Senior Drilling Engineer

Role Purpose

• Lead drilling engineering design, planning and execution support for safe, efficient and cost-effective delivery of exploration, appraisal and development wells

Core Competencies

• Drilling engineering and well design
• Well control and drilling risk management Drilling performance optimization
• Cost and schedule control
• Contractor management
• Technical assurance
• HSE leadership
• Stakeholder management

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Safe and timely delivery of assigned activities
• Compliance with planned maintenance/well execution schedules
• Quality and accuracy of technical documentation and reporting

Key Responsibilities

• Develop drilling programmes, basis of design, well trajectories, casing and cementing designs and drilling execution plans.
• Prepare cost and time estimates, AFES and drilling schedules; monitor performance against plan.
• Provide technical support during drilling operations and resolve drilling dysfunctions and operational challenges.
• Lead well risk assessments, DWOPS, technical reviews and lessons-learned processes.
• Optimize drilling performance, reduce NPT and identify cost- saving opportunities without compromising well integrity or HSE
• Coordinate drilling contractors, service companies and multidisciplinary interfaces
• Ensure compliance with well control, company standards, regulatory requirements and approved management-of- change processes.
• Support contract technical evaluations, equipment selection and driling performance reporting.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote technical assurance and knowledge transfer.
• Reduction of operational downtime, failures or non- productive time as applicable
• HSE and regulatory compliance
• Effective contractor/stakeholder coordination

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum, Mechanical Chemical or related Engineering discipline
• Minimum 10-15 years' relevant upstream drilling engineering experience, including offshore operations.
• WCF/IADC well-control certification and relevant engineering membership are strongly professional preferred.