Paragon GE is looking for a Head of Drilling Engineering for a staff position with an E&P company in the UAE.
Candidates must have a minimum 15 years of experience in offshore drilling, completion and workover operations and engineering, including at least 5 years of experience in an engineering supervisory role.
Position Title: Head of Drilling Engineering
Staff or Temp: Staff
Expected package: To be discussed
Location: UAE
Reports to: Group Drilling Manager
Team Size: 20
Job Purpose
- Guide and direct engineering activities related to the planning, design and execution of Drilling, completion and Workover operations.
- Ensure that consistently high standards of engineering and planning are applied to Drilling, completion and workover operations in order to safely meet well objectives at minimal cost.
Duties & Responsibilities
Technical: Ensure application of Engineering best practices in planning Drilling, Completion and Workover activities.
- Review well recommendations and objectives for clarity and feasibility.
- Ensure that adequate Drilling and Completion Engineering input is provided during the conceptual stages of well planning and design.
- Establish measures of success for Drilling, Completion and workover programs.
- Identify potential technical challenges or problem areas in the well plan and recommend preventive or remedial measures.
- Review and endorse well designs and work programs.
- Initiate and manage feasibility studies aimed at resolving Drilling problems and or improving performance
- Identify applicable engineering standards and industry best practices for incorporation into the well program.
- Ensure that process improvements, new technologies and other means of improving operations are communicated and successfully applied in the field.
Control: Policy, procedure and risk mitigation.
- Ensure compliance with company HSE standards and statutory requirements during the well engineering process; identify and develop opportunities to engineer safety hazards out of well operations.
- Ensure that risk assessments are performed for key phases of the well program.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures and best practices designed to maximize the safety, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of drilling, completion and workover activities.
- Maintain compliance with guidelines and requirements regarding the gathering, quality control, maintenance, storage and retrieval of technical data.
- Ensure compliance with and proper application of company procedures and internal regulations, including those pertaining to confidential information, and recommend updates as needed.
- Ensure that Drilling Engineering planning and scheduling systems are implemented and kept up-to-date.
Strategy: Coordinate Drilling and Workover strategies with overall company business objectives.
- Establish the scope of work for Drilling, Completion and Workover programs based on objectives set forth in the Field Development Plan.
- Contribute to the preparation of the annual Drilling Department plan to ensure that resource requirements and work programs are adequately addressed.
Liaison and coordination.
- Liaise with Drilling operations team to identify requirements for equipment, materials and services, and to coordinate scheduling of well operations.
- Review well work program with sponsoring Department and propose modifications or amendments where needed.
- Maintain effective and proper working relationships with contractors and service companies to ensure that company requirements are understood and met in terms of expected standards of quality and performance.
Reporting: Prepare reports in support of department activities.
- Review department reports for completeness, accuracy and adherence to required standards.
- Provide reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders as required.
- Provide management with drilling input for making field development decisions.
Coaching, Training and Mentoring: Actively contribute to the development of staff.
- Support department staff in meeting needs for employee training, development and skill gap closure.
- Coach employees in order to build their knowledge and skills.
- Mentor staff to ensure appropriate succession management.
- Motivate employees by encouraging, recognizing and rewarding superior performance.
Job Factors
Minimum Education Level Required
Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering
Certificates: IWCF 4
The minimum years of experience required (All qualification listed Must be job related)
Minimum 15 years of experience in offshore drilling, completion and workover operations and engineering, including at least 5 years of experience in an engineering supervisory role.