The Lead Completion Engineer will be responsible for completion design, planning, programming and operations management across the company’s operated portfolio.  The post holder will be expected to promote techniques and strategies that optimise asset value and enhance life of well performance. 

Reporting to the Head of Well Engineering, UK, the Lead Completions Engineer will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Preparing all well completions, workover and well-service programmes in compliance with local statutory requirements and company corporate policies, standards and procedures.
• Managing the well planning process as per the Well Delivery Process (WDP) and ensure compliance.
• Technical lead for assigned contracts. Responsible for managing the agreed relationship with service providers and in setting the KPIs with the contract owner and C&P Specialist. 
• Preparing scoping, budgetary and AFE level completion costs. Monitoring field costs and analysing variances.
• Monitoring and measuring performance against expectations. Analysing variances and acting as a focal point for lessons learned.
• Effective liaison and communication with the Subsurface and Drilling & Wells Management Teams.
• Implementing lessons learned system and championing of all performance improvement initiatives applicable to well completions performance.
• Maintaining and updating completions, workover and well-services documentation and data.
• Supervising the deployment of Completions Supervisors both offshore and onshore.
• Implementing additional processes / procedures applicable to completion operation improvement.
• Mentoring Completion Engineers and Completions Supervisors.
• Emergency Response delegate.
• Applying functional specifications to deliver optimum completion designs.
• Ensuring that completions operations meet agreed budget and objectives.
• Optimising performance, where possible, by appropriate application of new technology.
• Accurate and timely reporting of all completions activities.
• Maintaining end of well records, lessons learned and complete well files.
• Encouraging good, open communications with contractors – promoting a culture of involvement and participation.
• Compliance with well examination process.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A relevant engineering degree qualification would be preferred.
• IWCF Well Control certification is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar Lead Completion Engineer type role, within the north sea oil and gas industry, is essential.
• Previous experience in a similar role, directly with an E&P company / operator, would be preferred.
• Completion, well test, workover engineering and site supervision experience is essential.
• Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) experience is essential.
• HPHT experience would be highly desirable.

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