Senior Drilling Supervisor

Overview

SENIOR DRILLING SUPERVISOR

Our client, an Oil and Gas Operator have a new requirement for a Senior Drilling Supervisors required to join their Well Engineering/Drilling team. The role will be offered for 5 months, working on their 2026 Wells P&A campaign. It is a PAYE contract role and equal time rotation.

• Directs and manages the activities of contractors and service providers during offshore well operations and ensures work programmes are followed.
• Directs and manages the activities of contractors and service providers during offshore well 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 expectations and deliver on KPIs relating to HSE, cost effectiveness of services and equipment offshore.
• Attends rig/platform management meetings to ensure appropriate representation in relation to drilling, completion and workover activities.
• Responsible for the capture of lessons learned and appropriate close out of issues, liaising with contractor and onshore teams as appropriate.
• Demonstrates HSE leadership at all times, actively supports rig/installation safety programmes, supports HSE inspections/visits, etc.
• Ensures offshore and onshore teams inter-face effectively.
• Contributes to End of Well Drilling and Completion Reports.
• Provides technical support to offshore management during offshore emergencies/training activities in relation to drilling/well control incidents.
• The job holder is expected to be flexible and undertake additional duties commensurate with the overall responsibilities of the job, and that are within their competence, when required.

• POOH after flow check: DSV on drill floor until bit inside casing or the first 10 stands
• Prior to cement job: DSV to attend the TBT
• Mixing/pumping Cement: DSV at cement unit
• Displacing cement: DSV on drill floor
• Pressure testing casing: DSV at cement unit
• LOT/FIT: DSV at cement unit or pump unit
• Landing BOP, XMT: DSV at ROV room or on drill floor
• Well Control: DSV to be notified asap and go to drill floor and confirm shut in pressures etc and prepare for well kill
• DSV at drill floor while circulating out an influx
• Lost circulation: DSV to be notified asap and go to drill floor and prepare plan for regain returns
• Hole problems (stuck, pack off etc): DSV to be notified asap and go to drill floor and take appropriate actions
• Verification of the well status vs the handover document
• Attending barrier verification in general such as
• Riser joints pressure test
• Connector test
• Inflow testing
• DST string pressure test
• Testing of surface set-up prior to DST test
• Completion string pressure test
• XMT (for dry XMT; witness assembly of tree cap) pressure test

• Highly focused on HSE performance with exemplary attitude and behaviours
• Considerable experience in a senior drilling operations role and of jack-up and semi-submersible operations
• Experience of leading well operations/engineering teams - onshore and offshore
• Experience of running complex subsea completions and trees
• Sound commercial awareness/Project financing/cost control principles
• Proven relationship-builder - internally and externally
• Highly developed communication skills
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships within an operationally focused environment

Master s Degree in an engineering/technology/science discipline

Considerable experience in a senior drilling operations role and of jack-up and semi-submersible operations

• Fully certified by a recognised Well Control Authority e.g. IWCF level4 (drilling and subsea)
• Offshore medical, survival and MIST certification

Candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK as no sponsorship is available.