SSG Drilling are working with a UK based E&P Operator, supporting them in the recruitment of an experienced Senior Drilling Supervisor for an upcoming campaign in the North Sea.  

Responsibilities 

• Directs and manages the activities of contractors and service providers during offshore drilling, completion and workover operations and ensures programmes are executed safely and efficiently, in full compliance with corporate policies, standards, procedures and guidelines and relevant regulatory requirements
• Acts as the focal point for day-to-day communication and reporting between the offshore site and onshore operations teams.  Ensures all reporting requirements are met in relation to daily operations, Well Examination Scheme, etc
• Takes a lead role in technical/operational problem-solving and decision-making processes, identifies changes to programmes, risk assesses changes and obtains change approvals, etc
• Monitors contractor activities, materials movements, etc. and ensures contractors and service providers meet performance expectation/deliver on KPIs relating to e.g. HSE, cost effective use of services and equipment offshore   
• Attends rig/platform management meetings to ensure appropriate representation in relation to drilling, completion and workover activities

If you are interested and available please use the "I'm Interested" button on this page. 

SSG Drilling are actively working with an International E&P Operator supporting them on resourcing for an experienced Senior Completions Engineer for an upcoming drilling campaign in Africa. 

Senior Completions Engineer - Smart / Intelligent wells

• Responsible for the detailed design, specification and qualification of the proposed intelligent well system, working very closely
  with the primary service provider both remotely and in situ (as required)
• Responsible for all the technical interfaces of the intelligent well system including but not limited to the surface control systems,
  operability requirements, and well integrity requirements and subsurface design criteria
• Responsible for verification of the design life, specification and subsequent acceptance of all vendor qualification testing of all
  specified equipment and individual components as necessary
• Responsible for the design and execution of a full Systems Integration Test (SIT) prior to shipping and again upon delivery of the
  intelligent well system to ensure the functionality and operability of the system
• Responsible for the detailed completion design including preparation of the Basis for Well Design for the intelligent well
• Ensures all completion operations are appropriately designed to meet companies policy requirements in terms of Health, Safety & 
  Environment and Well Engineering Standards

If you are interested and available please use the "I'm Interested" button on this page. 

Subsurface Global have a current requirement for a highly experienced Seismic Inversion Specialist.

Specifically, we are interested in hearing from candidates with a specialism in Seismic Inversion to an expert or technical authority level. 

Experience working on Middle East / North African carbonates for an E&P operating company is also required.

Candidates must be able to relocate to the UAE. This role is full-time and office based (5 days per week). 

If you are interested, please click on the 'I'm Interested' button on this page and contact Freya Jackson for more information: f.jackson@subsurfaceglobal.com 

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SSG Drilling are currently working with an International E&P Operator sourcing for an experienced HSE Superintendent to support an ongoing drilling campaign. 

HSE Superintendent 

Operate within and promote company core values and HSE culture.
Provide expert judgement and technical insight in HSE management
Play a key role in the implementation and execution of HSE plans and activities required in making continuous and positive HSE improvements in the field operations.

Key tasks will include:

•       Maintain compliance with local and international HSE laws, regulations & industry standards. 
•       Develop, implement and maintain HSE management system, procedures and work practices. 
•       Lead HSE risk assessments and planning and execution of prevention and mitigation controls. 
•       Lead implementation of control of work to ensure that all activities are planned and executed safety   
•       Provide HSE, process safety and asset integrity inputs into project design and engineering. 
•       Provide HSE support, assurance and monitoring for operational activities. 

Requirements

•       15-year experience in HSE supervisory field roles for international oil and gas companies 
•       University Graduate in Engineering or HSE related field 
•       Professional qualifications e.g. NEBOSH, GradIOSH/CMIOSH, CSP/equivalent, IEMA, Auditor etc. preferred 
•       Knowledge of industry HSE best practices and national and international HSE legislation 
•       Experienced in oil field construction projects 
•       Experienced in leading HAZID, risk assessment, audits and incident investigations 
•       Experienced in developing and implementing HSE management systems and procedures 

If you are interested in discussing this role further please click the "I'm Interested" button on this page 

SSG Drilling are currently working with an International E&P Operator sourcing for an experienced HSE Supervisor to support a project in East Africa. 

Single in-country point of HSE accountability for enabling and assuring that all Well Delivery Wellsite activities in country are conducted safely and responsibly and in accordance with the company HSE Excellence Approach, industry good practice, and the law. The purpose of this and all Well Delivery roles is to Safely Deliver Quality wells and to personally contribute to in country skills transfer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Steward a healthy safety culture that demonstrates consistent operational excellence and conduct regular culture surveys
• Deliver effective support, advice, and resources to Wellsite teams and Functional groups
• Act as the Contract HSE Supervisor challenging and empowering service providers to independently deliver Operational Excellence and continual improvement
• Implement processes and systems that identify HSE risks, including Process Safety/Well Control, and verify mitigation to ALARP
• Own, enable implementation, and continually improve/streamline HSE elements of the Well Delivery Management System
• Oversee and assure the Service Providers safe and effective delivery of its Wellsite Control of Work systems 
• Assures that personnel are knowledgeable of Emergency Response plans and that plans are regularly tested
• Act as HSE Assurance Lead delivering the Wellsite HSE Assurance Plan to drive continual performance improvement 
• Confirm that incidents are reported and thoroughly investigated according to procedures and facilitate investigations as RCA expert
• Monitor changes in legislation and industry good practices owning the Wellsite aspects of the campaign wide compliance register and facilitating implementation of compliance controls
• Verify that training and competency requirements are met for all Wellsite personnel 
• Support in country personnel in their achievement of their personal development plans and in turn company’s nationalization targets
• Liaise regularly with leadership and the workforce to solicit HSE team performance delivery feedback
• Own the Wellsite aspects of the campaign wide Corrective Action Register and facilitate tracking till closure of all actions (e.g., Incidents, Audits, NCRs)
• Collate and deliver the Wellsite aspects of the campaign wide HSE Performance reports creating early awareness of HSE issues and improvement plans 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum 7 years of oil and gas HSE experience within a drilling contractor or upstream operator in remote locations 
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent required
• Valid Well Control Certificate
• Bachelors or more advanced degree in engineering, science or EHS discipline highly valued

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• High personal integrity and emotional intelligence
• Exemplar and promotor of HSE values with a passion and commitment to high HSE  standards
• Ability to influence and challenge effectively at all levels with an open and constructive style
• Proven ability to performance manage personnel including development and nationalization
• In-depth understanding of multinational work forces, and the ability to observe/manage human factors
• Expert incident investigator including implementation of RCA, Human Factors, and Just Culture concepts and tools
• Resilient under pressure and adaptable in fast changing environments remaining positive, and cheerful during adversity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Management system design, implementation and continual improvement in accordance with recognized international standards 
• Expertise in remote Wellsites operations HSE hazards/risks including Process Safety and control measures and well networked to source and apply best practices 
• Project management including organisational and management system change
• Independent problem solver who regularly demonstrates inception and results through a pragmatic approach 
• Must be fluent in English and proficiency in Portuguese is highly valued 
• Able to lead HSE activities and personnel in multiple locations with minimal supervision

Subsurface Global is currently recruiting for a Digital Innovation Lead on behalf of our client, a UK based E&P company.

This is a permanent, full-time staff role. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Role Purpose:

To support the development of a robust and effective digital innovation group and work programme that delivers innovative solutions to drive improvements in productivity, streamline business processes and support the company's business strategy and longer-term vision.

Responsibilities: 

• Align innovative solutions with the company's business strategy and longer-term vision.
• Work within the remit and scope of the company's Digital Innovation Charter.
• Assist in the design, modelling and evaluation of innovation solutions as assessed and ranked by the Digital Innovation Steering Committee (DISC).
• Participate in Steering Group Meetings and deputise for the Digital Innovation Manager.
• Work with technical disciplines to transform ideas into Proof of Concepts (PoC) and trials for assessment.
• Use an agile/sprint methodology to create working models and minimum viable products (MVP).
• Work with specialist third party suppliers, universities and consultants to progress ideas to PoC/MVP.
• Maintain the portfolio of opportunities in the innovation hopper including their ranking and assessment.
• Provide regular reporting via a dashboard on the maturity of opportunities and their throughput.
• Effectively present progress on innovations to individuals, teams and senior management.
• Research relevant technologies to develop a wider perspective of the opportunities available.
• Work effectively with IT, Information Management and Data Management teams to deliver PoC’s.
• Mature prototypes and MVP’s for handover to IT to ‘operationalise’ and ‘productise’ approved innovations.
• Attend relevant conferences and events to help assess new digital technologies and methodologies and gather intelligence on similar activities by peers.
• Develop and inspire others to high-performance digital behaviours.
• Assist in the development of an innovation culture through written communications, presentations and workshops.
• Business Analysis including stakeholder management, requirements gathering, AS-IS, TO-BE, Business Process mapping, UML techniques, Use cases, Value Stream Mapping.
• Assist in ideation workshops to collect user ideas for inclusion in the innovation hopper.
• Assist in building a training portfolio of digital content for upskilling of employees.

If you are interested in this position, please click the "I'm Interested" button on this page and contact Chris Morrison for more information: c.morrison@subsurfaceglobal.com 

SSG Drilling are currently working with an International E&P Operator resourcing for an experienced Senior Completions Engineer to be based in London.

Role Overview 

The Senior Completion Engineer provides all the detailed completion design, engineering and planning support for onshore gas producer, oil producer and water disposal wells in to facilitate the delivery of high-quality fit for purpose wells.

• Ensures all wells and completion & workover operations are appropriately designed to meet company’s policy requirements in terms of Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) and Well Engineering Standards.
• Responsible for detailed completion design including preparation of the Basis for Well Design for multiple completion types
• Preparation of detailed completion and workover operational programs that adhere to company’s policies and management system
• Responsible for the preparation of detailed AFE’s for completion and workover operations based on a P1 time and cost simulation
• Liaise with Completion Operations Engineer in the field to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of high quality fit for purpose wells
• Liaise closely with Drilling Engineers, Fluids Advisor, Asset Teams and Well Services to ensure well designs and operational procedures are fit for purposes meting the expectations of multiple stakeholders
• 12 month contract 

If you are interested in this position please click the "I'm Interested" button on this page and contact drilling@ssg.group 

SSG Drilling are working with an International E&P Operator supporting an upcoming Drilling Campaign in East Africa.

We are actively resourcing for an experienced Senior Operations Engineer responsible for providing well engineering support to the Drilling & Completion Superintendent and Drilling & Completion Supervisor to ensure that all well operations are conducted in a safe technically competent, efficient and environmentally responsible manner. 
Responsible for interfacing with the Senior Drilling Engineer in London and the Independent Well Examiner to ensure that all programmes are understood, that there is alignment between programmes, Well Examination requirements and work instructions and that all operations are executed and reported in accordance with client requirements and industry best practice. 
The purpose of this and all Well Delivery roles is to Safely Deliver Quality wells and to personally contribute to in country skills transfer. 

Responsibilities

• Actively and visibly lead creation and maintenance of a safe working culture through the +People programme and ensuring compliance with client and drilling contractor safety systems
• Ensure all operations are conducted in compliance with client standards and legislative requirements
• Ensure safe delivery of quality wells: in time and in budget, meeting the agreed objectives and quality criteria
• Lead by example in establishing and maintaining One Team culture. Facilitate and ensure close collaboration and communication between client personnel at all field and office locations and between client, drilling
• contractor and service company personnel.
• Collaborate in development of SHE plans, ensure execution of operations in accordance with Zero Harm Policy and Life Saving Rules
• Responsible for ensuring that operational work instructions are aligned with company standards, well programmes and well examination requirements. Responsible for raising Management of Change documentation where required
• Ensure timely delivery of accurate and comprehensive operational reports and data
• Focal point for reporting and communication with Independent Well Examiner during well operations
• Drive SHE performance monitoring and continual improvement, ensure delivery of SHE Assurance Plan and reporting of all incidents and quality investigation in a timely manner in accordance with client requirements
• Lead by example in driving performance culture, continuously assessing operational efficiency, identifying and sharing best practices, improvement opportunities and lessons learnt
• Steward and verify Service Provider’s performance and continual improvement ensuring knowledge and performance management processes are followed, including advance planning meetings, after action reviews and lessons learnt
• Review operational programs with the rig, field and office teams as required
• Collaborate with Logistics Superintendent, Senior Drilling Engineer and Senior Completion Operations Engineer to ensure the timely arrival of all equipment and services
• Ensure coaching and development of all field personnel including Trainees and Engineers in Training

Qualifications 

• Minimum 12 years of international experience in drilling and completions engineering and supervision
• Extensive experience with land rig operations, horizontal drilling, sandscreen completions and workover operations
• Experience and understanding of cementing operations, stress caging drilling fluid systems, well integrity issues, extended reach drilling and well decommissioning
• Bachelors’ degree or higher in Engineering
• Valid Well Control Certificate (Supervisor Level 4 – Surface) required. Advanced well control training beneficial.

Skills & Competencies 

• Exemplar and promoter of SHE values with a passion and commitment to high SHE standards
• Proven ability to lead teams and performance manage personnel including development and nationalization
• In-depth understanding of multinational work forces, and the ability to observe and manage human factors
• High personal integrity and emotional intelligence, understanding of human factors in well operations
• Ability to influence and challenge effectively at all levels with an open and constructive style
• Incident investigation, including implementation of RCA, Human Factors, and Just Culture concepts and tools
• Resilient under pressure and adaptable in fast changing environments remaining positive, and cheerful during adversity
• Independent problem solver who regularly demonstrates inception and results through a pragmatic approach
• Must be fluent in English and proficiency in Portuguese is highly valued

If you are interested please click the "I'm Interested" button on this page to make an application or contact drilling@ssg.group