Senior Drilling Engineer

• Promote and lead in the implementation of Client’s policies and procedures, including Safety, health, environment, process, people, and planning.

• Ensure compliance with Santos HSES Management Standards during the planning and design phase of the well construction process.

• Identify and develop opportunities to engineer safety hazards out of the drilling operation.

• Ensure well designs comply with well integrity best practice.

• Participate in incident review and investigation as required.

• Ensure Risk registers are compiled, and all outcomes of risk assessments are closed out prior to commencing the operation.

• Ensure appropriate drilling engineering input is allocated to concept, feasibility, and detailed design stages of well construction projects.

• Conduct and participate in peer review well design concepts.

• Initiate investigations and close out reports into technical and operational non-compliance events.

• Preparation of Drilling Programs as per Client Standards, Procedures, and the SMS process.

• Utilize engineering tools (Landmark Suite, AI Driller & ERA) and principles to assist in all aspects of well design.

• Leads risk and peer reviews assessment sessions and incorporates mitigation action plans into procedures.

• Prepare Cost estimates of different levels as well as AFE’s as required.

• Provide engineering and technology advice to ensure well objectives (SORs) are achieved, improving, and making effective solutions through innovative technologies and/or business strategies.

• Develop recommendations on equipment and materials specification, procurement and contracting with long term outlook; develop strategic planning and recommendations for same to achieve known schedules and objectives.

• Steward compliance with various internal approvals, dispensations and change management processes, end of well and lessons learned exercises.

• Conduct end of well review meetings to assess technical, operational, and financial performance.

• Provide daily support for drilling operations.

• Conduct field visits to company-operated assets to evaluate operations and maintain a safe and environmentally conscience workplace.

• Monitor and report operational performance relative to benchmark targets.

• Identify, assess, and control hazards and effectively implement all relevant Client health and safety policies and procedures.

• Ensure Wells follows Client Well Engineering Management process, the Drilling and Completions Procedures as well as the local regulator legislation during the well planning, design and execution phases.

• Support Contract team in their processes to secure well specific services as well as support on management of contract of suppliers and performance.

• Ensure full utilization of Wellview during the entire well construction, execution, and closeout life.

• Monitor and co-ordinate challenge sessions, peer reviews, post well wash-up meetings & AAR’s.

• Ensure compliance with drilling costs control processes and procedures.

• Forecast and order long lead items relative to well schedule.

• For quality assurance standards, ensure appropriate specifications for well materials and equipment.

• Identify and resolve non-conforming materials and equipment.

• Assures that suppliers are aligned with goals and objectives well and that adequate QA/QC plans are in place and being followed by contractors.

• Develop and maintain effective communications with rig-based personnel.

• BS in Engineering, preferably Petroleum, Mechanical or Geology

• Strong technical competency

• Be able to utilize engineering tools and principles to assist in designing all aspects of a well construction

• Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines

• Ability to effectively communicate ideas

• Good teambuilding and mentoring skills

• 15+ years oilfield experience and operational drilling

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