- Lead collaboration across project teams including subsurface, drilling operations, procurement, and permitting to ensure aligned well delivery.
- Prepare and own detailed well programs, engineering designs, and execution strategies.
- Perform and validate engineering analysis (hydraulics, torque & drag, casing design, cementing, etc.) ensuring technical integrity.
- Identify, quantify, and manage well risks; develop contingency plans and decision frameworks for critical operations.
- Establish goals, schedules, and performance targets for drilling activities and ensure delivery against plan.
- Provide real-time engineering support during drilling operations, including optimization and structured problem-solving.
- Own drilling budgets, cost forecasting, and expenditure control; approve invoices and manage financial performance.
- Lead post-well reviews, identify performance gaps, and implement lessons learned into future designs and standards.
- Develop, maintain, and improve drilling standards, best practices, and engineering guidelines.
- Act as contract holder for multiple service lines; define scopes of work, KPIs, and drive vendor performance.
- Evaluate and implement new drilling technologies and techniques to improve efficiency and outcomes.
- Ensure full compliance with regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements; support permitting strategy as needed.
- Leverage and improve digital tools and systems (e.g., RimBase, Corva, Landmark, dashboards) to enhance planning, execution, and reporting.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to development of team capability and culture.
- Communicate complex technical concepts, risks, and recommendations clearly to management and stakeholders.
- Demonstrates full ownership of well engineering scope from planning through execution and handover.
- Proactively manages uncertainty and drives high-quality decision-making.
- Delivers wells safely, on schedule, and within budget while optimizing performance.
- Acts as a technical leader and trusted partner across disciplines.
- Continuously improves systems, processes, and team capability.
- Other duties assigned by management.
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