Senior Drilling Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

Wood is recruiting a Senior Drilling Engineer to support our client's Operations and Maintenance team on a contract basis.

The Role

You will diligently plan, engineer, organise, support and report on the client's well operations and well abandon operations in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, achieving technical objectives by applying accepted engineering practices.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the planning of exploration and development and abandonment projects providing technical inputs to the project teams, in order to optimise cost on well operations
• Ensure full adherence to the well examination and the safety case 2015 new regulation 
• Provide advice in reviewing the scope of work and technical specifications
• Providing advice and technical specifications during pre-qualification and tender evaluation phases in order to ensure that the choice of contractors and suppliers fully meet with technical targets and company standards
• Supply well operations cost estimates for future operations budget, with probabilistic and deterministic approach, and current operations Authorisation for Expenditure (AFE), ensuring the reliability of the data provided. Prepare risk assessment of the operations together with HSE Department
• Appraise new technology products to determine their applications in client's well operations and abandonment operations, in order to improve time cost performance and safety conditions
• Prepare all relevant documents for well operations and abandonment requested by regulatory bodies
• Prepare and review the drilling and abandonment programs and final reports and ensure technical analysis of the operations as per SMS and corporate requirements. Ensure that an auditable trail exists
• Provide engineering advice in the operations follow up
• Assist the Operations Support Manager in contacts with partners and regulatory bodies providing necessary documentation and reports
• Review of client no operated activities with the same level of attention as for operated activities.
• Review and update all Well operations procedures and manuals in order to ensure compliance with company policies and current legislation
• Update technical improvements and suggest appropriate materials/equipment (e.g. drilling bits, downhole tools, motors, etc)
• To ensure full adherence to the Company's Health, Safety and Environment policies, procedures and standards

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

The Process & Energy is part of the business, which sits in the Operations team, offering a wide range of opportunities which will allow you to develop your skills across a portfolio of onshore projects in different sectors. Our current portfolio includes green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition.  Additionally, we work on UK refineries, petrochemical facilities, fine chemicals and pharmaceutical facilities. We have a number of clients with whom we are working with to design their pilot plants to test exciting new technologies, to partner with them as they move to design and build full-scale commercial facilities. 

We have some of the best engineers in the UK, and we have high expectations on the performance of the project teams. Come and join us and be part of the team at this exciting time.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors 
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant – 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected: 

• Engineering/Science based qualifications with numerate skills
• Significant well Engineering training and experience
• Specific knowledge of drilling related topics
• General knowledge of associated disciplines i.e. Geology, Petroleum Engineering and Reservoir
• Operational wellsite experience
• Good operating knowledge of Microsoft Suite
• IWCF (international well control forum)
• Valid BOSIET