Plug and Abandonment Engineer (Drilling )

Position Overview:

Analyse, design and plan well abandonment projects, in accordance with technical, SE and business norms, procedures and guidelines to ensure the project’s objectives are met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Compile, organise, and analyse all data and information from offset wells and analogues.
• Validate information relating to well design and operations.
• Generate well design options (architecture, rig and equipment selection).
• Prepare basis of design for the selected option complete with risks analysis, legislation, and respect for the environment.
• Prepare technical specifications to assist in purchasing materials and services.
• Develop probabilistic time and costs estimates with supporting benchmarking for well projects.
• Prepare well operations programming and emergency response plans.
• Support operations during the execution phase of the project and manage change throughout the operation.
• Review daily reports, cost tracking to ensure accuracy and prepare the necessary information for well transfer (end of well report).
• Collect and communicate lessons learned, best practices, and key indicators using the knowledge management methods available.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of fifteen years of experience as senior engineer or above
• Previous P&A campaign experience
• Extremely knowledgeable with regards to subsea operations from a MODU
• Knowledge of LWIV operations beneficial
• Knowledgeable in global P&A standards, practices and techniques
• Trained in Permit-to-Work (PTW), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and Safety Observation (e.g. STOP) processes to support worksite visits
• Knowledgeable on surface and subsea production wellhead systems
• Knowledgeable of wireline (electric and slickline) and coiled tubing interventions
• IWCF level 4 Subsea Supervisoir
• BOSIET

KEY COMPETENCIES: 

• Familiar working with stage-gate project management processes, such as Repsol’s Global Project Management System (GIP) or equivalent
• Fluent in English (oral and written)
• Clear and concise communication skills, including high standard of technical report writing
• Excellent computer skills: able to use MS-Windows and MS-Office software packages (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook). Experience with MS-Visio and MS-Project would be useful
• Competent with Drilling engineering software, E.g. Landmark suit of tools
• Excellent organizational skills; able to manage multiple tasks assigned and deliver a consistently high standard of work accurately and on-time
• Self-driven and independent, able to work unsupervised
• Able to work effectively as part of a multi-discipline team, interfacing with other departments such as Subsurface, Supply Chain, Projects, and Operations
• Able to work remotely with limited supervision