Senior Completion Engineer | Drilling & Well Projects Lead

IKM Acona; New Jersey; On-site; USD 126,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

IKM Acona seeks a Lead Completion Engineer to lead execution and ensure completion design aligns with project objectives and regulations. The role is based in Bergen, with potential flexibility for commuting and related locations.

Ideal candidates will have 15+ years of operator experience on the NCS, strong leadership, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams from pre-planning through delivery while maintaining high quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in petroleum engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline is required.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant operator experience on NCS with deep completion knowledge.
• Strong leadership, communication and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee workload allocation within the completion team and track progress.
• Own overall project plans including drilling schedules, timelines and long lead item deliveries.
• Ensure completion design meets well objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate pre-planning and execution with customers and other departments.
• Investigate equipment failures and performance issues; document lessons learned.
• Perform QA/QC of supplier services and equipment deliveries on a contractual basis.
• Provide technical guidance as the company's expert to project teams.

Skills

Project leadership

Completion engineering

Regulatory compliance

QA/QC

Vendor management

Education

Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Job description

IKM Acona seeks a Lead Completion Engineer to lead execution and ensure completion design aligns with project objectives and regulations. The role is based in Bergen, with potential flexibility for commuting and related locations.

Ideal candidates will have 15+ years of operator experience on the NCS, strong leadership, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams from pre-planning through delivery while maintaining high quality and safety standards.