Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Hiring Type: Permanent

Responsibilities:

• Support drilling operations in compliance with HSSE and government regulations, ensuring safe, environmentally responsible practices and addressing Environment Impact Assessment Committee queries.
• Follow company policies, procedures, and international standards to ensure a safe work environment, protect employee safety, and uphold product and environmental quality standards.
• Create and update Authority for Expenditure (AFE) and Supplementary AFE for wells; monitor daily well costs.
• Ensure all well designs align with company standards, including QA/QC of well paths and comprehensive risk assessments such as anti-collision.
• Gather and analyse data from geologists and other partners to develop compliant well designs.
• Collaborate with the subsurface department and contractors throughout well planning, from target consolidation to final well path design.
• Draft and maintain the Drilling Program to guide field operations like drilling, casing, cementing, and completions.
• Review geological data to select appropriate drill bits; evaluate vendor quotations and finalise bit specifications.
• Collaborate with geological teams to select and implement the cementing program, ensuring compatibility with the formation profile.
• Provide SCM with specifications and coordinate for long-lead items and equipment transfers as necessary.
• Compile timely End of Well Reports (EOWR), conduct After Action Reviews, update lessons learned, and support report preparation for Well Delivery Managers.
• Conduct initial technical assessments of vendors, provide recommendations, monitor contractor performance, and address issues through Undesired Event Reports (UER).
• Oversee contract structure, plan for re-tendering, organise periodic service quality meetings, and ensure contractual compliance.
• Ensure QA/QC of Daily Drilling Reports (DDR) and manage periodic reports to keep management informed.
• Maintain and update the lesson learned database, promoting best practices and knowledge-sharing for future well operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent, with a background in Drilling Engineering highly preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years in E&P Drilling, with at least 2 years directly in Drilling Engineering Design, Programming, or Drilling Operations.
• Includes a minimum of 1-year offshore rotational experience as Rig Engineer/Supervisor, or alternatively 4 years in upstream oil & gas field operations.
• Strong planning and organisational abilities.
• Proficiency in Drilling Engineering and Operations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Familiarity with drilling and completion equipment.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Proficient in both spoken and written Thai and English.