Senior Drilling Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Drilling Engineer, based in Aberdeen. This will be on a 12 month PAYE contract working from city centre offices. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Prepare well designs, drilling programmes and regulatory submissions in compliance with UK statutory requirements and company policies, standards and procedures.
• Conduct well planning in accordance with the Well Delivery Process (WDP) and ensure compliance with well examination scheme.
• Ensure detailed risk assessment (HAZOP/HAZID) conducted prior to operational execution in accordance with company risk management process.
• Prepare scopes of work and appropriate technical specifications for procurement of equipment and services.
• Technical lead for assigned contracts. Responsible for managing the agreed relationship with service providers and in setting the KPIs with the Contract Owner and C&P Specialist
• Provide input as required into preparation of permits and applications to UK regulatory authorities.
• Prepare scoping, budgetary and AFE level well cost estimates (deterministic and/or probabilistic)
• Timely identification of long lead material and equipment to facilitate procurement
• Monitor and measure performance against expectations. Analyse variances and capture lessons learned.
• Coordinate and liaise with other company disciplines on well related issues.
• Coordinate service company support to company.
• Provide technical and operational support to the well operations team during execution, as required.
• Risk assess and implement Management of Change (MoC) process for revisions to approved programmes/ scopes of work in accordance with company policies, standards and procedures.
• Review operational written instructions (after development by offshore rig management and service specialists) prior to offshore approval
• Report and investigate non-productive and lost time and issue Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) as appropriate during operations (determine root cause, define actions to prevent recurrence).
• Implementation of lessons learned system and championing of all performance improvement initiatives applicable to drilling operations.
• Oversee JV operations as delegated by Well Engineering Manager.
• Emergency Response delegate.

 
Experience & Qualifications:

• Individual contributor. Enthusiastic self -development as a Drilling Engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Drilling Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering or similar (preferred) or vocational training with extensive experience in well engineering and site supervision, with proven track record.
• Relevant experience (minimum) in well engineering and site supervision.
• IWCF Well Control Certification
• Able to work and communicate effectively with colleagues, partners and all other stakeholders.
• Respecting the knowledge and experience of others, sharing information and building effective relationships.

 
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/082180.


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