSE, Commercial, Procurement and Finance teams. • Develop, defend and execute annual work programs, production plans and CAPEX/OPEX budgets, while monitoring cost performance, contract utilization, production efficiency and opportunities for cost optimization. • Ensure all production, development and field operations comply with applicable laws, petroleum regulations, approved standards, permits, internal procedures, partner commitments and regulatory reporting requirements. • Oversee production facilities readiness, commissioning support, start-up, operations reliability, maintenance coordination, asset integrity and emergency response preparedness to ensure safe and uninterrupted operations. • Strengthen interfaces with Government authorities, regulators, Joint Venture partners, contractors and internal stakeholders to secure alignment on production plans, operational performance, approvals, reporting and issue resolution. • Monitor daily production operations and key field events, escalate material issues to Management, lead incident/emergency response within the department and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions. • Drive nationalization, knowledge transfer and capability development by implementing structured training, coaching, succession planning and career development programs for national engineers, supervisors and specialists. • Promote continuous improvement, digitalization and adoption of fit-for-purpose technologies to enhance production efficiency, safety performance, data quality, environmental performance and long-term asset value. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Production Operations or other relevant Oil & Gas discipline. • A postgraduate qualification is an added advantage. • At least 15 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas industry, including at least 5 years in field/on-site production operations and demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical or operations teams. Knowledge: • Strong understanding of field development, production operations, reservoir management, production engineering, surface facilities, economic analysis, HSE management, petroleum laws/regulations and international oilfield practices. • Strategic leadership and operational decision-making in complex field environments. • Excellent planning, analytical, negotiation, stakeholder management and communication skills. • Strong commitment to HSE leadership, compliance, ethics and operational discipline. • Ability to lead multicultural teams, develop national talent and build high-performance work practices. • High achievement orientation, resilience, accountability and sound judgment under pressure. • Excellent command of written and spoken English. 2. Deputy Head of Production Department Location: Kampala, Uganda. Mobilized to Albert Lake, construction sites, or other cities if required. Primary function: • Support the Head of Production Department in providing strategic and operational leadership for safe, reliable, compliant and cost-effective production operations, field development execution, production optimization, asset integrity, emergency preparedness and national talent development as the Company transitions into full operations. Responsibilities: • Assist the Head of Production Department in planning, executing and optimizing production operations to achieve approved field development plans, production targets, reservoir management objectives and facility performance standards. • Coordinate daily production operations, field performance reviews, production reporting, operational issue resolution and follow-up of key actions across Production, Subsurface, Drilling, Engineering, QHSE, Commercial, Procurement and Finance teams. • Support the preparation, defense and execution of annual work programs, production plans and CAPEX/OPEX budgets, including monitoring of cost performance, contract utilization, production efficiency and cost optimization initiatives. • Ensure production, development and field operation activities under the department comply with applicable laws, petroleum regulations, approved standards, permits, internal procedures, partner commitments and regulatory reporting requirements. • Oversee production readiness, commissioning support, start-up preparation, operations reliability, maintenance coordination, asset integrity follow-up and emergency response preparedness to support safe and uninterrupted operations. • Maintain effective working interfaces with Government authorities, regulators, Joint Venture partners, contractors and internal stakeholders on operational performance, approvals, reporting, technical matters and issue resolution. • Monitor significant field events, production deviations, incidents and operational risks, escalate material matters to the Head of Department and support implementation of corrective and preventive actions. • Support nationalization, knowledge transfer and capability development through structured coaching, mentoring, training plans, succession planning and development of national engineers, supervisors and specialists. • Promote continuous improvement, digitalization and adoption of fit-for-purpose technologies to improve production efficiency, safety performance, data quality, environmental performance and long-term asset value. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Production Operations or other relevant Oil & Gas discipline. • A postgraduate qualification is an added advantage. • At least 10 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas industry, including at least 5 years in field/on-site production operations and demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical or operations teams. Knowledge: • Extensive knowledge of field development, production operations, reservoir management, production engineering, surface facilities, HSE management, petroleum laws/regulations, economic analysis and international oilfield practices.