Day Drilling Supervisor

**Job description**:
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Day Drilling Supervisor, based in Aberdeen.

**Responsibilities**:

- Supervise and manage the safe and efficient implementation of the company's well programmes and act as central liaison point between offshore and onshore wells team.
- Champion HSE Leadership and actively promote the company's Life Saving Rules
- Interpret detailed operational programmes and prepare and issue written instructions for Drilling Superintendent's approval after consultation with rig management and service specialists.
- Recommend areas for improvement in programmes and plans.
- Coordinate the risk assessment of all major operational tasks at the well site.
- Report and investigate non-productive and lost time and issue Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) as appropriate
- Ensure that HSEQ accidents and incidents are reported and investigated in compliance with the company's procedures.
- Actively manage rig-site cost control through optimisation of equipment, bulks and material usage
- Provide guidance, support and leadership to all members of the offshore team whilst fostering a performance culture based on openness, challenge, involvement and participation by all.
- Ensure that required maintenance, inspections and audits are undertaken, as directed by the Drilling Superintendent.
- Verify offshore crew competency and communicate to Drilling Superintendent in case of any issues.
- Prepare and distribute daily operational reports and planning look-ahead.
- Prepare interim and end of section analysis and reports
- Collect, communicate and archive any operational lessons learned and actively promote and champion all performance improvement initiatives.
- Actively participate in DWOP/CWOP/TWOP activities as required and arrange and participate in wellsite pre-spud meetings
- Ensure all operational calculations are checked independently.
- Personal supervision and witnessing of key activities.
- Witness well-site data acquisition programmes, interpret and communicate to Drilling Superintendent.
- Ensure timely scheduling of materials and personnel required to meet programme objectives.
- Provide timely notice of impending well activities to those on the rig charged with delivery of tasks.
- Attend and support the drilling contractor's safety meetings, in addition to holding bi-weekly safety calls with Drilling Superintendent and onshore HSEQ representatives.
- Provide an information link in an emergency between the rig and the company's Emergency Response team
- Contribute to the company's Management efforts to optimise the rig's performance.

Experience & Qualifications:

- Demonstrated capacity of leadership and ability to manage and motivate the offshore team
- Bachelor's degree in Drilling Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering or similar (preferred) or vocational training with extensive experience in well engineering and site supervision, with proven track record.
- Extensive experience in well engineering and site supervision. Must be a competent practitioner in accordance with CASMAX® competency profile.
- Experience drilling and completing CNS (Central North Sea) HPHT wells.
- Experience of MPD drilling operations.
- Experience of MPD cementing operations.
- Experience of drilling subsea wells from a jack-up.
- Appropriate experience in supervisory role with operational, safety, quality, planning, workforce and budgetary responsibilities
- IWCF Well Control Certification
- Offshore survival

Contract position

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