Onshore Drilling Engineer
Job Description
A firm in the Oil & Gas industry is seeking an experienced Onshore Drilling Engineer to join their team.
Location: Port Harcourt
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and review drilling programmes, designs and procedures
- Monitor drilling operations and ensure compliance with approved programmes and HSE standards
- Support well planning, execution and cost/budget management
- Supervise contractors and coordinate drilling service activities
- Identify and mitigate operational and technical risks
- Support drilling improvement initiatives and prepare technical reports/REX
- Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, partners and regulatory authorities
- Mentor and support junior drilling engineers
Key Requirements
- Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent
- 10+ years’ drilling-related experience
- Strong experience in well design, drilling operations and programmes
- Experience in operations/contracts management and well-site drilling
- Strong knowledge of local regulations and HSE requirements
- IWCF Level 4 & DRILLCAP certification
- Proficiency in WellView, WellPlan, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical, communication, leadership and negotiation skills
- Fluent English
