Responsibilities

Job Purpose

Act as the subject matter expert to deliver the design, the planning and the support of integrating Weatherford\xe2\x80\x99s well construction technologies and drilling solutions, and the post-drilling analysis within complex wells on a global basis. Provide global technical support and training to deliver the safest and most efficient plans to drill a well meeting all expectations.

Roles & Responsibilities

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

• Maintain the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company\xe2\x80\x99s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices and complies with the Company\xe2\x80\x99s Rules to Live By
• Place Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk
• Seek continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations

QUALITY

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company\'s Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford\xe2\x80\x99s Management System
• Know and understand Weatherford\xe2\x80\x99s Operational Excellence & Performance System (OEPS) and the Quality Policy and comply with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Procedures and Workplace Instructions
• Maintain service quality as an immediate priority when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement

OPERATIONS

• Responsible for global Drilling Engineering technical support
• Develop and implement Well Engineering solutions for projects working with the Geozones prospect teams to realize ideas and plans thru the Well Engineering and Project Management process
• Provide real-time decision support to the drilling team to maximize drilling efficiency and minimize risk while achieving the well objective
• Assist the Drilling and Evaluation team in post-well root-cause analysis
• Develop and implement fully embed performance enabling methods such as Drilling the Limit, best practices, peer reviews and technology applications in the design, execution, and evaluation of Weatherford\xe2\x80\x99s well solutions
• Take a lead role in ensuring the global key wells are delivered on time and budget meeting all success measures
• Keep up to date and reviews new technology for possible application to projects.
• Perform directional well planning, torque-and-drag analysis, hydraulics calculations, and BHA analysis on all well types including new application and complex wells in order to design effective methods to deploy drilling & completion services to ensure trouble-free installations
• Perform and coach others with offset well analysis, hazard identification, risk control, as well as casing and tubing design
• Participates in tender responses
• Promote technical excellence image of the Company and Segment (publish papers, attend/present at public forums, and otherwise gain recognition for the Segment products and services)
• Post-pre and post-well meetings with clients, as required
• Assist in the presentation of recommendations and evaluations to clients, as required
• Provide detailed analytical reports to management
• Assist Geozones with high-level technical support for clients
• Work assignments carried out to the highest quality level
• Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by the supervisor within the physical constraints of the job

COMMUNICATION

• Coach Geozones Drilling Engineering teams with documenting and communicating learnings, best practices, and technical alerts from projects through Weatherford\xe2\x80\x99s Performance Tracking System (WPTS)
• Maintain effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external

FINANCIAL

• All employees have an accountability to the organization to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses
• Costs incurred should be within the approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

• Lead and coach others in the development and review of well programs, operating procedures, presentations, end-of-well reports and other documentation as required to support effective communication and Continuous Improvement
• Assist on technical training content for Drilling Engineering training courses
• Assist on technical competency content for the Drilling Engineering community
• Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience
• Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential

VISION & LEADERSHIP

• Demonstrate leadership, ethical behavior and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

Qualifications

Experience & Education

REQUIRED

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Engineering or a related field from an accredited University
• 10+ years of relevant Drilling Engineering experience
• Experience with working across Product Line (PL) boundaries to visualize, engineer and deliver cross-PL drilling hazard-mitigating solutions
• Thorough understanding of 3 or more Weatherford PLs

PREFERRED

• Experience in operations management

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED

• Ability and willingness to learn thru a structured development program which includes internal and external courses, external certifications and practical on-the-job training (both office and field)
• Ability to analyze a wide variety of data sets and use them in providing Drilling Engineering solutions
• Practical and results orientated to deliver a plan encompassing all inputs that can be safely executed. Mechanical aptitude and strong visualization capability required
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Highly motivated with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with different groups and understand how their different inputs can help in providing a comprehensive and composite solution to the client.
• Ability to get away from the traditional approach of applying specialty products (widgets) to wells and apply and encourage a solution-based approach which involves understanding the client\xe2\x80\x99s needs and well problems and then investigating potential solutions which can be a change in well design, change in procedure or potentially the use of one or more common or specialty products.
• Detailed understanding of drilling practices and procedures (planning, risk analysis, pre-spud, roles of various asset team members, equipment, drilling program, cementing, evaluation, completion, reporting, wellsite personnel, drilling parameters, fluids, well control, directional drilling, wellsite services, local regulatory, etc.)
• Must be perceived as a leader/mentor and respected by industry peers.
• Must be willing to travel to a remote land and offshore work locations and possibly to other countries.

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