Well Maintenance Specialist

Whitecap Resources Inc.; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Share purchase matching

Job summary

Whitecap Resources Inc. is seeking a Well Maintenance Specialist to execute preventative and corrective maintenance to ensure safe, cost-effective operations of our Western Canadian assets.

Reporting to the Well Maintenance Senior Foreman, you will coordinate with field operators, remote operations center and engineers to optimize production and restart wells after downtime. The role requires eight years of direct oilfield experience, strong safety knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or a 4th Class Power Engineering Certificate is an asset; a high school diploma is required.
• Minimum 8 years direct oil field experience with strong safety discipline.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License and knowledge of safety and environmental rules.
• Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Strong decision-making and leadership capabilities; ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Petrosight, SCADA, and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Compliance with downhole regulatory requirements.
• Well maintenance, restarting and troubleshooting of wells.
• Aim to optimize production and reduce deferment through operations.
• Complete subsurface well interventions after completions.
• Manage contractor execution for swab, slickline, N2, acid, and flowback tests.
• Execute daily Well Maintenance activities safely and efficiently.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure safe operations.
• Conduct routine downhole inspections and compressor optimization.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and safety inspections.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Leadership

Decision making

Safety awareness

Microsoft Office

SCADA systems

Teams

Education

Post-secondary education or 4th Class Power Engineering Certificate

High school diploma

Tools

Petrosight

SCADA

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whitecap Resources Inc. is a leading Canadian energy company committed to delivering reliable returns to shareholders through the responsible development of oil and natural gas assets in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. With a strong track record of profitable growth and a sustainable dividend, Whitecap delivers long-term value to investors, supported by investment-grade financial strength. Since September 2009, Whitecap has experienced remarkable growth, increasing production from 850 boe/d to over 365,000 boe/d. We have unconventional and conventional assets exclusively focused in Western Canada and the asset base includes the Weyburn EOR Project. As a majority owner and operator of the Weyburn EOR Project, annually we safely sequester approximately 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 making it a unique project within our portfolio. We currently employ 1,200 people, including our valued contract staff. At Whitecap, our corporate culture is entrepreneurial. We strive to create a culture of purpose and integrity where initiative and innovation are encouraged and valued. Our corporate philosophy allows us to develop skills, collaborate alongside our teammates, and ultimately have a fulfilling career.

Position Overview:

The Well Maintenance Specialist will be responsible for executing preventative and corrective maintenance work ensuring cost effective, efficient, and safe operations of the asset. Reporting to the Well Maintenance Senior Foreman, you will have daily interaction between the field operators, remote operations center and engineers covering all aspects of optimization, inspecting and reactivating production. You will also support troubleshooting, reinstate unplanned down time, and cover operator runs as required. This position will work an 8 & 6 schedule.

Main Responsibilities & Activities:

• Compliance with downhole regulatory requirements
• Well maintenance including restarting and troubleshooting of wells
• This includes but is not limited to well optimization and deferment reduction
• Complete subsurface well interventions after completions
• Manage contractor execution of swab, slickline, braided line, N2 jobs, acid, and flowback testers
• Execute technical day-to-day operations of the Well Maintenance activities to help maintain low deferment (slickline, swabbing, hot oiling etc.)
• Collaborate with other departments to deliver effective, efficient, and safe operations of the assets
• Execute routine down hole work such as plunger and bottom hole spring assembly inspections
• Compressor optimization
• Regulatory requirements and inspections
• Fluid shots and dynos

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Post-secondary education or 4th Class Power Engineering Certificate would be considered an asset; High school diploma is required
• Minimum 8 years direct oil field experience
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License
• Must have complete working knowledge of corporate safety and environmental rules, procedures, and policies
• Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills are required
• Strong decision-making capabilities and the ability to exercise good judgment
• Excellent conflict management and leadership skills
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office, Petrosight applications, Scada, and Teams
• Plunger lift, Gas lift side pocket, gas lift compression tuning, and pumpjack knowledge
• Surface knowledge would be considered an asset
• Up to date safety training including: First Aid/CPR, H2S Alive, TDG/WHMIS, Ground Disturbance (level II), and Defensive Driving
• Must have up to date BOP, detection and control of flammable substances and supervisor leadership for health and safety in the workplace certifications

Our employees enjoy a collaborative, innovative, and rewarding workplace culture where they can thrive and develop skills to enhance their career journey at Whitecap. Our market-competitive compensation package offers base salary, vacation, a comprehensive health benefits package, pay-for-performance compensation via our short-term and long-term incentive programs (as applicable), competitive allowances for our field-based employees, and the opportunity to join our share purchase matching savings program.

Whitecap supports giving back to our communities in which we live and work, with an emphasis on children’s health, education, and wellness. We also have an employee charitable-matching program to support our employees’ causes that are important to them. Whitecap advocates for our youth joining our industry and has a robust student program where our mentors work with students to apply critical learnings, develop business skills, and gain valuable work experience in office and field environments. We are always happy to welcome our returning students, many of whom have joined Whitecap full-time following completion of their degree.