WELL INTERVENTION ENGINEER
REPORTS TO: Lead Well Intervention Engineer
Our client, a Major Oil and Gas Operator is seeking an experienced Well Intervention Engineer. This role is based onshore in Aberdeen with occasional offshore visits. It is a PAYE Contract position until July 2025.
CONTEXT:
Within technically challenging areas, with budgetary & time constraints, the job holder will play an important role in optimizing well intervention operations & ensuring that designs and programmes are fit for purpose. This is critical to achieving the objectives of the Well Intervention and Treatment function.
The job holder is responsible for supporting the Company's platform and subsea operated well interventions across all Company assets, ensuring optimal safety, technical and commercial performance.
CRITICAL CONTACTS:
The extended Drilling and Wells team.
Regular communications with all other departments within the assets especially Field Operations, Geoscience, Production, SHEI&S (Safety, Health, Environment, Integrity & Security), Well Examiner.
External communications with service providers and authorities.
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
Demonstrate personal commitment to the client's Policies.
Optimise safe working practices in the development of operational programmes in compliance with Company Rules. Be familiar with derogations, management of change and company rules. Liaise with the Well Examiner to ensure programs are in line with the Well Examination Scheme.
Participates in risk assessments, HAZOPs or HAZIDs when required.
Maintains awareness of and ensures compliance with all relevant Statutory and Company HSE standards
Provides engineering and technical solutions to well intervention challenges by positively participating in multi-disciplinary teams in well planning preparation, peer reviews, risk assessment & execution of operations in a timely manner
Prepare well intervention designs / programmes / end of well reports & co-ordinate other specialist inputs
Undertake technical studies & apply technical skills with innovative thinking to obtain positive outcomes: propose changes & / or innovations with properly identified risks & expected benefits
Interfaces appropriately with Assets and other Drilling/Wells entities to ensure Well Intervention requests are promptly and accurately prepared
Active participation in performance monitoring, analysis and reporting.
Works with Superintendents to ensure that all services are planned and performed in a safe manner, to the required standard using good oilfield practice.
Develops estimated cost and duration, for interventions or elements of specific operations. Follows the status of WTI contracts: and WTI expenditures.
Initiates and prepare CFTs with concerned personnel when required.
Aa required, perform visits and audits of service companies. With a Focus on contractor equipment and Company owned equipment stored by the Services companies.
Follows up and reviews the lessons learnt.
Actively Pursue New Technology
Perform offshore visits as required to support offshore operations.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
The job holder should be educated to degree level or similar in Mechanical or petroleum engineering related discipline and demonstrates ability in well servicing (and completions) with a minimum of 5 years directly relevant experience in oil industry
Knowledge in Well Stimulation techniques, including Frac design and execution is desirable.
Practical knowledge in Production, Geosciences, SHEI&S, finance and Integrity aspects of the business is required.
Will have organisational skills to prioritise and manage a heavy workload in a rapidly changing environment
Will have good computer skills; familiarity with Office 365 applications would be an advantage, e.g. MS Planner.
Will possess current certification in UK Offshore Survival, MIST and hold a current OGUK Medical Certificate.
Possess IWCF Level 4 certificate.