Drilling Engineer Full Time

Drilling Engineer Jobs in Sharjah

About the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Drilling Engineer will be responsible for carrying out assigned work with particular emphasis on HSEQ performance and cost-effective delivery.

•      Accountable for performing all duties with due regard to the health, and safety of self, others and of the environment in which they are undertaken.
• Accountable for compliance with PETROFAC well management system processes, standards & procedures, relevant Client processes & procedures, and legislative requirements.
•  Liaise with Client Production and Subsurface teams and service companies to ensure that objectives for well construction, well intervention and/or well repair are set and fully detailed in the procedures for each well.
•  Support the project team in submission for and the implementation of and adherence to Petrofac and clients project-specific HSEQ and legislative requirements.
• Preparation of statutory notifications to the government and other parties.
•    Responsible for the composition of all studies, programmes and programme amendments for the construction, re-entry, and repair of a well including contingency planning.
• Responsible for peer review and communication of assigned work scope to relevant parties as per WEMS.
•  Determine the specification and manage the well design-specific procurement of equipment and services In line with Client and Petrofac guidelines including the generation of Call off’s.
• Complete modeling and design to develop a fit-for-purpose casing design in line with applicable standards.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Degree qualified in an engineering discipline
• Valid IWCF certificate L4 or equivalent
• Understanding of Well Construction activities including Drilling, Completions, Well Testing & Well Services.
• Knowledge of industry best practices associated with drilling and completions
• Experience of rig site supervision of drilling operations
• Experience in well/casing design, planning, procurement, programming and AFE development
• Prior experience of working in Middle East region preferred
• Ability to use industry-standard well engineering software packages (e.g. Landmark StressCheck,
• WellCat, WellPlan, Compass, OpenWells, etc)
• Knowledge of project planning tools such as MS Project and other Office Applications