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Main Function

• Provide technical and operations support for drilling and completion fluids selection, design, and management for drilling and completion operations.
• Provide technical and operations support for solids control and waste management for drilling and completions operations.
• Serves as a technical resource to perform audits of vendor processes and facilities.

Task and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing technical guidance and focusing on spill prevention and environmental protection
• Interfaces with engineering, operations and global advisors to design and surveillance drilling and completion fluids
• Performs daily surveillance of mud properties, product consumption and inventory levels; develops and recommends solutions to challenges in these areas
• Responsible for surveillance and accurate reporting of solids control and waste management efficiency; recommends performance improvement initiatives
• Manages fluids, solids control and waste management contracts and tendering
• Maintains knowledge of best available technology to improve environmental performance and operational efficiency
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing fluids programs) and performing surveillance on active operations
• Steward overall performance of the drilling fluids vendor
• Ensure fluid sampling techniques are representative of the fluid in use
• Ensure lab equipment is in good working condition, properly calibrated and certified where needed; Ensure daily that all fluids system-associated equipment at site is operating when needed, is in good working condition, is properly calibrated and certified where needed
• Ensure fluid properties are correctly analyzed and that recommended chemical additions to correct any deficiencies are justified
• Ensure the accuracy of the daily fluid report
• Oversee accurate and save additions of material to the fluid system
• Ensure material is properly marked and material data sheets for each product are maintained and readily available
• Ensure all fluid solids control equipment is working properly and set for optimal conditions for the operations in progress
• Forecast future fluid materials needs and equipment spare needs to ensure adequate inventory exists and provide lists of additional quantities if needed
• Ensure inventory management for materials, equipment spares and tank utilization are provided daily to the Company’s location supervisor representative
• Ensure available storage space is effectively used to meet the requirements for the well and to optimize fluid inventory / costs
• Ensure daily that a thorough and accurate fluid report and recommended actions are provided to the Company’s location supervisor representative

Cementing Tasks:

• Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing cementing programs) and performing surveillance on active operations
• Steward overall performance of the cementing vendor
• Trouble shoot the cementing operation. Track and close out non-conformance reports.
• Steward lab testing of cement slurries.

Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred
• Experience in fluids, solids control and waste management
• Experience in international assignments
• Experience in deep water drilling operations (1000m) if filling a deep water drilling engineering position
• Experience in water based and non-aqueous drilling fluids; experience with various completion fluids
• Experience with solids control equipment and waste management
• Able to effectively organize and communicate thoughts
• Proficient computer skills and experience with Microsoft applications
• Read, write and speak fluent English
• Extensive legacy MPN experience is required

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Main Functions

• To be responsible for the planning and scheduling of all Maintenance activities.
• Should have good understanding of safety, health, and environmental requirements (SHE), work selection criteria, work planning, norms estimating, procurement practices, business practices and controls, contractor interface awareness, development of job packs, etc.
• Skilled in scheduling work tasks to ensure efficient resource utilization, excellent coordination between operations (equipment readiness / permitting), material availability, construction equipment support, and labor crew (skills) composition and assignment.
• Typical Job Positions may include: Maintenance Planner / Scheduler, Maintenance Lead, Planner/Scheduler.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates SAFETY is the top priority.
• Participates in planning with Core/Work Teams.
• Plans and schedules any Routine Maintenance work required.
• Works with Planner in developing schedule, cost estimates and equipment planning for Routine work to be accomplished during the Turnaround window.
• Able to plan complex job and develop resource plan with Scheduler, Execution lead, and Operations across all disciplines.
• Able to identify and monitor critical and sub-critical paths for major events.
• Able to apply advanced functions of Planning & Estimating Tools, as applicable to the position.
• Able to educate field execution personnel on look-ahead schedules, and help ensure timely work progression.
• Able to provide input to maintenance work Contracting/Procurement strategy and steward to that plan.
• Able to resolve scheduling issues, including: Negative Float, Out-of-sequence updates, resource overloads, scope change, progress validation, etc.
• Able to develop a complete job plan with materials, resources and timeline.
• Able to provide input into material of construction selection and management.
• Able to plan, estimate, track and schedule Field Order Changes (FCO's).
• Able to apply planning logic, such as, lead, lag, critical path and milestones.
• Able to adequately assess work contingencies with schedule impact, lead coordination activity between teams should contingencies arise.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering within an applicable discipline, appropriate certification(s) within discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Previous experience in a closely related position.
• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly and concisely convey recommendations to management.
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs.
• Proficient in selected scheduling and planning software.
• Demonstrates good leadership skills in Work Team meetings to remove barriers and steward action items and cost profile to work plan and cost estimates.
• Knowledge in Maintenance Planning/Scheduling with Prometheus software usage.