Sr. Operations Engineer

**Company**
QatarEnergy

**Department**
Drilling and completions.

**Primary purpose of job**
The Senior Operations Engineer provides critical support to well services offshore operations as he/she coordinates with all

QatarEnergy teams to gather their requirements through routine & non-routine meetings, prepares weekly, quarterly, and

yearly plans for barges and vessels, prepares operations programs, ensures HSE compliance in work programs and

provides engineering support to operations team, as and when required.

Principal Accountabilities:
1. Coordinating the overall offshore well service planning from all stakeholders (such as Well Surveillance, Well

Integrity, Wellhead operations, Production, etc) to ensure an optimum & efficient activity plan under well services scope in

accordance with the company policies & guidelines. Gather consolidated SOW for execution by Well Services Operations

team. Review well history and reports and advise for appropriate action plans to mitigate integrity and operational risks.

2. Implement best practices within the organization and ensure continuous improvement based on lessons learned and

manage the implementation of trials to test new well services technologies and techniques supplied by various contractors

to find fit-for-purpose solutions for offshore wells.

3. Prepare well services operations business plans (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly) based on wells priority and operations

criticality as advised by stakeholders.

4. Provide engineering support to Well Services Operations team and ensure smooth and safe workflow. Ensure that all

well services programs are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Drilling Reference Manual (DRM) and by

identifying and mitigating risks through a systematic hazard management approach in compliance to QatarEnergy HSE

policy.

5. Develop performance management initiatives for well services activities and ensure KPI inputs are gathered,

evaluated, and reported. Also, prepare the well services scope budget forecast and actual utilization.

6. Initiate and participate in well services contract tenders and technical evaluation till award.

7. Monitor the validation of field data gathered and integrity of data entered into the open well database.

8. Maintain contact with industry on well services issues to ensure QatarEnergy well services operations are aligned

with current industry best practices. Including implement new technologies within well services department and provide

detailed technical reports upon completion.

9. Investigate operational problems and analyze root causes to cure and prevent their re-occurrences. Also, participate

in studies addressing specific operational integrity and well services problems and prepare appropriate recommendations /

action plan for the proposed solution.

10. Develop and mentor Qatari development staff in the petroleum engineering skills related to well services through

office/wellsite assignments, trainings, and presentations to help achieve QatarEnergy Corporate objectives for Qatarization.

He/she is responsible to ensure availability of services contracts, maintains and monitors KPI compliance data, leads audits

and explores new technologies to enhance operational performance and maintains DRM procedures in compliance with

industry standards.

**Experience & Skills**:

- Minimum 15 years experienced in various well servicing activities such as slickline/wireline, coiled tubing, well
integrity, stimulation & well completion.
- In-depth knowledge of oil industry practices and specification such as API standards and recommended practices.
- Must have strong teamwork skills and being able to work in a multi-cultural environment.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, field staff and Management.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, or equivalent, supplemented with industry courses in related software