Drilling Engineer

Key Responsibilities  
Key roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Capture, analysis, implementation and distribution of lessons from any work undertaken.  
• Develop work processes to aid agile working practices.
• Lead contract identification requirements through to contract execution. This will include but not be limited to scope preparation through to technical evaluation.
• Conduct or participate in root cause analysis on incidents or accidents.
• Optimisation identification, justification and implementation.
• Attend and present at pre-spud meetings, stage gate reviews etc.
• Train, mentor and develop more junior National drilling engineers.
• Interact with subsurface team on SOR development and subsurface requirements
• Ensure the Rumaila Well Delivery Process is adhered to in full.
• Initiate and or participate in audits to validate our service companies SMS & technical /operational procedures as required.
• Ensure sufficient equipment ordered and or in stock for ongoing rig operations.
• Review and / or endorse service company documents when COMPANY input required.
• Ensure service company programmes comply with standards.
• Facilitate delivery of vertical, deviated and high angle drilling programs for allocated rigs.
• Ensure well handovers, well acceptance documents, end of well reports, studies, technical reports and routine communications are delivered in a timely manner and in adherence to quality expectations.   
• Ensure filing is conducted of all daily / end of well reports.
• Assurance of the technical integrity of the operations and compliance with in-country law, and international standards and guidelines.
• Arrange and facilitate contractor performance improvement meetings as and when required.
• Help the Rumaila greater wells community with contract preparation, evaluation, performance / KPI monitoring / tracking and compliance.
• Initiate and or contribute to technical improvement projects.
• Initiate and or contribute to engineering research projects.

Criteria & qualifications

• Have worked within the drilling industry at least 10 years overall and in the role of Drilling Engineer of 5 years.
• Educated to at least degree level (B.Sc.) in an engineering discipline, preferably petroleum or mechanical.
• Team player, fluent in English language with strong communication skills is essential.
• Experience working for an international major operator is preferred.
• Experience developing drilling procedures and programs for directional wells required.
• Experience in pad drilling campaigns preferred.
• Experience with drilling software programs such as Landmark, Compass required.  
• Detailed knowledge of drilling & completion design, engineering and planning is essential.

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.