Drilling Engineer

About the role

This Drilling Engineer position is responsible for preparing and delivering all drilling and wells engineering aspects for future greenfield and brownfield development projects, as well as decommissioning. It covers drilling feasibility, platform design, platform serviceability and DRILLEX calculations. The role sits within the Drilling Engineering New Technologies, Opportunities & Studies team.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare all drilling and wells documentation, reports and presentations in line with industry standards, best practices and company requirements, including detailed risk assessments and derogations where needed.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams and take part in internal and external reviews, validations and endorsements to help sanction future projects.
• Support suppliers and partners on technical matters to ensure readiness, safety and quality, and resolve non-conformities and deviations so new technology subjects close on time.
• Uphold the company's HSE, Life Saving Rules and Incident Free initiative and act as a leading example.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Master's preferred).
• 7 years of drilling and well engineering experience, with at least 3-5 years of rig site operational experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proven record in technology scouting, pilot and test design and execution, and successful introduction of solutions.
• Valid IWCF Well Control Certification (Level 4), or competency for qualification.
• Valid OPITO-approved Sea Survival, H2S and Fire-Fighting certification, or competency for qualification.

Required skills

• Experience with the MS Office suite.
• WellView, Compass, Wellplan and MS Project / Primavera Pro.