Technical Specialist

Calfrac Well Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Calfrac Well Services is seeking a Technical Specialist to join the Technical Services department in Canada. You will focus on hydraulic fracture treatment design, placement, and analysis, working under the Director of Technical Services, Canadian Operations.

You will provide on-call technical support, prepare job designs, and report on treatment data while collaborating with the team to optimize fracturing design and placement. A strong background in engineering and field fracturing is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or Technology Diploma in Engineering.
• 2–4 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 2+ years field experience in fracturing.
• Coil experience considered an asset.
• A clean 5 year drivers abstract and minimum Class 5 Drivers Licence.

Responsibilities

• Present job challenges and solutions encountered during daily operations.
• Provide relevant recommendations during treatment to improve placement success.
• Prepare job designs meeting customer requirements.
• Conduct job reporting, including pre- and post-treatment evaluation, regulatory submissions and all treatment data requirements.
• Provide rotational on-call support.
• Support technical team members with client needs and day-to-day duties.
• Collaborate with technical team members to enhance fracturing design and placement using appropriate tools and modeling software.
• Travel to the field for on-site technical support when required.
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures to meet operational service line requirements.
• Promote services, equipment and products.
• Assist and promote knowledge sharing and development opportunities.
• Adherence to operational policies to achieve safety objectives.
• Maintain and foster relationships with key stakeholders and Calfrac customers.
• Maintain active member status with respective Professional Associations.
• Attend industry groups, trade shows, conventions, and other promotional/recruiting efforts.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Time management

Confidentiality

High performance

Fluid system knowledge

Business process improvement

Change management

Project management

Analytical reporting

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor Degree or Technology Diploma in Engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Technical Specialist will be a member of the Technical Services department responsible for providing a diverse range of technical and operational support. Reporting to the Director, Technical Services, Canadian Operations, the Technical Specialist will focus on hydraulic fracture treatment design, placement and analysis.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Present job challenges and solutions encountered during daily operations
• Provide relevant recommendations during treatment to improve placement success.
• Prepare job designs meeting customer requirements
• Conduct job reporting, includes pre- and post-treatment evaluation, regulatory submissions and all treatment data requirements
• Provide rotational on-call support
• Support technical team members with client needs and day-to-day duties
• Collaborate with technical team members to increase understanding and optimization of fracturing design and placement using the appropriate tools and modeling software.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of documents (templates, database, procedures, presentations and training information) relevant to the position and the group
• Travel to the field for on-site technical support when required
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures to meet operational service line requirements
• Promote services, equipment and products
• Assist and promote knowledge sharing and development opportunities
• Adherence to operational policies, procedures to achieve safety objectives
• Maintain and foster relationships with key stakeholders and Calfrac customers
• Maintain active member status with respective Professional Associations
• Attend and participate in industry groups, trade shows, conventions, and other promotional and recruiting efforts as needed.

KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES:

• A highly energetic, self-starter with the ability to work in a fast paced environment that is deadline driven; more importantly is centered on providing quality information
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to interact effectively and work comfortably with field, branch, head office staff and senior management
• Strong leadership, mentoring and delegation skills
• Comfortable in a time-sensitive, project driven, team based environment
• Ability to challenge assumptions backed by a strong business acumen and strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills with a customer service orientation and an ability to work well with all levels of the organization
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities with a high attention to detail
• Able to thrive in a rapidly changing environment
• Team player with the ability to conduct work with utmost confidentiality and professionalism
• Works and inspires others to work at high performance levels
• A working knowledge of fluid system technology
• Demonstrated success with leading the creation of business process and improvement initiatives
• Thorough knowledge of business analysis, change management, and project management, with the ability to identify / define gaps, risks and requirements and produce supporting documentation
• Ability to generate reports with a high attention to detail
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint is essential

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor Degree or Technology Diploma in Engineering
• 2-4 years of related experience is required
• Minimum of 2+ years field experience in fracturing required
• Coil experience considered an asset
• A clean 5 year drivers abstract and minimum Class 5 Drivers License

We would like to thank all applicants for applying to this role but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.