Intermediate Drilling Engineer

Nsbomega; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NSB-Omega is seeking an Intermediate Drilling Engineer for a major client in St. John's, NL. The role focuses on offshore well construction, intervention, and abandonment activities, with responsibility for cost estimation, risk identification, and process reviews.

You will monitor operations, participate in partner meetings, and provide regular reporting to Regional Wells Director and JV Manager, ensuring compliance with EH&S and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• >5 years experience in offshore well construction, intervention, and abandonment activities.
• Registered with PEGNL as a professional engineer.
• Conversant with offshore well construction standards, practices, and processes.
• Experience with well construction stage-gated processes.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to influence through non-authoritative leadership.
• Experience with subsea and platform well developments.
• Excellent communication in English and people management skills.
• Knowledge of all aspects of interventions, workovers, drilling, and completions.
• Understanding of geophysical, geological, and reservoir engineering considerations.
• Working knowledge of applicable legislation.
• Communication and collaborative skills with other groups are essential (well engineering, EH&S, subsurface, management stakeholders).

Responsibilities

• Works with JVAsset Manager to develop an effective influencing campaign.
• Establishes and maintains a healthy, collaborative relationship with the operator's drilling & wells team.
• Generate Wells cost estimates as required.
• Identify Wells related project risks.
• Review technical plans and processes.
• Maintain listings of active regional JV projects.
• Obtain the upcoming JV Non-Operated Drilling Program from Regional Asset / Exploration Managers.
• Validate technical well design for class 4 & 5 wells.
• Monitor daily operations and provide technical expertise and feedback to assist operator.
• Participate in joint technical team meetings, partner planning meetings, partner operations review meetings and ad hoc partner meetings.
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly reporting to Regional Wells Director and JV Manager.
• Communicate significant Wells EH&S events/incidents to Regional Wells Director and regional EH&S department JV contact.
• Ensure escalation of operational issues and over-expenditures occurs.
• Incorporate and share lessons learned with Wells regions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership without authority

English communication

People management

Education

PEGNL Professional Engineer

Job description

NSB-Omega is looking for an Intermediate Drilling Engineer for one of our major clients in St. John's, NL

Assignment Description

Works with JVAsset Manager to develop an effective influencing campaign. Establishes and maintains a healthy, collaborative relationship with the operator's drilling & wells team.

Responsible to generate Wells cost estimates as required.

Responsible to identify Wells related project risks.

Responsible to review technical plans and processes.

Responsible to maintain listings of active regional JV projects.

Obtains the upcoming JV Non-Operated Drilling Program from the Regional Asset / Exploration Managers.

Validates technical well design for class 4 & 5 wells.

Monitors daily operations and provides technical expertise and feedback to assist operator.

Participates in joint technical team meetings, partner planning meetings, partner operations review meetings and ad hoc partner meetings.

Provides daily, weekly and monthly reporting to Regional Wells Director and JV Manager

Communicates significant Wells EHSevents/incidents to Regional Wells Director and regional EH&S department JV contact.

Ensures that appropriate escalation of operational issues and over-expenditures occurs.

Incorporate and share lessons learned with Wells regions.

Qualifications Required

>5 years experience in offshore well construction, intervention, and abandonment activities

Registered with PEGNL as a professional engineer

Conversant with offshore well construction standards, practices, and processes

Experience with well construction stage-gated processes

Interpersonal skills and ability to influence through non-authoritative leadership

Experience with subsea and platform well developments

Excellent communication in English and people management skills

Knowledge of all aspects of intervnetions, work overs, drilling, and completions

Understanding of geophysical, geological, and reservoir engineering considerations.

Working knowledge of applicable legislation

Communication and collaborative skills with other groups is essential. Including but not limited to, well engineering, EH&S, subsurface, and management stakeholders