Senior Workover Engineer
BH-315687-1
Posted: 08/12/2025
- Competitive
- Iraq Basra
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Key Accountabilities
• Provide engineering experience, expertise and leadership to Workover Department, ensure the highest standards in the development of Workover & Completion Programs.
• Lead with a strong commitment to HSE, ensuring compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and well control procedures.
• Responsible the workover programme meets the SOR well objectives safely and efficiently.
• Responsible the highest standard Workover/Completion Programs is generated by assigned Workover Delivery Engineers, including adequate well history reviews.
• Identify and coordinate of pre-workover activities by Wells Services.
• Lead the QA/QC process for technical calculations, ensuring program accuracy and efficiency.
• Daily engineering and troubleshooting support to Workover/Completions Operations, including but not limited to Water Shut-offs/Zonal isolation, ESP Installation, Water Injection, Wellbore Cleanout, Cased Hole Fishing, and Well Integrity repair/intervention.
• Mentor and coach Workover Engineers, fostering continuous learning and skill development.
• Team SPA for key service provider contract(s): Liaising with Service Providers and Contractors with regards to inventory, equipment and utilisation of services.
• Prepare, conduct and represent Workover Engineering at multi-disciplined Pre Workover meetings.
• QA/QC of EOWR and technical reports as required.
• Provide technical and engineering support to the delivery team and Well site leaders.
• Offer recommendations for operational improvements plus implementing optimization and efficiency opportunities
• Participate in Quarterly Contractor Performance Reviews. offering recommendations for improvement.
• Track workover KPIs (NPT, cost efficiency, safety compliance, equipment performance).
• Identify and implement new technologies and best practices to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Provide input on contractor performance and service quality, ensuring vendors meet technical and operational expectations.
Criteria & Qualifications:
• Earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• Minimum 10-15 years of hands-on experience in well site operations with Major International Operator, particularly in workover, completions, or well intervention activities, Minimum 5 years’ experience as Workover/Completions Engineer with at least 5 years as a Workover Site Leader (WSL) or 5 years in a high leadership position.
• Experience with land rig workover operations and planning, including water shutoff, water injection, fishing, fracturing, stimulation, ESP operations, and complex workover projects in challenging environments.
• Valid IADC or IWCF Supervisory level Well Control certification.
• Demonstrate a PROVEN track record of introducing and applying successful implementation of new technology to Workovers/Completions
• Good communication and mentoring skills to be commensurate with the above job role.
• Strong team player with exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience of managing rig and service contractors on multiple rig operations
• Workover Engineering in oil/gas field development/rehabilitation projects
• Aptitude to innovate and be open to new ideas.
• Flexible approach to work
• Proficiency in workover program development, risk assessments, and troubleshooting.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and crisis-management skills.
• Experience in contractor and stakeholder management
• Deep understanding of HSE policies, regulatory standards, and safety leadership.
• Experience in conducting incident investigations and safety audits.
• Proficient in safe working practices and good oil field practices
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the oil industry
• Strong English written and oral English
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
• Provide engineering experience, expertise and leadership to Workover Department, ensure the highest standards in the development of Workover & Completion Programs.
• Lead with a strong commitment to HSE, ensuring compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and well control procedures.
• Responsible the workover programme meets the SOR well objectives safely and efficiently.
• Responsible the highest standard Workover/Completion Programs is generated by assigned Workover Delivery Engineers, including adequate well history reviews.
• Identify and coordinate of pre-workover activities by Wells Services.
• Lead the QA/QC process for technical calculations, ensuring program accuracy and efficiency.
• Daily engineering and troubleshooting support to Workover/Completions Operations, including but not limited to Water Shut-offs/Zonal isolation, ESP Installation, Water Injection, Wellbore Cleanout, Cased Hole Fishing, and Well Integrity repair/intervention.
• Mentor and coach Workover Engineers, fostering continuous learning and skill development.
• Team SPA for key service provider contract(s): Liaising with Service Providers and Contractors with regards to inventory, equipment and utilisation of services.
• Prepare, conduct and represent Workover Engineering at multi-disciplined Pre Workover meetings.
• QA/QC of EOWR and technical reports as required.
• Provide technical and engineering support to the delivery team and Well site leaders.
• Offer recommendations for operational improvements plus implementing optimization and efficiency opportunities
• Participate in Quarterly Contractor Performance Reviews. offering recommendations for improvement.
• Track workover KPIs (NPT, cost efficiency, safety compliance, equipment performance).
• Identify and implement new technologies and best practices to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Provide input on contractor performance and service quality, ensuring vendors meet technical and operational expectations.
Criteria & Qualifications:
• Earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• Minimum 10-15 years of hands-on experience in well site operations with Major International Operator, particularly in workover, completions, or well intervention activities, Minimum 5 years’ experience as Workover/Completions Engineer with at least 5 years as a Workover Site Leader (WSL) or 5 years in a high leadership position.
• Experience with land rig workover operations and planning, including water shutoff, water injection, fishing, fracturing, stimulation, ESP operations, and complex workover projects in challenging environments.
• Valid IADC or IWCF Supervisory level Well Control certification.
• Demonstrate a PROVEN track record of introducing and applying successful implementation of new technology to Workovers/Completions
• Good communication and mentoring skills to be commensurate with the above job role.
• Strong team player with exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience of managing rig and service contractors on multiple rig operations
• Workover Engineering in oil/gas field development/rehabilitation projects
• Aptitude to innovate and be open to new ideas.
• Flexible approach to work
• Proficiency in workover program development, risk assessments, and troubleshooting.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and crisis-management skills.
• Experience in contractor and stakeholder management
• Deep understanding of HSE policies, regulatory standards, and safety leadership.
• Experience in conducting incident investigations and safety audits.
• Proficient in safe working practices and good oil field practices
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the oil industry
• Strong English written and oral English
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.