Rigless Operations Foreman

Saudi Aramco; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 31,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco seeks a Rigless Operations Foreman to lead completion operations in unconventional resources. You will supervise wireline, slickline, coiled tubing and related services, ensuring safety, well integrity and compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating with engineers and contractors, conducting site inspections, and driving continuous improvement while developing junior team members.

Qualifications

• Technical or bachelor degree in a relevant field.
• 10–15 years in rigless well intervention operations.
• Experience with stimulation, wireline, slickline, coiled tubing and flowback.
• Familiar with wellhead and downhole completion design and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise rigless well intervention operations (wireline, slickline, coiled tubing, snubbing).
• Ensure well barrier integrity and compliance with safety regulations.
• Interface with engineers and service personnel to align objectives and mitigate risk.
• Perform site inspections, equipment audits, and incident investigations, driving improvements.
• Mentor junior team members and support capability growth.

Skills

Rigless operations

Well intervention

Safety compliance

Team leadership

Vendor management

Education

Technical Diploma or Bachelor's in petroleum technology or mechanical engineering

Job description

Description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Rigless Operations Foreman to join Unconventional Resources Completion Operations Division under the Completion Operations Department URCOD.

The UR Completion Operation Division is responsible for executing required Rigless operations in unconventional fields. The support includes supervising rigless sites with up to 200 service contractors to execute a variety of rigless operations including multistage hydraulic fracture, coiled tubing operations, well testing operations, while maintaining safety and compliance in accordance with the industry standards and company policies.

Your primary role is to lead and supervise all rigless well intervention operations (wireline, slickline, coiled tubing and snubbing) including but not limited to plug and perf frac operations, post frac wellbore coiled tubing cleanout, through tubing fishing and milling operations, in addition to maintaining compliance with safety regulations, company policies, and industry standards, enforcing safe work practices and conducting on job safety meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interface directly with engineers, service company personnel, and management to ensure alignment on operational objectives and risk mitigation.
• Conduct site inspections, job observations, and equipment audits to ensure equipment and personnel are operating within required standards.
• Ensure well barrier integrity and adherence to well control requirements during all intervention activities.
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and lessons learned initiatives to drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the growth and capability of junior team members.

Minimum requirements

• Technical Diploma or Bachelor degree in relevant fields, such as petroleum technology or mechanical engineering from a recognized and approved program.
• 10-15 years’ experience in rigless well intervention operations that includes planning and execution of stimulation, wireline, slickline, coiled tubing and flowback operation in critical sour gas and preferably unconventional operational environment.
• Experience in unconventional resources or HPHT, tight gas & oil well with a very good understanding of well intervention and stimulation operation and its impact on well completion
• Proven record in running all types intervention operations required in unconventional wells: Coiled tubing, Wireline, slick line, Hydraulic fracturing, flow back operations
• Familiar with wellhead and downhole completion design, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Extensive knowledge of industry regulations, safety practices and standards related to surface and downhole equipment selection.
• Experience in optimization of surface well intervention operation using latest new technologies and best practices.
• Able to complete an investigation when issues occur and finalize root cause analysis.
• Experience in performance optimization, cost control, and operational efficiency improvements in unconventional well environments.
• Strong expertise in unconventional wells operation, well performance analysis

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work schedule: Full Time – To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration:

Job posting start date: 05/20/2026

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Job ID: 17895

Tagged as: UR Completion Operations Dept