Toolpusher

Atwood Oceanics; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Valaris is seeking a seasoned Toolpusher to lead the drilling department, ensuring safe and efficient execution of well programs offshore. The role requires strong planning, supervision, and hands-on mentoring of crew competencies and tickets.

The candidate will coordinate with clients, maintain safety practices, and oversee barrier integrity and emergency procedures, delivering reliable results in demanding offshore environments.

Qualifications

• Ten years of rig experience including two years as Toolpusher.
• Completion of training and certification requirements for Toolpusher per Valaris matrix.

Responsibilities

• Lead drilling operations planning for goals and objectives to meet QHSE standards.
• Ensure operations are planned, organized, supervised, and executed per well programs and plans.
• Identify hazards, implement controls, and act as Barrier Authority under VMS to manage major hazards.
• Mentor crews, provide feedback, and ensure competencies and tickets are current.
• Communicate daily handovers to OIM/Master and maintain open communication across crews and clients.

Skills

Safety leadership

Hazard identification

Communication

Education

Toolpusher certification

Job description

Performs all work according to agreed expectations of both internal and external customers, focus on doing things right the first time, and contributes actively to continual improvement activities.

Acts as a safety leader ensuring the ongoing identification of hazards and the implementation of controls to manage the associated risks.

Leads the drilling department in the planning of goals and objectives for QHSE.

Ensures operations are planned, organized, supervised, and executed in accordance with well programs, rig move plans, company requirements, and contractual obligations.

Participates in operational daily meetings; reviews the last 24 hours, previews the next 24/72 hours, and plans for future operations with regards to equipment, personnel, and logistics requirements.

Promotes and maintains a good working relationship with client representatives onboard.

Maintains hygiene and housekeeping onboard to Valaris standards with a particular focus on escape routes.

Organizes and supervises the activities of the drilling department and ensures Valaris workinstructions are understood and observed by all crews.

Ensures all rig/deck crews have the necessary competencies, training, and skills to perform their tasks (i.e. through regular mentoring, appraisal and feedback to direct reports).

Supervises all preventive maintenance or maintenance repairs occurring on drilling equipment.

Plans and coordinates well control drills and ensures well control emergency procedures and responses are fully implemented and crew competencies/tickets are valid and current.

Creates an environment in which open communications can occur within all departments, with all senior/junior crews as well as clients and third parties as required.

Clearly and accurately communicates daily to OIM/Master and provides detailed handover at the end of shift and the end of hitch.

As an identified Barrier Authority (BA) under the Valaris Management System (VMS), integral to the management and control of Major Accident Hazards/Process Safety Risks. Responsible for the thorough and timely completion of assigned barrier integrity verification activities, as prescribed under VMS, for the assessment of associated deficiencies and, if applicable taking mitigating or corrective actions to the best of their competency, knowledge and ability.

Qualifications / Experience

Ten (10) years rig experience including two (2) years’ proven experience as a Toolpusher.

Completion of all training and certification requirements for Toolpusher position as described in the Valaris training matrix.

Behaviors

As part of our commitment to fostering a high-performance culture, employees are expected to align their actions and decisions with the principles outlined in our Behavioral Framework. This framework serves as the foundation for our organizational culture and guides our behaviors to drive better outcomes across the company. Employees are responsible for incorporating these behaviors into their daily actions, relationships, and decision-making to help manage expectations, strengthen relationships, and contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Our five behaviors that define our culture are:

Analyze & Plan – Being deliberate in understanding and describing the problem to solve and using information from a range of relevant sources to develop solutions that are effective and evidence-based.

Collaborate – Collaborating effectively, sharing ideas, and leveraging one another’s strengths based on trust, transparency, and empathy, creating an environment where everyone’s input is valued.

Communicate – Communicate clearly with all employees and stakeholders, ensuring active listening, understanding, and timely information sharing.

Learn, Grow & Adapt – Building organizational capability through our own learning and development while coaching others and supporting others to adapt, learn, and develop.

Deliver Results – Striving to deliver and exceed required results, identifying and overcoming obstacles, and taking responsibility for the outcome while respecting our values.

About Us

At Valaris, our core purpose is to provide responsible solutions that deliver energy to the world. Our purpose is the driving force that defines us as a leading organization in our industry. Our diverse fleet of ultra-deepwater drillships, versatile semisubmersibles and modern shallow-water jackups is capable of meeting a wide spectrum of customers’ well program requirements. Our rig fleet is among the most technologically advanced in the industry and our well-trained crews perform at the highest levels in the most challenging offshore environments. With an unwavering focus on safety and dedicated employees, we provide innovative solutions and aim to deliver excellence in everything that we do.