Night Drilling & Completion Supervisor

Overview:

This position will provide drilling and well engineering functions to support drilling, work-over and completion onshore project in Southern Tunisia.

Reports directly to the Senior Drilling Supervisor (SDSV)

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Assist Drilling Supervisor in implementation of drilling, workover, completion and testing programs.
• Maintain operational optimization and offline concurrent operations
• Provide supports on the drilling units to the Senior Drilling Supervisor to fully meet well and HSE standards.
• Ensure compliance with all regulations pertaining to the work and report any deviation
• Ensure an adequate inventory of materials and equipment on the drilling unit to carry out the work
• Ensure a proper look-ahead planning to avoid delays
• Prepare well-site plans such as casing running and cement calculation
• Supervise operations during the night.
• Manage, time, crews and other resources to optimize performance and efficiency
• Ensure that Company’s HSE policies are strictly adhered to and followed.
• Extend training and technical support to direct reports
• Actively participate on the day to day operations and ensure that operations are carried out on the rigs as per the program and as required.
• Use good judgement in deciding when to escalate issues to your Superior.

SKILLS:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Understanding of all well construction project management starting from well engineering design, planning, preparation to the execution phase.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to make technically and economically sound recommendations with incomplete information and tight deadlines;
• Effective decision maker with the ability to apply and follow through on decisions and actions
• Drilling engineering skills to allow for effective coordination and interface with internal team and external contractors, and partners.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to work with teams.
• Must be innovative and positive in dealing with changes and reacting to project difficulties
• Effectively managing time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently 
• Sets high standards of performance for self and others; assumes responsibility and accountability for the successful completion of assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than have standards imposed
• Strong computer skills (MS Office) and familiarity with relevant industry software.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 Years of Experience in the oil and gas industry with at least 5 years as Night Drilling Supervisor with relevant experience.
• Extensive experience with Drilling and Workover rigs for all types of well construction activities
• Must have worked in an Operator’s (oil company’s) environment. Experience with international oil companies will be added advantage.
• Experience with leading well engineering software is important
• Higher National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum engineering or any other engineering or Science discipline 
• Well control certification – IWCF Level 4 is mandatory