Drilling & Completion Superintendent

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Drilling & Completion Superintendent, based in Aberdeen. This is a project PAYE role with an anticipated duration of 2 years.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures a formal communication path is established between base and site.
• Ensure critical operational decisions are management according to the CoC.
• Leads site based team to ensure prevention and control of well control incidents and major risks related to HPHT drilling and wells activities
• Leads operational planning and execution with regards to good practices and optimised procedures during drilling & wells operations
• Ensures rig based teams including Rig Contractor comply with Company Referential and company Procedures
• Ensures application of management of change process
• Interfaces with Field Operations to ensure to ensure delivery of and compliance with SIMOPs Procedures
• Develop a culture within well site personnel including Rig Contractor in terms of well control preparedness, management of major risks and HSE related matters
• Manage equipment and associated logistics, in close coordination with the Senior Drilling and Completion Supervisor, Material Coordinator and the QAQC inspector
• Ensure the Affiliate’s Performance Management Process is implemented at the well site, by implementing a Drilling & Wells Improvement Process with continuous improvement objective to optimize operational duration and cost
• Act as the operational focal point for Rig Contractor, drive excellence in safety and operational performance
• Act as the operational focal point for onshore SIMOPs interfaces
• Contribute to development of final rig equipment list
• Develop rig intake and acceptance procedure following RTA, including audit and inspections of tendered rigs during evaluation phase
• Develop rig specific Managed Pressure Drilling strategy/integration plan
• Coordinate with company logistics and Rig Contractor for rig mobilisation and demobilisation
• Coordinate and mobilise all service providers for new rig intake
• Develop HSE Bridging Document with Rig Contractor
• Develop SIMOPs procedure
• Assist with construction of BOCP documents
• Lead rig performance monitoring, set and track rig contractor KPIs
• Review and input operations programmes
• Supervise the implementation of operation programmes
• Control the activity of contractors, supervisors and service providers
• Optimise operations in relation with engineering, geology and reservoir entities but also with field ops
• Optimise rig equipment in collaboration with rig contractor
• Analyse failures or problems and recommend changes in programme, anticipate potential problems and plan alternative strategies
• Review and authorise work instructions
• Ensure or control daily and final reporting of wells or of operations
• Ensure the respect of safety and environmental rules, support companies CFR ambitions, proactively seek fuel/CO2e saving opportunities
• Contribute to the improvement of skills and the know-how, provide coaching develop REX where required
• Recruit offshore team, evaluate job holders & train job holders when required

 
Experience & Qualifications:

• The job holder should be educated to degree level or similar and demonstrate significant ability through experience and proven achievements in HPHT/HDJU drilling, completion and work-over operations with significant experience in offshore oil and gas drilling.
• The job holder must be a drilling and wells professional who has gained the requisite expertise through extensive continuous training, and wide operational experience on offshore drilling rigs, logistics, simultaneous operations, coupled with a significant knowledge / experience of drilling related equipment, cost control and follow-up, environmental safety, risk assessment, equipment certification and a strong knowledge of the Group policies and relevant (FP) Company Rules.
• Experience of MPD and HPHT operations is a strong advantage.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is essential. French desirable.

 
Contract position
 
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/081003.


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