Senior Lead Drilling Engineer

Job Description

OverviewWeatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, world-class team.When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each others successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.ResponsibilitiesAs Senior Lead Drilling Engineer your responsibilities will include:

• Support Health Safety and Environment and pro-activelyalign project objectives with HSE objective.
• Contribute to Operational Excellence and Performance System
• Ensure that all proposed engineering solutions meet all applicable regulations and standards
• Possess an understanding of various groups within the company and help direct interaction between them and Reservoir Solutions Well Engineering
• Keep knowledge and skills up to date in constantly evolving industry and follow up on new developments relevant to drilling and well engineering
• Provide visibility for Reservoir Solutions Well Engineering in the industry through helping team members participate in SPE conferences, workshops, and forums as well as co-authoring technical papers preferably with operators
• Help develop strategy for global commercial success of Well Engineering
• Lead drilling engineering technology developments including OneSync
• Planning by helping team determine requirements and recommend new features
• Provide support for internal developments such as Drilling Advisor and OneSync Monitoring
• Lead trainer and expert user on OneSync Planning for Well Engineering team members
• Lead validation of OneSync Planning software to allow replacing external programs
• Advise teams on drilling engineering aspects of ongoing projects and prospective new projects
• Assist team in writing technical papers and preparing / giving technical presentations
• Help identify opportunities for RSWE to submit abstracts, attend conferences and other technical meetings outside Weatherford, and present our work to local technical meetings
• Develop and implement formal internal peer review for Well Engineering projects
• Provide pathways to transfer technology to other Weatherford groups

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field from an accredited University (or diploma/certificate with relevant work experience as described below)
• 10 years related experience in multiple aspects of Life of Well. Primary areas include Geology, Reservoir, Drilling, Completions, Workovers, Production, Well Abandonment, etc
• Ability to resolve highly complex technical issues and conduct advanced research
• Ability to organize and plan projects
• Practical and results orientated to deliver a plan encompassing all inputs that can be safely executed.
• Mechanical aptitude and strong visualization capability required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse professionals comprising of clients, stakeholders, vendors, operations team, rig team and engineering peers
• Contribute to sustaining a positive, progressive, and supportive team environment.
• Saudi national essential due to Saudization

• Gas experience would be advantage

Keyskills :
Mechanical Aptitude Visualization drilling Production Interpersonal Skills Engineering Geology Communication Skills

About Company

Since day one, we have relentlessly pursued a better way. Our purpose - to redefine the boundaries of ambition - is the reason we do it. We are global experts in shaping and making the built environment. We support clients at every stage of the property lifecycle, from development and consultancy to construction and operations. You can see our impact everywhere: from skylines that form cities around the world to the infrastructure that communities depend on to live, work and play. Together, it all works towards our vision: leading the way to a more connected, resilient and sustainable world. Today, we remain a privately owned business that has grown organically across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, the Americas, Sub Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific. The driving force behind our success is our people who, with their collective expertise, push us to think differently and bravely lead the way. Our culture respects equality, values diversity and encourages individuality - accepting and appreciating all views and beliefs and providing an environment for ideas to come alive. We welcome everyone who shares the Mace values, regardless of background, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Drawing on a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, experience and expertise to challenge convention is our strength. Its the reason why we continue to grow and its the secret to how weve built some of the worlds most renowned buildings. Should you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments or require guidance about our recruitment process, please contact inclusiverecruitment@macegroup.com to speak to a member of our team.You can read our diversity and inclusion strategy here .