Wells Superintendent - MODU Ops

Agr is working closely with our Aberdeen-based client to recruit for a Wells Superintendent – MODU Ops to join its team on an initial 24‑month contract, based onshore in the Aberdeen office with offshore visits at times required.

This role is a Wells Superintendent – MODU for subsea P&A activities to support the MODU and LWIV campaigns (52 wells total campaign). The role provides leadership, direction and technical expertise to the onshore and offshore MODU teams to ensure that the MODU operational planning and delivery maximise safety and efficiency in accordance with the client’s objectives, standards, regulatory requirements and industry best practice.

• Works closely with the onshore and offshore MODU teams, and other key team members to plan, develop and execute the MODU and LWIV P&A campaign, ensuring all activities are undertaken in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner and in strict compliance with company standards and procedures and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Supervises and co‑ordinates the onshore and offshore subsea resources, ensures activities are prioritised effectively and that the team delivers results in line with approved plans and timescales.
• Manages offshore operations, working closely with offshore supervisors and key contract subsea personnel and rig contractor personnel. Takes a lead role in the communication, planning and decision‑making processes to ensure programmes are delivered safely and effectively.
• Ensures processes are in place to control and approve proposed changes to programmes.
• Develops a high level of responsibility and ownership within the team and promotes continuous performance improvement in the development of technical expertise and competency, new technologies, standards and practices, commercial awareness and innovative thinking.
• Ensures subsea P&A activities are effectively planned and in line with asset plans/operational activities. Sets objectives/deliverables, anticipates schedule/operational problems and ensures robust processes are in place to plan for contingencies. Ensures all permits and consents are submitted and approved in time and in full compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Establishes and maintains a schedule to deliver the well objectives by controlling and prioritising all activities, tracking progress and re‑scheduling for changes as they occur to keep control of and prioritise activities, and ensures that the team delivers results in line with approved plans and timescales.
• Ensures the optimum scheduling and delivery of the MODU equipment maintenance requirements to minimise risk of equipment failure and impact on critical path operations.
• Develops and maintains procurement plans for services, materials and equipment based on the well schedule and ensures materials, services and equipment are available in line with well schedules and operations.
• Ensures the team and relevant contractor/vendor companies comply with the requirements of the company’s Business Management System and that all relevant documentation is systematically recorded, auditable and traceable.
• Ensures an effective interface and communication process is established between the team, other client teams and external/3rd party representatives to ensure clear understanding of project objectives/work programmes, encourage open transfer of knowledge and information and to identify, record, track and close out actions in an effective and timely manner.
• Develops and manages project budgets and ensures compliance with budget management, control and reporting processes.
• Controls MODU P&A procedures and practices through the effective and efficient review of detailed programmes, peer reviews, risk assessments, programme reviews, etc. Monitors and records issues during well activities to ensure these activities do not impact asset safety and environmental performance.
• Takes a lead role in the development of highly positive relationships with external/regulatory bodies e.g. Well Examiner, HSE, NSTA, OPRED and third parties and ensures team members support the relationship‑building process.
• Represents the client externally…