Completion Engineer

This is a great opportunity to join our Wells department as a Completions Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing completions support to the Supervisors and Workover Engineers both when the Rig is Operational and non-Operational. You will ensure that rig activities are correctly recorded, and that equipment run has been checked and conforms to required standards.
The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.
This is a Monday-Friday office-based role at Wytch Farm, Dorset.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Work with Lead Workover Engineer and Site Services Manager to provide operational support and duty cover for workovers and interventions
Work with Wells Team Lead, Senior Well Engineer, Rig Manager & Drilling Manager to ensure the technical integrity of completions operations is maintained
Support Lead Workover Engineer to manage and meet workover budgets
Provide technical input to procurement and contracts teams for completion equipment
Ensure equipment procurement and lead times are managed to facilitate budgeted workovers
Planning (office based)
Interface with PE & engineering teams to prepare completions SOR documents.
Support Lead Workover Engineer and Well Intervention Engineer to prepare HSE Submissions, workover programmes & completion drawings ensuring they comply to legislation and Perenco standards
Set up, review and agree rig timings with Lead Workover Engineer and Workover Supervisor
Optimise generic completion designs to improve completion efficiency and production
Specify and select detailed equipment requirements
Liaise with SSM on equipment requirements, delivery and long lead issues
Control and monitor purchased equipment (liaise with WYF Stores), managing stock levels for completions equipment
Attend, daily / weekly planning meetings to ensure co-ordination between Workover and asset operations.
Complete completions related eMOCs for any changes to the way we operate
Assist the planning of Rig moves and set up new Wells on group reporting system
Operational (site based)
Demonstrate HSE leadership on site and support Workover Supervisor to deliversafe and efficient operations.
Support Lead Workover Engineer with all programme amendments and equipment / services requirements.
Collate equipment call off lists for use by the site team.
Provide technical support to Workover Supervisor during workovers.
Update well completion schematic post workover
Collect lessons learnt and track NPT
Produce end of well summary report
Prepare rig timings with WS
Ensure WHM sheets are filled out & valve S/N updated on tree drawing on EOWR
Responsible for all well handovers
Responsible for updating intranet report daily
Complete site positioning eMOCs for all workovers
Sign off jobs in Maximo for WHM & DHSV/DHIV
Ensure an up-to-date equipment and services list is maintained for ‘on site’ items and personnel
Oversee timely call out and return of equipment from site
Carry out logistic reviews on a regular basis to help understand lessons learnt and enable improvements to the current system
Performance Monitoring
Ensure accurate, detailed records of operations are kept, including well diaries, completion drawings, serial numbers, final tallies etc.
Equipment
Manage the specification (SOR), procurement and stockage of:
Completion jewellery
Electrical Cables and accessories
Control Lines
Tubing
Wellheads
Costs
Review cost forecasts / AFEs and ensure costs are managed in line with targets
Collate quotations to allow cost estimation
Review Invoices where required
Provide technical input to procurement and contracting
Ensure all PRs for the well are raised and POs are correct and issued to suppliers
Oversee purchase order values against cost trackers to ensure orders do not overspend
Review options for reducing costs, such as bringing work in house, or changing how we work
Set up and maintain a daily cost tracking system for equipment on location to allow comparison between budgets and estimated spend, and a daily rig cost to be produced
Check and agree all stock transactions against Rig team cost codes
SEC & Personal Safety Courses:
IWCF L4 Well Intervention Pressure Control (Supervisor) or equivalent
Task Based Risk Assessment (Level 2)
Key Requirements Include:
Qualifications:
IWCF L4 Well Intervention Pressure Control (Supervisor)
Degree qualification in relevant Engineering or Science discipline
Experience:
Experience with well intervention & workover operations essential
Broad understanding of completion equipment required
Personal Attributes:
Ability to self-motivate and work as part of a small team
Good verbal & written communication skills
A good aptitude for problem solving and troubleshooting
Well organised and able to prioritise workload effectively
Benefits:
At Perenco we value and reward our people, offering competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits including:
Life Assurance
Private Medical Insurance
Flexible Benefit Allowance
Excellent Pension Provision
25 Days Holiday
Discretionary Bonus
Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme