A Leading Multinational Oil Company is looking for Drilling Managers for projects in Caspian Area, Middle East and North Africa. The Job offers the following objectives:
• Plans, directs and coordinates the activities of the Drilling Department, includes reviewing, studying and approving drilling operational/engineering programmes, reports and supervising the planning and execution of the Company's drilling operations, work over, well completion, etc.
• Supervises and coordinates the preparation of the drilling budget, controls expenditure and justifies variances.
The Job offers the following scope and responsibilities:
• Frequent contacts with Upstream Director for consultation and coordination.
• Frequent contacts with contracting and petroleum service companies for negotiations and supervision of work.
• Plans and coordinates the work guided by Company's broad policies and objectives. Makes independent decisions within broad limitations established by Upstream Director but refers major issues to Senior Management.
• Work accomplishments are subject to managerial review.
• Plans, directs and provides general supervision over the activities of assigned personnel in the Drilling Department, (ii) Performs supervisory functions and exercises financial authority at the Departmental level as established by Upstream Director.
• Directs the preparation of and submits the Department's budget for Management's approval, Controls expenditure and ensures that the variances between approved budget and actual expenditure are properly justified.
• Drilling Operations and Engineering Activities:
- Plans and directs all drilling, well completion and workover operations.
- Ensures that all operations have been thoroughly researched, engineered, programmed and implemented in a safe, efficient manner and in compliance with the prescribed requirements of the Technical Group.
- Directs the preparation of mud & cement programmes for drilling workover and exploration operations and the availability of the required materials.
- Keeps abreast of new development in drilling techniques and ensures that subordinates are provided with such information to improve work effectiveness and efficiency.
Ideal Candidate Must have the following skill set and hands on expertise:
• Technical Reports:
Reviews and approves operational and engineering reports prepared by subordinates such as drilling, well completion, workover, flow test, drill stem test and similar technical summary reports.
• Advisory Role:
Provides the technical advice for drilling contractors and consultants and the technical assessment of responses to tenders for drilling services and materials.
Provides advice and recommend solutions for drilling problems of serious nature (e.g. logging failure, work & cement failure ...etc.).
• Third Party Services:
-Provides overall supervision over the contracted services to ensure that all work is properly supervised and administered, includes ensuring that contacts with operating contractors and service companies are maintained at all levels and ensuring that contractors and service companies fully understand requirements and are capable of meeting them.
• Other Related Duties:
- Performs other related duties as assigned by Upstream Director such as: chairing the daily operations coordination meetings, ensuring the operations are at a minimum cost and consistent with safety and overall efficiency, recommending training, career development programmes for subordinates, etc.
Accommodation, food, medical insurance and flight tickets will be provided free of charge.
If you are interested in this position, send your CV in English to: procer@mdl.net or natalia.timus@procer.org, mentioning your availability and salary expectations.
