Senior Completions Engineer

Job description / Role

My client an independent Oil & Gas Operator based in London require Senior Completions Engineer to support the exploration and development of well planning activities. You will be the key technical point of contact within the well engineering team for internal and external stakeholders, including Geoscience & Reservoir Engineer based internationally. As well as regular interaction with the in-country well engineering operations team.

You will develop the conceptual completion designs for new wells projects, as required by the business units. Providing specialist technical support to BU wells teams. Monitoring progress, and providing support to the well engineering operations team during well completions & testing operations. Assist and audit the completion & testing activities. Whilst promoting the health & safety culture, sharing of incidents, alerts and performance issues appropriately.

Assuring well designs and programmes meet company and agreed industry standards, in particular with respect to well integrity and environmental policies. You will lead and document the risk management process throughout the completions & test design and planning activities, and manage closeout of actions working closely with the geoscience and subsurface teams. Assisting in the preparation of cost estimates and budgets at all levels.

Taking responsibility for contractor and supplier performance management. Working with the Procurement team to establish the optimum contracting strategies for delivery of well completion, testing & maintenance scope. Providing progress reports as required to key stakeholders.

Requirements

In order to be considered for this opportunity you must be degree educated in engineering or equivalent. With experience in completions and well testing experience and knowledge of drilling, production, geology, reservoir engineer disciplines. With knowledge of downhole sand control and artificial lift completions, for well testing and production applications.

You will have also gained experience with land based, low pressure heavy/waxy crude oil field developments. You should understand well control techniques and advanced tubing and casing design and be familiar with API & other recognized industry standards & recommended practices. You will also have strong technical knowledge of the skills in use of applications software for well/completions design.

About the Company

The Highfield Company is a specialist recruitment consultancy that focuses on the international construction and engineering industry sectors. With combined recruitment experience of more than 20 years, the directors have worked on technical and management positions at all levels, from Graduate to Executive, and for many of the Construction industry’s leading companies.

With experience of sourcing candidates for assignments in over 100 countries, The Highfield Company is perfectly equipped to service the needs and requirements of any construction, property or engineering based employer anywhere in the world. Our consultants are specialists in their designated disciplines, which include Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, PQS & Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Consulting Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical and Facilities Management.