The Drilling Engineer will be responsible for the planning of wells for the Mariner project.  This role would suit an experienced Drilling Engineer who possesses around 5-12 years’ experience within this field, as well as considerable direct Operator experience. 

The Drilling Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Working in multidisciplinary teams to deliver well planning.
• Delivering risk assessments in well planning.
• Preparing well planning reports.
• Performing QA/QC of engineering deliverables in well planning and execution.
• Planning Well On Paper reviews and experience sharing workshops.
• Engineering design using Landmark software suite.
• Leading engineering design input from contractors.
• Developing and reviewing Well Barrier Schematics.
• Evaluating offset data and implement lessons learned.
• Evaluating and specify well equipment.
• Preparing time and cost estimates.
• Delivering Well Permits and notifications, aligned with UK requirements.
• Preparing detailed operational procedures for use at the rig site.
• Reviewing the detailed operational procedures and risk assessments with the multi-disciplinary team ahead of operations (service company, rig contractor, offshore and onshore personnel).
• Participating in subsurface meetings and discussions during well planning and execution.
• Conducting post operations meetings with the team.
• Updating the as run detailed operational procedures with lessons learned.
• Compiling experience reports and final well reports.
• Developing and updating well and completion drawings with as run description of the well equipment.
• Performing detailed studies into new technologies, well design and optimisation projects - in support of the standardisation and simplification of the Mariner well design.
• Planning performance improvement workshops.
• Participating in operational duty support rotas.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A degree qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar Drilling Engineer type role, within the oil and gas industry, is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar role, directly with an oil and gas operator, is essential.
• Experience with the Landmark software suite is essential.
• Applicants will be expected to possess broad knowledge and experience of completion planning and operations.

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