Jobs at WTS Energy

JOB PURPOSE

• The Drilling Engineer will perform both well planning and drilling operations engineering roles.
• He/she will be responsible for oversight of drilling activities for the company`s assets, preparation of drilling procedures, developing drilling programs, implementation of well plans, cost tracking, monitoring drilling activity through daily reports, and daily oversight of rig activities with the on-site drill team, well planning, AFE preparation and assisting operating management in troubleshooting drilling program. He or she will be responsible for the daily monitoring, trending and re-evaluation of drilling parameters.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare wells data sheet and carry out wells offset reviews.
• Carry out wells detailed design including casing design, mud engineering, hydraulics modelling.
• Write all wells Basis of Design documents ensuring compliance to all Company policies.
• Prepare wells detailed drilling procedures.
• Develop wells AFEs and Support the upkeep of the wellcost estimating and tracking system.
• Liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers, such as cement companies or suppliers of drilling fluids.
• Prepare an End of Well report for all assigned wells.
• Identify and evaluate appropriate offset wells.
• Monitor well costs daily. Prepare and update depth vs days and depth vs cost curves.
• Ensure final well costs in Company Wells Reporting database such as Open Wells.
• Attend rig calls. Provides technical support on daily drilling operations.
• Provide fulltime engineering support to assigned drilling rig(s). Monitor daily morning report and facilitate data error corrections and coding.
• Know and follow the Global Drilling Community Standards and SOP’s.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline. A master’s degree will be an added advantage.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in Well Engineering with an Operator.
• Good knowledge in the use of industry recognised Well Engineering software such as Wellcalt, Stress check, Drilling Office, Well Plan, Compass.
• Team player with strong communication skills.
• Must be able work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Willing to travel to the rig location to observe operations on an as[1]needed basis.
• Understanding of drilling equipment, including top drives, iron roughnecks, pipe handlers, mud pumps, degassers, choke manifolds, BOPs, BOP control units. and other equipment as preferred.
• Organizational and time management skills.

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Job Description

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Support design and implementation of applications to enhance business processes.
• A “hands-on” role providing on-site day-to-day application administration and support for specific business systems; notably SUN Financials, EAM and SharePoint.
• To liaise with and develop relationships with the business functions to ensure successful design and adoption of business processes.
• To support deployment of systems and services in an effective and efficient manner ensuring maximum availability to business users.
• To monitor and report as required on system bottlenecks and inefficiencies
• To work closely with other IT software developers and administrators to obtain an awareness of the interoperability of the Oriental applications.
• Provide input for all changes which require reporting to the change advisory board (CAB) for the appropriate approvals.
• To develop technical documentation and user guides as required.
• To support business systems, release management adopting strong user communications.
• To manage the business systems helpdesk function for the Finance systems, EAM, SharePoint, Sharefile and One drive.
• Provide input and co-ordinate with the business users to identify training requirements a n d develop and hold appropriate training plans.
• Contribute to guidelines for security and user profiles.
• Contribute to system architecture/version upgrades.

EDUCATION

• The candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, or closely related discipline.
• Candidate must have a minimum of 4 years working experience in the same area of specialty or closely related field.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience in web development and relational databases required.
• Experience of EAM and SUN Financial Systems implementation, configuration and administration.
• Experienced in leveraging out of box SharePoint solutions to meet business requirements.
• In depth knowledge of SUN system and Q&A reporting essential.
• Experience in Business Process management – Design and implementation.
• Experience of Procurement Systems administration.
• Experience of having been involved in Change Management for inter-application changes incorporating clear user communications.
• Strong communicator skills required to various hierarchical levels in the business
• Must have a good understanding of business systems processes.
• Positive, energetic team player, comfortable working in a fast paced and multi-cultural environment.
• Demonstration of efficient coordination skills, being able to work on multiple projects in parallel, whilst being able to prioritise ongoing work.
• Ability to be flexible to adapt to the growing demands of the organization.
• Must be organized and focused on objectives. Attention to detail paramount and an ability to deliver in tight timescales.
• Ability to travel to other areas where the company operates.
• Oil and Gas background highly desirable.