This is a staff permanent role that will be office based in Cairo
Position Title: Senior Drilling Engineer-Onshore
Expat or Local: Local only
Staff or Temp: Staff
Expected package: To be discussed
Location: Office based- Cairo, Egypt
Role and Responsibilities
- Preparing time and cost estimates for AFE purposes.
- Controlling cost by monitoring actual vs. AFE cost and highlighting discrepancies.
- Prepare conceptual well designs and basis of designs, drilling programs, end of well reports and technical documentation/studies.
- Preparing drilling programs and end of well reports that are technically sound and meet JV and shareholder requirements.
- Participating in daily operations meeting.
- Reviewing technical programs submitted by 3rd party contractors.
- Carrying out offset well data analysis.
- Proactively identifying drilling problems and recommending solutions.
- Provide engineering support to the drilling superintendent on program implementation.
- Proposes optimum, technical solutions.
- Maintains contact and lead technical discussions with drilling contractors and third party suppliers.
- Having a clear understanding of contracts with drilling contractors and subcontractors.
- Providing relevant information in time for preparation of purchase requisitions in the SAP system.
- Formulate dispensation requests and management of change.
- Promoting the continuous improvement process.
- Monitoring well results vs. objectives and documenting deviations.
- Initiating and following relevant technical studies.
- Initiating and leading peer reviews.
- Compiling and quality controlling all reports received from the operations.
- Participate in pre-spud meeting in the office & Rig-site.
- Monitoring and analyzing NPT via the Drilling database system and recommending corrective actions.
- Reviewing lessons learnt and feed them into the Lessons learned Database system.
- Supervise and monitor daily drilling operations from rig intake process until well closing reports and ensure safe well delivery.
- Ensuring process safety, well integrity QHSE.
Job Requirements, Qualifications, Skills
- Degree in Petroleum Engineering.
- 10-year experience in drilling engineering.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience in the use of MS office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Landmark Well Engineering Package.
- Control of Cost/Quality.
- Teamwork and Leadership.
- Self-starter/Self Development.
- Enthusiastic, open and driven individual with strong HSEQ skills.