Drilling Engineer

5 days ago

Houston, Texas, United States Petroplan Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Role Title
:
Drilling Engineer

Role Synopsis

The Engineer is accountable for providing the engineering expertise required to support the delivery of well engineering activities that meet business objectives, adequately address safety and operational risk, and are in compliance with local regulations and in conformance with company requirements. The Engineer supports the Senior Engineer, Engineering Manager (EM), and Wells Superintendent (WSUP) by delivery of engineering support and documentation for their review. The Engineer actively seeks coaching and mentoring from more experienced staff.

Essential Role Requirements

Educated to a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline or higher.

Has an understanding of engineering design and operations for the relevant discipline (Drilling).

7+ years of industry experience – wells experience (drilling, completions, intervention)

3+ years of offshore experience - drilling

Other supplemental qualifications:

1+ years of Managed Pressure Drilling

2+ years of Deepwater Drilling

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Safety and Risk Management

  • Identify process safety and operational risks and include mitigations in well design / operations.
  • Provide input and supports engineering self-verification (SV) activities.
  • Develop and provide input into well-specific Risk Register including completeness and relevant preventions / mitigations. Facilitate an effective discussion of risks, preventions, and mitigations during procedural reviews.
  • Support HAZOP and risk assessment needs for emerging risks.

Conformance / Compliance

  • Prepare for review – well design, permitting, and operations in compliance with local regulations and conformance with company requirements.
  • Prepare and provide input to MoCs or deviations if needed.

Leadership, 'Who We Are'

  • Role model 'Who We Are' and our Code of conduct through words and actions.
  • Seek out feedback while embedding Our beliefs, How We Work and the Safety Leadership Principles.
  • Seek to build enduring capability in self and others.
  • Promote cross functional integration in well planning and execution.

Well Planning and Execution

  • Develop optimal well plans with the extended well engineering team (company and contractors) that meet program, HSE, performance, and life of well objectives – with oversight.
  • Utilizes Azure Dev Ops (ADO) and the agile/squad framework for well delivery.
  • Conducts rig / yard visits as needed.
  • Prepare well specific technical design documents and procedures (i.e. SoR, BoDs, engineering modelling, procedures, etc.) – with oversight.
  • Create business ownership through the life of the well including accurate cost / time estimates (FM/AFE), cost management, and due diligence.
  • Utilize wells solutions technical support, RCC, ConneXus, etc.
  • Document knowledge management content: learnings, best practices, case histories, lab tests, SITs etc. using the relevant tools and databases.
  • Seek out applicable cross-regional, industry learnings and new technology via CoP and Learning sessions.
  • Participate in incident investigations and utilizes the ESQ2 process.
  • Provide engineering oversight and review quality and rigor of contractor services and products
  • Participate in continuous improvement projects.
  • Verify reliability / integrity via participation in equipment assurance and QA/QC documentation.
  • Interface with subsea to assure requirements are incorporated in subsea equipment and operations– with oversight where needed.
  • Prepare timely and accurate well handover documentation.

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