Wellsite Representative

NES Fircroft are currently supporting our valued client, a Global Oil & Gas Operator, who are looking for a Wellsite Representative to their Team for an initial 12- month contract.

Roster is a fixed 14/14-day rotation but flexibility is required as WSR assignments move periodically throughout the year.

Join a global leader in energy as a Wellsite Representative, where your expertise will directly support the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of complex well interventions, workovers, and decommissioning campaigns. As a key member of the Well Services Team, you will oversee and coordinate land-based rigs and intervention units across multiple assets, ensuring operational excellence and fostering a strong safety culture from the office to the field.

Your role will span supervising day-to-day well operations. You will lead pre-job safety and operational planning, collaborate closely with engineers and multidisciplinary teams, and uphold rigorous HSE standards to drive incident-free outcomes. With a fixed 14/14 rotation and evolving operational demands, flexibility and leadership are essential as you champion continuous improvement and compliance in well lifecycle management.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to supervise and manage workover rigs and intervention units (slickline, E-line, coiled tubing, pumping units)
• Strong well control knowledge and certification (IWCF Level 4 Surface/Subsea or IADC Supervisors Surface/Subsea)
• Proficient in executing well procedures, including well plug and abandonment, well integrity diagnostics, and remediation techniques
• Excellent understanding of HSE regulations, permit to work systems, and incident response protocols
• Experience with operational planning, risk management, and job safety analyses (HAZIDs, ENVIDs)
• Skilled in wellsite documentation and reporting, including the use of wellbore schematic software such as WellView and scheduling tools like JDE Execute

Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience with sucker rod pumps, progressing cavity pumps (PCP), and water injector wells
• Knowledge of conventional and new surface wellhead systems, including XT systems
• Familiarity with WellSafe Plan/Design certifications and rig safety case requirements
• Previous exposure to CO2 CCUS operations or fields undergoing decommissioning and well abandonment
• Strong leadership in driving Operational Excellence frameworks and behavioral safety programs

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Relevant technical qualifications in petroleum engineering, drilling technology, or related disciplines
• Proven track record in land-based oil and gas well operations, particularly in workover and intervention environments
• Minimum of several years’ experience working directly on rigs or within operational well services teams

Other Requirements

• Ability to commit to a fixed 14/14-day work rotation with flexibility to adapt as assignments evolve
• Willingness to travel and relocate as needed to support different field operations throughout the year
• Commitment to maintaining WellSafe rig certification and participating in continuous safety training

*Applicants must have full AU working rights to be considered*

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.