Staff Senior Drilling Engineer for Well Management Company
Well Expertise is a rapidly expanding Well Management Company that was established in 2016 and are located in new offices at Randaberg, just outside of Stavanger.
WE are currently involved in several projects on the NCS and internationally on behalf of our clients, and are therefore looking to strengthen our team with additional Senior Drilling Engineer.
As a Senior Drilling Engineer in our company you will be responsible for your own client and projects, in addition to be part of a young working environment with flexible work hours and your own office.
Overall responsibility for well design activities and for review and follow-up of well design documentation, activity programs and detailed operational procedures; verifying that laws and regulations are complied with.
Qualifications:
Minimum BSc degree or similar in engineering sciences
Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in drilling and well planning/operations
Experience from planning and execution of Exploration wells as a drilling engineer
Job description:
Participate and assist in tendering for contracts
Contribute with input to governing documents
Perform engineering studies for clients
Mentor and coach drilling engineers
Function as 3rd party supplier focal point during well planning
Pursue the adoption of new technology if value added
Assisting in GAP analysis of Well Expertise requirements and Operator and Rig Contractor requirements.
Perform verification's of service suppliers
Responsible for reviewing and verifying the well design and associated documentation during the design process
Responsible for performing HPHT, DW and complex casing designs
Responsible for prepare time estimate and Authority for Expenditure (AFE)
Develop, review and verify activity programs and operational procedures
Assist cost controllers in monitoring of incurred cost during operations
Approve invoices from 3rd parties from operations
Develop equipment lists and assist drilling superintendent in call-off of equipment required for the operation
Perform engineering duty during operations
Plan for risk identification and mitigation at an early stage in the well planning process and communicate the measures adopted or advised to the client
Participation in emergency response.
Reporting - Responsible for follow up and review of reporting during operations; ensuring that all reporting requirements from the operation are met.
Laws and Regulations - Ensure that the well design is developed in compliance with governing laws and regulations
Risk Monitoring and mitigation - see to that sufficient mitigating actions are put in place according to experienced risks for well design
Reporting to Drilling Superintendent and/or Engineering Manager.