Lead Workover & Completions Field Engineer

Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Carlsbad, New Mexico is seeking an Experienced Workover & Completions Specialist to provide technical and operational support for well servicing, workovers, and completions. You will coordinate field operations, troubleshoot downhole issues, oversee rigs and service companies, and work closely with engineering and production teams to maximize reliability and asset value.

This full-time role requires strong field experience in Permian Basin operations, safety

Qualifications

• Extensive field experience in workover, completions, well servicing, production operations, or well intervention.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot complex field and downhole problems.
• Knowledge of well integrity and safe well-servicing practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee daily workover, completion, well intervention, and remedial operations.
• Provide field-level technical support from initial job planning through execution and final handover.
• Review workover and completion programs and ensure field activities are executed in accordance with the approved program.
• Support operations involving tubing, casing, artificial lift, fishing, milling, cleanouts, stimulation, wireline, coiled tubing, pressure control, and well integrity.
• Troubleshoot downhole and surface operational problems and develop practical solutions.
• Coordinate rig crews, third-party service companies, equipment, materials, and logistics for well operations.
• Monitor daily operations and identify opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
• Verify equipment, procedures, and resources are available before critical operations begin.
• Participate in pre-job planning, risk assessments, safety meetings, and operational reviews.
• Maintain strong communication between field personnel, engineering, production operations, leadership, and contractors.
• Track operational progress, downtime, equipment performance, costs, and significant well events.
• Document daily activities and maintain accurate well-service records in applicable reporting systems.
• Assist with troubleshooting fishing operations, stuck pipe, tubing failures, equipment failures, well-control concerns, and other unplanned downhole conditions.
• Support installation, repair, troubleshooting, and optimization of artificial-lift systems.
• Ensure contractors and service providers meet safety, operational, and performance expectations.
• Participate in post-job reviews and capture lessons learned to improve future workover and completion programs.

Skills

Workover & completions

Field operations coordination

Well integrity & safety

Troubleshooting downhole problems

Reading schematics & programs

Leadership & decision-making

Communication skills

Reporting systems

Artificial lift knowledge

Tools

Well-operations reporting systems

Job description

Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Carlsbad, New Mexico is seeking an Experienced Workover & Completions Specialist to provide technical and operational support for well servicing, workovers, and completions. You will coordinate field operations, troubleshoot downhole issues, oversee rigs and service companies, and work closely with engineering and production teams to maximize reliability and asset value.

This full-time role requires strong field experience in Permian Basin operations, safety