Operations Engineer

hpinc; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

H&P in Covington, LA, seeks an Operations Engineer to support drilling operations from an engineering and administrative standpoint. You will coordinate activities with operators and company personnel, provide technical support to rig superintendents, and help define objectives and operating plans with manpower considerations.

The role requires a bachelor's degree, familiarity with API standards and OCS rules, and strong safety leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Familiar with API specifications and recommended practices.
• Knowledge of Federal OCS regulatory requirements (30 CFR 250).
• Knowledge of drilling operations and equipment.
• Ability to work with multiple engineering disciplines and operational groups.
• Understanding of H&P's external customer base and their support demands, including technical specifications.
• Strong commitment to safety by design and safety leadership.
• Ethical, self-motivated with goal-setting ability.
• Solid documentation and organization skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to read and create engineering drawings to communicate ideas/products.
• Able to analyze rig platform problems and support technical services for equipment/structural/operational issues.
• Strong PC-based software skills: Excel, Word.

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison with Operator and Company personnel.
• Provides H&P Rig Superintendents with technical support as needed.
• Defines project objectives and operating plan including manpower requirements.
• Prepares and participates in performance review meetings with the customer.
• Analyzes drilling operations and safety; recommends procedural changes.
• Identifies and revises standards, operating procedures, and new programs to improve efficiency.
• Participates in rig platform planning and inspections; ensures corrective actions.
• Creates and reads engineering drawings to communicate new ideas/products.
• Monitors rig and equipment condition; ensures preventative maintenance.
• Prepares reports for managerial review on drilling progress and equipment needs.

Skills

Drilling operations knowledge

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Safety leadership

Communication skills

Engineering drawings interpretation

PC proficiency (Excel, Word)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Engineering drawings

Job description

At H&P, our people are our strength.

At a Glance:

The Operations Engineer is primarily responsible for using independent judgment and discretion to support and coordinate activities of workers and equipment engaged in drilling oil and gas wells from an engineering and administration standpoint.

What you will do:

• Demonstrates a workplace that is committed to the H&P Way
• Serves as liaison with Operator and Company personnel
• Provides H&P Rig Superintendents with technical support as needed
• Defines project objectives; develops operating plan; including manpower requirements, in compliance with senior management decisions related with the rig platform
• Prepares, reviews and participates in performance review meetings with the customer to show with data the value H&P is bringing to the operation or ways that we can improve
• Analyzes drilling operations, including safety, and recommends changes in procedures to meet goals and objectives
• Identifies, develops, and recommends revision of standards, operating procedures, and new programs to improve efficiency
• Participate in the planning and be involved in the rig platform structural inspections/maintenance/critical equipment certification; analyze the inspection reports and ensure actions are taken to resolve issues raised during the inspections
• Ability to create and read engineering drawings to communicate new ideas/products
• Monitors the condition of drilling rigs and equipment to ensure preventative maintenance procedures are followed
• Prepares reports for managerial review concerning drilling progress, operational problems, and equipment requirements

What you need:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Familiar with American Petroleum Institute (API) specification and recommended practices
• Familiar with Federal OCS regulatory requirements (Title 30 CFR 250)
• Knowledge of drilling operations and equipment
• Ability to work with multiple engineering disciplines and operational groups
• Understanding of H&P's external customer base and their support demands, including technical specifications
• Strong commitment to safety by design
• Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership
• Ethical, self-motivated individual with the ability to set and achieve goals
• Solid documentation and organization skills
• Strong oral and written communication skillsMust be able to create and read engineering drawings to communicate new ideas/products
• Must be able to analyze rig platform problems; support technical service & solutions of equipment/structural/operational related problems reported
• Strong PC-based software application skills: Excel, Word, etc.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!