Oil Company Jobs – Specialist Lead Engineer at Weatherford

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Organization: Weatherford
Duty Station: Uganda
About Weatherford:
Weatherford is one of the
largest international oil and natural gas service companies. The company
provides products and services for drilling, evaluation, completion, production
and intervention of oil and natural gas wells, along with pipeline construction
and commissioning.

Job Summary: The Specialist Lead
Engineer will be responsible for the successful installation of optical and
electronic downhole reservoir monitoring equipment for regions supported by
Production Optimisation GBU. The installations will be performed directly by
the job holder or indirectly through the supervision of 3rd parties. The work
performed on/offsite will be under customer supervision to the contracted
specification. These are to be achieved within the framework of the job scope
and subject to our client contractual obligations and both regulatory and
Weatherford policies and procedure requirements



Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  •  The Specialist Lead Engineer is
    responsible for ensuring that he/she is familiar and confident in
    performing all “field operations” in advance of being required to perform
    the actual “field operations”. Any deficiencies identified are to be
    reported in a timely manner to ensure all “field operations” are performed
    successfully to the contracted specification.
  •  The Lead Specialist Engineer is
    responsible for identifying and documenting any Risk Assessment,
    associated with performing “field operations” in a timely manner ahead or
    performing the said “field operation”.
  •  The Lead Specialist Engineer is
    responsible for ensuring he or she participates in Projects to Operations
    handover, evaluating the content of any Rig Book and or Procedures and
    Work Instructions and ensuring any deficiencies are noted and highlighted.
  • The Lead Specialist Engineer is
    responsible for the Safety, Integrity and Security of all equipment used
    or delivered for “field operations”, he/she is also responsible for ensuring
    all equipment is returned and any damages or shortages reported to the
    Company Man and PE prior to back-loading and shipment.
  • The Specialist Engineer is responsible
    for all “field operations” equipment.
  • When arriving onsite the Specialist
    Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all equipment for installation
    in the Well is bench checked and where practical all Weatherford and /or
    3rd party interfaces are rechecked in a timely manner ahead of Rig Floor
    operations.
  • The Specialist Engineer is responsible
    for all “field operation” reporting, including daily reports and end of
    job reporting.
  • Any other delegated responsibilities as
    instructed by Line Management within the timeframe specified in a safe and
    efficient manner to meet business requirements, provided the instruction
    is reasonable and you are capable and deemed competent to fulfil these
  • End of Job Reports processed and issued
    to the Project and Operations Manager within 5 working days
  •  Field Service Record Sheet to be
    completed, signed and returned to the Operations Co-ordinator within 5
    working days
  • Expenses to be completed and a report
    issued for approval within 5 working days
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    candidate should hold a diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
    discipline or Physical Sciences
  •  6 years of prior experience in a
    field engineer/ service engineer position
  • Team Player, Able to work long hours
    under pressure, willing to do rotational work as required
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates should their CVs indicating the position applied for to: jade.vanderbyl@eu.weatherford.com
Candidates applying for the advertised positions will be selected on merit.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 28th October, 2013

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