Senior Drilling Engineer

Drilling Engineer (Senior)

The Position

Within the Drilling and Production department in the Central Office the position of Senior Drilling reports to the Manager Drilling and Production. The Senior Drilling will provide technical support to the Opco’s and new business development teams in the Client’s group including drilling project management, implementation of new technologies, innovative work practices and cost saving initiatives.

The Senior Drilling will take a leading role in the continued preparation, introduction and implementation of an ambitious programme to improve the economics of the Company’s drilling related activities. Core themes are execution of SSV’s, the introduction of new drilling-related technologies, innovative working practices, cost saving initiatives and support for training and development programmes of junior production staff.

Job Description

The incumbent will provide technical support to the Opco’s and new business development teams, including implementation of a step-change in the acceptance and application of new drilling technologies and work practices for Client’s operated projects.

Breakdown of Duties

Provide specialist drilling consultancy services to Opco’s and new business development teams;Review Drilling aspects of new projects as part of the stage gate process;Plan and execute drilling operations of Single String Ventures (SSV);Prepare, promote and support implementation of new drilling technology aimed at further improvement of the economics of field development activities in the Client’s group, including:Introduction of new technologies, especially UBD, Casing Drilling, Deep water;Implementation of innovative work practices;Generation of cost saving initiatives.Provide regular advice of worldwide drilling activities to management;Maintain up-to-date knowledge base on state-of-the-art technologies in drilling discipline and communicate relevant news effectively within own Opco and with peers within the Group;Liaise effectively with other Opco’s and other departments in the Central Office;Adhere to drilling-related company policies and procedures and propose improvements to these policies and procedures;Assist in the preparation of training and development programmes for both junior and experienced drilling staff.

Person Specification

Engineering graduate with at least 8 years relevant international experience in the E&P business, with emphasis on drilling and workover technology, including supervisory, planning and design activities. Essential to be able to work effectively as part of a team, having first-class inter-personal, communication and motivating skills. Fluency in English must be given.

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