Montney Drilling Superintendent – Operations Lead

PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work week

Casual environment

Competitive compensation

Health Spending Account

Savings Plan

Professional development

Job summary

PETRONAS Canada is seeking an experienced Drilling Superintendent to lead its Montney drilling campaign from the Calgary head office. The role requires delivering safe, on-time, within-budget wells, with a 15-days-on, 13-days-off schedule and occasional field travel.

This safety-sensitive, one-year contract role involves cross-functional collaboration and strong HSE leadership. The successful candidate will oversee drilling activities, manage Wellsite Supervisors, and drive continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
• 10+ years of drilling operations experience, including unconventional resource development.
• Experience overseeing multi-rig drilling operations and horizontal pad drilling programs.
• Strong understanding of drilling operations, well construction, contractor management, HSE systems, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with WellView, AFE management (SAP), cost control, and invoice approval processes.
• Proven leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with well control operations and recovery.
• Familiarity with British Columbia regulatory requirements.
• Willingness to work collaboratively, field questions and challenge the status quo.
• Valid class 5 driver's license with a clean record and current safety tickets.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight and leadership of all drilling activities, including contractor management and safety performance.
• Deliver Montney horizontal drilling programs safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Champion a strong safety culture through risk management and investigations.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage Wellsite Supervisors.
• Conduct regular field visits, contractor assurance reviews, and operational audits.
• Collaborate with Drilling Engineering to execute programs, manage risks, and review MOCs.
• Lead DWOPs, pre-spud meetings, and lessons learned sessions.
• Develop scopes of work and support contractor selection.
• Identify opportunities to improve drilling performance and reduce NPT.
• Manage AFEs, monitor expenditures, and maintain WellView data quality.
• Provide operational updates to leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Provide leadership during significant events and 24-hour operational support when on call.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Well control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

WellView

SAP (AFE management)

Job description

PETRONAS Canada is seeking an experienced Drilling Superintendent to lead its Montney drilling campaign from the Calgary head office. The role requires delivering safe, on-time, within-budget wells, with a 15-days-on, 13-days-off schedule and occasional field travel.

This safety-sensitive, one-year contract role involves cross-functional collaboration and strong HSE leadership. The successful candidate will oversee drilling activities, manage Wellsite Supervisors, and drive continuous