Senior Drilling Data & Optimization Lead

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking an experienced Senior Drilling Data & Optimization Consultant to support digital drilling and well engineering initiatives for a major operator. You will bring drilling domain expertise, data management capabilities, and performance optimization experience to improve well delivery, data quality, and operational efficiency across drilling operations.

Ideal candidates have worked in drilling engineering, digital well planning, analytics, real-time operations, or data management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline required.
• 8+ years in oil and gas with drilling or data management experience.
• Experience with drilling data platforms and analytics.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Support digital drilling and well planning workflows across the well lifecycle.
• Analyze drilling performance data to identify optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve data quality and accessibility.
• Develop reports and dashboards for operational improvement.
• Facilitate workshops to drive adoption of drilling solutions.

Skills

Drilling engineering

Data management

Performance optimization

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

WITSML

Drilling data platforms

Real-time drilling data

Job description

Tanqeeb is seeking an experienced Senior Drilling Data & Optimization Consultant to support digital drilling and well engineering initiatives for a major operator. You will bring drilling domain expertise, data management capabilities, and performance optimization experience to improve well delivery, data quality, and operational efficiency across drilling operations.

Ideal candidates have worked in drilling engineering, digital well planning, analytics, real-time operations, or data management