Senior Well Management Engineer – Ops & Optimization

NES Fircroft; Texas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Well Management Engineer for Midland, TX, to oversee post-completion wellwork operations on-site. This mid-senior role requires hands-on design, planning, and execution support, with travel to well locations as needed.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Production Engineering, manage cost/scope for opportunities, and develop designs for artificial lift systems while ensuring data quality in Wellview and related analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 5 years of O&G experience; 3+ years direct wellwork experience (Permian preferred).
• Must be self-motivated and able to work in multi-discipline teams.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to work in fast-paced environment.
• Willing to travel to well locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and provide engineering execution support to wellwork operations post-completion, including remedial workovers and P&A scope.
• Liaise with Production Engineering to define cost and scope for opportunity evaluation.
• Develop procedures and provide design input to artificial lift systems.
• Interface with Operations for rig scheduling, execution support, and troubleshooting.
• Liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers for cost and equipment readiness.
• Monitor daily progress, track costs, and propose cost-effective changes; travel to sites as needed.
• Support wellwork spend forecasting and budget preparation.
• Track and improve wellwork execution efficiency; manage contractor performance; ensure Wellview data quality.

Skills

Self-motivated

Analytical & troubleshooting

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Wellview

Spotfire

PowerBI

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Well Management Engineer for Midland, TX, to oversee post-completion wellwork operations on-site. This mid-senior role requires hands-on design, planning, and execution support, with travel to well locations as needed.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Production Engineering, manage cost/scope for opportunities, and develop designs for artificial lift systems while ensuring data quality in Wellview and related analytics tools.