Senior Field Engineer - Cement

NexTier Completion Solutions; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oilfield services company is seeking a Cement Engineer – SR in Midland, Texas. The role involves providing technical advice and supervision, mentoring junior personnel, and leading projects to improve efficiency. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 4+ years of engineering experience. Strong knowledge of cementing principles and proficiency in software tools like Cempro+ and CentraDesign are essential. The position promotes a culture of safety and quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Firm understanding of hydraulics, mechanical power, and chemistry.
• 4+ years of experience as an engineer.
• Ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Support operations and lead cementing projects.
• Mentor junior personnel in cementing operations.
• Conduct audits to ensure adherence to standards.
• Provide technical advice and oversight in the field.
• Work directly with customers to resolve challenges.

Skills

Hydraulics knowledge

Mechanical power understanding

Chemistry knowledge

Advanced cementing principles

Microsoft Office proficiency

Multitasking skills

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Cempro+

CentraDesign

Job description

Position Summary

As a Cement Engineer – SR, you will use your knowledge and experience to support operations, engineering, and other support functions to drive flawless service delivery. You will mentor junior operations and engineering personnel in all aspects of the cementing process, including pre-job planning, loading, lab testing, equipment delivery, and personnel and asset assignment. You will be expected to perform audits on various procedures involved in the planning and execution of a cement job to ensure they are performed to NexTier standards. You will lead various projects and investigations to improve efficiency and service quality. In conjunction with sales, you will work directly with customers to find solutions to unique challenges in both design and execution.

Key Accountabilities3>

• Conducts activities in accordance with the Company’s HSE guidelines. Promotes safety awareness and complies with all applicable safety procedures and regulations.


• Provide technical advice and supervision to field operating personnel, utilizing in-depth product and equipment knowledge, company, customer, or industry approved methods and procedures, to deliver a high level of service quality to the customer.


• Act as a positive representative of the NexTier brand in all job functions, whether internal or external.


• Mentor junior engineering and operations personnel in all aspects of the cementing operation, including pre-job planning, wellsite execution, job procedure and contingency plan development.


• Conduct periodic audits of wellsite operations to ensure adherence to NexTier standards.


• Provides cementing job designs, makes recommendations, and generates cementing proposals for customer base in designated district.


• Lead training sessions for junior operations and engineering personnel.


• Lead projects to drive profitability improvement through reducing product cost, improving efficiency, or improving service quality.


• Lead investigations into service quality and HSE incidents.


• Work directly with customer engineers to develop solutions to technical challenges.


• Perform post-job evaluations, providing recommendations and improvement actions as needed. May be required a complete a post-job report.


• Able to review and evaluate Cement Bond Logs in conjunction with all available data, to determine effectiveness of cement placement, and to make improvement recommendations for future jobs.


• In conjunction with sales, develop and present periodic KPI (key performance indicator) reviews to key customers.


• Perform all other job duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• A firm understanding of hydraulics, mechanical power, and chemistry.


• Knowledge generally associated with 4+ years of experience as an engineer.


• Understands advanced cementing principles including cement sheath mechanical property theory.


• Able to use and interpret results for the advanced features of Cempro+ and CentraDesign.


• Ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office applications, Excel, MS Word, etc.


• Multitasking, interpersonal communication and attention to detail are all required skills.


• Competent in all functions required of Cement Engineer - II.

Minimum Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Required

Minimum Required Work Experience

• 4-5 years - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Driver's License - Required