Sr. Drilling Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Direct and supervise drilling operations in a manner that will ensure continued safety and profitability. In this regard he will:
• Engineer and manage operational implementation of drilling projects for new wells, and in consultation with well completions engineers, design safe and efficient completions, workovers, and stimulations
• Manage the contracting process for rigs and services
• Lead, manage, and coordinate day to day planning and operations with drilling foremen or consultants and contractors related to assigned projects, ensuring cost effective and efficient performance
• Ensure that operations are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner
• Maintain effective communications throughout the drilling and well completions departments, and with ''internal clients'' ensuring project coordination within the company
• Establish measurement criteria for operations and regularly and systematically appraise and evaluate results against these standards
• Participate in the development of short and long term objectives and capital and expense budgets ensuring compatibility with and support of overall company goals and objectives
• Review and, as necessary, recommend and administer policies and procedures that govern the manner in which drilling activity is conducted and controlled
• Maintain high standards of technical competence in drilling engineering, keeping abreast of new trends, techniques, and technology in drilling engineering and drilling operations
• Work closely with contractors ensuring effective performance and cost control
• Keep the Vice President Drilling and other key management personnel informed of relevant conditions and activities that may have impact on the operations or the drilling department

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required
• Minimum of 10 years experience in well planning and drilling engineering, with demonstrated knowledge of drilling safety and well control principles, environmental regulations, and field operations
• The successful candidate may have started his career in a drilling capacity with a major integrated company building a solid technical foundation, and later moved to an independent exploration and production company broadening his perspective and span of influence.
• The candidate's experience profile should include US land and gulf coast (or analogous geologic basins) drilling engineering, with offshore, international, and unconventional resource experience considered significant pluses
• Must posses the ability to direct and influence a team of internal and contractor personnel toward delivery of expected results and performance

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