Surface Well Test Field Specialist

SLB; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Well-being programs

Pension contributions

Income protection

Cycle to work

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

SLB in Aberdeen offshore seeks a Surface Well Test Field Specialist to supervise offshore well test operations. You will manage surface well test equipment, ensure data quality, and support customers with on-site technical expertise and risk management.

The role emphasizes safe, efficient testing across exploration, appraisal, clean-up and production testing, with focus on data acquisition and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in offshore surface well test operations.
• The right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Execute surface well testing safely and efficiently per customer requirements, procedures, and standards.
• Install, test pressure, operate, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain surface well test equipment.
• Capture and report well test data: pressures, temps, flow rates, fluid characteristics.
• Provide timely operational reports and data to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in pre-job planning, risk assessments, toolbox talks, and safety analyses.
• Identify and mitigate risks while maintaining well integrity and environmental compliance.

Skills

Offshore well test operations

Interpersonal skills

Risk management

Job description

Job Title:

Surface Well Test Field Specialist

About Us:

We are a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. At SLB, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. We are facing the world’s greatest balancing act—how to simultaneously reduce emissions and meet the world’s growing energy demands. Our collective future depends on decarbonizing the fossil fuel industry while innovating a new energy landscape. It’s what drives us. Ensuring progress for people and the planet, on the journey to net zero and beyond.

More than 98,000 employees across 120 countries have already started their SLB journeys. Start yours now!

If you would like to know more, please visit our website at https://www.slb.com/.

Location:

Aberdeen/ Offshore

Job Summary:

The Surface Well Test Field Specialist is responsible for supervising well test operations offshore.

You’ll play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and reliable well testing services across exploration, appraisal, clean-up, and production testing operations.

You will be responsible for the operation and optimisation of surface well test equipment, ensuring high-quality data acquisition, driving operational excellence, and proactively managing risk while providing onsite technical expertise and support to customers.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Execute surface well testing operations safely and efficiently in accordance with customer requirements, company procedures, and industry standards.
• Install, pressure test, operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain surface well test equipment including flowheads, choke manifolds, separators, sand management systems, flare packages, and associated instrumentation.
• Ensure accurate acquisition, monitoring, and reporting of well test data, including pressures, temperatures, flow rates, and fluid characteristics.
• Deliver operational reports and well test data in a timely and accurate manner to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in pre-job planning, risk assessments, toolbox talks, and job safety analyses to ensure safe execution of operations.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks while maintaining well integrity and environmental compliance throughout the testing programme.

Essential Requirements:

• Strong background in offshore surface well test operations
• The right to work in the UK.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate clearly and confidently.
• Be able to choose and initiate action.
• Be eager to deliver results and meet demands.
• Remain positive during pressures, setbacks, and fast-paced environments.

Benefits:

• We offer private healthcare for employees and their families as well as subsidised dental care.
• We provide well-being programs such as Employee Mental health support and health and wellness coaching.
• Generous private employee-funded pension contributions.
• Income protection scheme and life insurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• We have multiple internal employee resources groups, female mentorship programs, volunteering opportunities, and company-wide webinars, amongst other opportunities.

Why you should join us:

• Developing future leaders.

Become a part of a community where your potential to lead is nurtured from the start. Joining us opens doors to leadership opportunities within our organisation and across the broader industry, as evidenced by over 90% of our executive team began their careers with us.

• Borderless Careers.

Our career-building approach means you’ll have dedicated systems and an open, honest dialogue with managers and HR, helping you develop your career with potential opportunities across regions and functions.

• Women in STEM.

Diversity is a key part of our success, and we have focused on gender balance for nearly 25 years. We are dedicated to nurturing and developing female talent both locally and globally. To support this goal, SLB has several initiatives, including mentorship programs, volunteering opportunities, and company-wide webinars, all aimed at helping women succeed.

• Industry-Leading Equipment.

Engage with cutting-edge technology positioned at the forefront of the industry, contributing to pioneering advancements.

Certifications and Awards:

• The Disability Equality Index awarded us the title of “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” in 2025.
• Ranked among LinkedIn’s “Top 25 Companies in the UK and France for Career Development” in 2025.
• Proud member of Business Disability Inn and Valuable 500 initiative.
• Proudly ranked 4.2 out of 5 on Glassdoor for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Proudly ranked 4.1 out of 5 overall on Indeed.

SLB is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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