Workover Lead

Crescent Energy; Altamont (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescent Energy is seeking a Workover Rig & Consultant Lead to oversee field operations, guide safety practices, and drive efficiency across assigned assets. You will coordinate with engineers, foremen, and service providers to ensure safe, cost-effective well interventions and reliable production startup.

The ideal candidate brings 10–15 years of supervision experience, extensive WellView expertise, and a proven track record in managing contractors and cost controls while promoting a strong

Qualifications

• Experience supervising workover rig operations.
• Extensive WellView reporting and auditing knowledge.
• Strong leadership and safety culture.
• Contractor and consultant oversight.
• Ability to plan and execute rig work and cost tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily workover rig operations across assigned areas.
• Supervise and mentor field consultants while establishing clear expectations for safety, reporting, and operational performance.
• Coordinate with engineers, foremen, production personnel, and service companies to plan and execute well intervention activities.
• Review and approve daily rig reports, ensuring accurate and complete WellView documentation.
• Monitor rig performance, downtime, job progress, and operating costs while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support and oversee recompletions, acid stimulation, coil tubing, wireline, fishing, swabbing, cleanouts, and other well intervention operations.
• Ensure equipment, materials, contractors, and services are available prior to job execution.
• Verify proper well handoff before and after workover operations and assist with production startup activities.
• Track operational failures, identify lessons learned, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain strong communication with field operations, engineering, contractors, and leadership.

Skills

Workover rig operations

Well control

Leadership

Contractor management

Operational planning

Cost control

Root cause analysis

Communication

Tools

WellView

Job description

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long-life, balanced portfolio combines significant cash flow from stable production with a deep, high-quality development inventory. Crescent is a top three producer in the Eagle Ford basin and a scaled operator in each of the Permian and Uinta basins. Crescent’s leadership is an experienced team of investment, financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade, Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow, risk management and returns. Through disciplined and accretive investments, we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

The Workover Rig & Consultant Lead is responsible for leading and overseeing all workover rig operations and field consultants across assigned assets. This role provides operational leadership, technical guidance, safety oversight, and quality assurance to ensure workover activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards.

The successful candidate will work closely with Workover Foremen, Production Operations, Engineering, Well Analysts, contractors, and service providers to maximize rig efficiency, minimize downtime, control costs, and safely return wells to production.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily workover rig operations across assigned areas.
• Supervise and mentor field consultants while establishing clear expectations for safety, reporting, and operational performance.
• Coordinate with engineers, foremen, production personnel, and service companies to plan and execute well intervention activities.
• Review and approve daily rig reports, ensuring accurate and complete WellView documentation.
• Monitor rig performance, downtime, job progress, and operating costs while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support and oversee recompletions, acid stimulation, coil tubing, wireline, fishing, swabbing, cleanouts, and other well intervention operations.
• Ensure equipment, materials, contractors, and services are available prior to job execution.
• Verify proper well handoff before and after workover operations and assist with production startup activities
• Track operational failures, identify lessons learned, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain strong communication with field operations, engineering, contractors, and leadership.

Safety Leadership

• Promote and enforce all company safety policies and procedures.
• Lead Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), pre-job meetings, and post-job reviews.
• Verify contractor compliance with safety requirements and well control procedures.
• Ensure proper PPE, H₂S precautions, pressure control, and LOTO procedures are followed.
• Stop work when unsafe conditions exist.
• Report and investigate incidents, near misses, spills, and unsafe conditions.
• Foster a strong safety culture across all contractors and field personnel.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

• Minimum of 10–15 years of experience supervising workover rig operations
• Extensive experience with:
  • Workover rig supervision
  • Recompletion operations
  • Acid stimulation jobs
  • Coil tubing operations
  • Wireline operations
  • Fishing operations
  • Swabbing operations
  • Well cleanouts
  • Well completions and post-rig start-up support
  • Contractor and consultant oversight
  • Job planning and execution
  • Daily rig reporting and cost tracking
  • Troubleshooting downhole and surface-related issues

WellView Experience

• 10+ years of WellView experience.
• Advanced knowledge of WellView reporting and auditing.
• Ability to review, correct, and standardize daily reports.
• Experience training consultants on WellView best practices.
• Strong understanding of how WellView supports engineering, operations, cost tracking, and failure analysis.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Required Knowledge & Skills

• Workover rig operations
• Well control and pressure control
• Artificial lift systems
• Production equipment and facilities
• Contractor management
• Operational planning and scheduling
• Cost control and invoice review
• Root cause analysis
• Leadership and team development
• Strong communication and organizational skills

Working knowledge of production equipment including wellheads, flowlines, separators, treaters, tanks, compressors, VRUs, gas lift systems, plunger lift systems, pumping units, and related surface equipment is required.

Required Certifications

• SafeLand/PEC (or equivalent)
• OSHA 10
• H₂S Certification
• First Aid & CPR
• Well Control Certification
• Valid Driver’s License

Additional industry certifications are considered a plus.

Background checks will be required of all candidates for consideration. In addition, the successful candidate must pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Crescent Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender/pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Crescent Energy is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please let us know by contacting.