Senior Drilling Engineer

Senior Drilling Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical) or any other related discipline and/or commensurate work experience is required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in areas such as Design and Execution of Horizontal Wells, Drilling Operations or a related field. Industry experience is preferred.
• Well Control Certification

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, design, and documentation for complex well drilling programs.
• Administers drilling and service contracts, plans well drilling operations, and supervises drilling personnel on site.
• Troubleshoots technical issues and challenges that arise during drilling operations, implementing solutions to optimize performance and mitigate risks.
• Provides technical assistance to drilling operations staff, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and prepares estimated drilling well costs and AFE generation for drilling activities.
• Implements safety protocols and ensures compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Facilitates knowledge sharing within the organization to build technical expertise and fosters a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• Performs drilling engineering work requiring application of complex techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of engineering tasks and develops precise and accurate well designs for drilling activities.
• Evaluates, uses, and recommends emerging AI technologies and machine learning techniques to analyze drilling data, improve drilling safety, reduce non-productive time, optimize well performance, and support data-driven decision-making for continuous improvement in drilling operations.
• Builds technical recommendations and provides business case to leadership in a concise, constructive, knowledgeable format that includes detailed implications for risk, business priorities, and value, integrates multi-discipline knowledge in technical recommendations, and may communicate technical recommendations to leadership.
• Prepares estimated drilling well costs and AFE generation for company operated exploratory, developmental, and remedial drilling activities.
• Seeks mentoring, training, and direction from supervisors and/or experienced personnel specific to job role as needed and provides technical assistance to drilling operations staff to ensure that each well is completed in a safe, efficient, and cost effective manner.
• Contributes substantially to complex drilling projects, leads concurrent efforts, mentors others, and influences safety culture, emphasizing EHS priorities and sound technical judgment.
• Determines and provides best practices to achieve optimum drilling performance and pursues continuous improvement as part of daily work activities.
• Establishes effective relationships, influences at all levels, mentors on collaboration, and contributes innovative solutions, leveraging an inclusive mindset and diverse expertise.
• Performs problem well analysis, support, and engineering studies as needed and possesses the responsibility and authority to stop unsafe work by employees or contractors.
• Organizes and completes multiple concurrent drilling projects, prioritizes deadlines, and communicates effectively, demonstrating autonomy in decision-making and providing strategic technical recommendations to leadership.
• Provides training and mentorship to junior engineers and drilling personnel to enhance their skills and knowledge in drilling operations and technologies.
• Aids in the implementation of new technologies or processes aimed at enhancing drilling efficiency, safety, and risk mitigation.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.