Wellsite Drilling Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Wellsite Drilling Engineer, based Offshore. This has been released on a 5 month PAYE contract.
 
Responsibilities:

• Provides drilling engineering input to well construction, workover and abandonment projects.
• Ensures projects are planned in full compliance with corporate policies, standards, procedures and guidelines and relevant regulatory requirements and are executed safely and efficiently.
• Keeps abreast of new and emerging technologies in support of company’s objective to be an industry leader
• Supports well delivery efficiency with benchmarking and performance analysis.
• Ensure detailed risk assessments are prepared for planned well operations and risks are managed and mitigated as appropriate.
• Preparation of Well Feasibility Notes, Concept Select Reports, and Basis of Design documents.
• Preparation of time & cost estimates and AFEs for each project phase. Monitors expenditure.
• Preparation of Drilling Programmes, Well Notifications and Consents, equipment lists etc.
• Interfaces effectively with other teams e.g. subsurface, projects, supply chain, finance to safely and successfully deliver the project.
• Prepares and submits End of Well Reports in a timely manner
• Captures and closes out lessons learned and analysis of NPT events.
• Prepares and evaluates tenders. Acts as Technical Sponsor for certain contracts.
• Supports the contractor management process by developing positive relationships with contractors and suppliers. Ensures contractor delivery against KPIs/scorecards.
• Makes regular visits offshore to enhance onshore-offshore relationships and communications, participate in rig safety audits, promote and support Centrica and contractor safety-related initiatives etc.
• Participates in the Wells’ duty rota and provides support to the Incident Management Team (IMT) in the event of a rig-related incident.

 
Experience & Qualifications:

• Delivery focused
• Good HSE attitude and behaviours
• Positive attitude and behaviours, together with flexibility
• Good communicator
• Commercial awareness
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team
• Competent in using Compass, Wellplan and Stresscheck software
• Degree in an engineering, technology or science discipline
• Experience in a well engineering/operations role, including jack-up and semi-submersible drilling operations.
• Fully certified by a recognised Well Control Authority e.g. IWCF, WELLCAP
• Offshore medical, survival and MIST certification

 
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/081248.


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