Lean-Driven Performance Lead Offshore Drilling

Noble Corporation; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Noble Corporation seeks a Performance Lead to enhance offshore drilling, completion and subsea performance. You will align delivery with customer expectations, support rigs in campaigns, and build strong client relationships.

The role requires LEAN expertise (PDSA), deep drilling knowledge, and exceptional communication. You will lead planning, monitoring, and continuous improvement across global locations while safeguarding safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of offshore drilling experience as a Driller or Assistant Driller.
• Deep knowledge of drilling processes and operational improvement strategies.
• Proficiency in LEAN methodology, especially the PDSA cycle.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for customer engagement and relationship building.
• Strong time management and self-organization skills.
• Advanced analytical abilities, proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proven leadership and team-building capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural environments.
• Relevant drilling experience and the courage to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Understand and improve operational performance through effective rig site team planning and learning.
• Familiarize with operational plans and instructions, challenging operations and maximizing offline activities.
• Make on site observations and recordings during operation
• Take ownership of recording actual hours, non-productive time (NPT), and invisible lost time (ILT) in the Lookahead/Variance tracker.
• Update and post key performance indicators like the drilling curve and weekly NPT and ILT graphs.
• Use performance monitoring systems to identify process improvements.
• Implement LEAN principles and the PDSA cycle for continuous operational improvement.
• Facilitate after action reviews (AARs), pre-phase meetings, and lessons learned sessions.
• Store and centralize all AARs, lessons learned, and continuous improvement process documentation.
• Engage with customers to align on project deliverables and expectations.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships for future contract opportunities.
• Act as a liaison between clients, drilling contractors, and service providers.
• Foster a collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on shared objectives.
• Challenge existing work methods and encourage the recording and logging of lessons learned.
• Coordinate with service providers and assist in phase preparations.
• Assist crews in preparing risk assessments and work instructions as per the contractor’s safety management system.
• Ensure consistency in the format of performance meeting action trackers and periodic reports.
• Manage and update the lessons learned tracker, ensuring lessons are not re-learned.
• Follow up on- and ensure timely close out of open actions in the action tracker.

Skills

LEAN methodology (PDSA cycle)

Communication & interpersonal skills

Time management & self-organization

Analytical abilities; Excel & PowerPt

Leadership & team-building

Diversity & multicultural teamwork

Driller/Assistant Driller offshore exp

Courage to challenge status quo

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Noble Corporation seeks a Performance Lead to enhance offshore drilling, completion and subsea performance. You will align delivery with customer expectations, support rigs in campaigns, and build strong client relationships.

The role requires LEAN expertise (PDSA), deep drilling knowledge, and exceptional communication. You will lead planning, monitoring, and continuous improvement across global locations while safeguarding safety and efficiency.