| | Description: | Candidate will have 15+ years of experience in oilfield drilling and well operations, including leadership experience. Candidate must be willing to relocate and reside in North Africa. Experience working in multicultural environments is preferred. Good people and leadership skills, including communication and influencing, are required. The ideal candidate will be a self starter that can anticipate problems and adjust accordingly to meet the demands of an active drilling/work-over program. He must be able to communicate effectively and respectfully at all levels in order to work in a cooperative and constructive spirit with a variety of disciplines, personalities, and cultures. The selected candidate will work in our joint venture partnership and will represent our interests for all drilling, completion, and workover matters in this growing company. The Deputy Drilling General Manager will work cooperatively with the national Drilling General Manager to deliver and further optimize all areas of drilling and workover performance and drilling-related project management. Responsibilities will include all areas relating to well planning, well operations, commercial and contractual workscopes, materials planning and readiness, personnel issues including skills development, HSE performance, goal setting, and performance review/benchmarking aimed at improvement. Dimension: Responsibility for the management and performance of drilling and workover operations in the joint venture drilling department, with an annual estimated drilling expenditure of ca. $175MM. Currently deliver 80 new wells per year utilizing 5 drilling and 5 workover rigs with plans to grow. Personnel: A large team of office- and field-based national drilling and workover staff along with 1 expatriate Senior Drilling Engineering Expert and 4 expatriate Field Drilling Superintendents. Drilling Engineering staff will directly report to the Drilling Manager. The Deputy Drilling General Manager reports to the JV Operations General Managers. Responsibilities: The Deputy Drilling General Manager will be expected to succeed within the operating environment of a JV company working in parallel with an in-country Drilling General Manager. Within this environment the responsibilities for the Deputy Drilling General Manager will include: - Accountability for drilling team performance as measured by number of wells drilled, AFE vs actual costs, HSE performance, drilling performance vs. competitors, and continuous improvement.
- Set goals and performance targets for drilling team. Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation and initiate improvement programs where required.
- Accountable for the daily management and prioritization of an active drilling operations group - supervise engineering, operational, administrative, commercial and contractual planning and activities.
- Accountability for the manpower planning, skills assessment, and training for the drilling team in the
- Develop and mature the skills of subordinates within the drilling group.
- Accountable for long-term drilling materials planning and procurement activities.
- Performance evaluation and effectiveness. Prepare recommendations for senior management regarding improvements and cost savings within the scope of the operation.
- Implement and enforce JV company policies and procedures to ensure the operation is conducted in a safe and efficient manner in compliance with company and contractual requirements.
- Propose and implement new technologies and/or procedures as required for performance improvement.
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| | Requirements: | The ideal candidate should have experience and knowledge of the following: - A good knowledge of land drilling rig equipment and operations for development, exploration and appraisal drilling and completion activities along with workover activities including ESP and rod pump installations.
- Experience managing busy, multi-rig operations with aggressive development targets is highly desirable.
- A successful track record of troubleshooting equipment and operational challenges.
- A thorough understanding of well planning including a good understanding of geological subject matter, reservoir engineering, completions design and offset well and log information, identification of drilling hazards and environmental requirements.
- Casing designs, cementing, bits, mud systems, directional drilling, DST’s, coring, etc.
- Safety and environmental knowledge
- Data collection and management of drilling operations
- A track record of mentoring and guiding local national employees would be advantageous.
Qualifications A degree in a relevant engineering discipline
Candidate should hold current Well Control Certificate (onshore drilling and cased-hole operations)
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