Head Energy is looking for a Senior Drilling Engineer to an operating company

Head Energy is glad to offer the following contract position as Senior Drilling Engineer

Job Description:

• Ensure all operations are conducted in a safe manner and within time and budget, without any adverse effect on the environment 
• Ensure that all well operations are planned and performed in compliance with the approved PR & Norwegian Policies.
  • These include, but are not limited to, directives/policy on business ethics, security, health, safety and the environment
• Provide engineering support for drilling contracting activities.
• Prepare Technical Scopes of Work for third-party services and drilling service contracts in line with the tendering strategy 
• Work with the project and sub-surface teams to prepare all drilling programs, consents and notifications in compliance with PR and Government legislative requirements 
• Carry out the technical evaluation of third-party services and service contract tenders in line with the tendering strategy
• Carry out the necessary engineering calculations and studies to ensure that the well designs achieve the well objectives in the most efficient manner whilst ensuring that the risks of unplanned release of fluids from the well are ALARP
• Make continuous efforts to improve drilling performance to top quartile level by well-researched applications of new tools and techniques
• Prepare probabilistic well time estimates for AFE generation purposes
• Maintain close liaison with sub-surface specialists to ensure alignment of operational objectives
• Document the Well design and ensure that Design Reviews are carried out 
• Provide drilling engineering & Operational support to the Drilling Engineering Manager and the Operations Superintendent during planning and execution on assigned wells. 
• Where material changes to the plan are required, prepare written amendments to the program and gain dispensation from the relevant authority when appropriate
• Responsible for quality assurance and mentoring of subordinate drilling engineers technical work including ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory requirements

Preferred knowledge/skills:

• University degree required (MSc degree preferably)
• Extensive Drilling, Completion, Well Workovers and Intervention experience (office and field) is beneficial to position (8-10 years minimum)
• Genuine HSSE commitment and behaviours
• Extensive experience from exploration and appraisal drilling, development drilling and completions
• Experience in well interventions techniques and field operations
• Very good knowledge of a variety of drilling systems, techniques, technologies and processes
• Effective professional relations with service companies 
• Display technical and business innovation
• Experience in managing personnel and ability to gain the respect and trust of direct subordinates
• Experience of working in different cultures, physical locations and organisational structures is preferable to position
• Must be able to communicate effectively

Internal/External Interaction

• Proactively seeks Function support in terms of both resolving potential issues and driving performance improvement
• Expected to identify and share best practices and learning; implements best practice as appropriate
• Key interactions:
  • PR Drilling Engineering Manager and Operations Superintendent
  • Interacts with own team and the wider Drilling & Completion team and subsurface team
  • The role will include interaction with license partners on operational issues
  • Interacts with all third pthird-partyers supporting the offshore operations

Language:

• Norwegian
• English

In Head Energy you get:

• Permanent- or project employment with the best conditions.
• Access to the industry´s most exciting job opportunities
• Personal follow-up, mentoring and career guidance
• A large variety of project opportunities
• Good pension- and insurance schemes 
• A pleasant and positive work environment
• Access to both specific and general courses.

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