Senior Offshore Drilling & Completions Engineer

Arena Offshore, LP; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Offshore, LP seeks a Drilling & Completions Engineer to support offshore shelf wells, collaborating with reservoir, geology, production, and construction teams to optimize design and operations.

The role demands 10+ years of offshore drilling and completions experience, strong design and planning capabilities, and a proven track record supervising rigs, workovers, and P&A activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution in the Gulf of America region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of 10 years offshore drilling and completions experience in oil and gas.
• Proven track record in drilling and completions operations with wellsite experience.
• Strong design and planning capabilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to HSE excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Develop drilling, completions, and abandonment procedures for offshore shelf wells in line with policies, standards, processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Incorporate input from reservoir, geology, production, and construction teams to prepare well designs.
• Supervise drilling projects, major rig workovers, new well completions, coil tubing operations, and snubbing unit workovers.
• Supervise plug and abandonment (P&A) operations using rigs, coil tubing units, or snubbing units.
• Deliver activity plans and performance objectives while driving continuous improvement across operations.
• Facilitate learnings from Post Well Reviews, AARs, and End-of-Well Reviews with cross-functional input.
• Build and maintain cross-functional relationships across Drilling & Completions, Production Engineering, and Subsurface teams.
• Conduct occasional field visits to oversee execution of well programs and assist management with planning and forecasting.
• Attend industry technical meetings and engage with regulatory agencies on rules and changes.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance safety.
• Participate in wells operations calls and planning discussions.
• Directly supervise six onsite rig supervisors.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Influencing

Relationship-building

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Arena Offshore, LP seeks a Drilling & Completions Engineer to support offshore shelf wells, collaborating with reservoir, geology, production, and construction teams to optimize design and operations.

The role demands 10+ years of offshore drilling and completions experience, strong design and planning capabilities, and a proven track record supervising rigs, workovers, and P&A activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution in the Gulf of America region.