Well Operations Engineer - PSC

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Wood is currently recruiting for a Well Operations Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas and Petrochemical Industries on a contract basis.

Hybrid working – Client office at Northop, with agile working condition (8-10 days SW per month)

You will diligently plan, engineer, organise, support and report on the client’s well operations and well abandon operations in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, achieving technical objectives by applying accepted engineering practices.

Wood is currently growing their project and modification portfolio of key EPCC opportunities spanning 3-5 years longevity. This will include projects in full life cycles ranging from early Study / FEED into detail design which will cover sectors within the O&G, renewable energy, pharmaceutical and chemicals. Now is the time to join our dynamic and diverse team on a journey to a new way of working with new technologies helping with an added with fantastic career development opportunities across our business both UK based and globally.

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant –
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

• Monitor and control cost, schedule, and performance of wells activities in line with approved AFEs and budgets
• Track KPIs, cost drivers, and variances, identifying risks and opportunities for performance and cost optimization
• Support preparation, review, and forecasting of AFEs and decommissioning cost estimates
• Ensure accurate cost reporting, accruals, and performance visibility, interfacing with operations, contractors, and finance
• Support operations during planning and execution of well activities, ensuring alignment between technical execution, schedule, and cost performance
• Contribute to the planning of exploration and development and abandonment projects providing technical inputs to the project teams, in order to optimise cost on well operations
• Monitor and track operational costs and performance across projects and activities, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and forecasts
• Support preparation, review, and validation of AFEs, cost estimates, and financial forecasts
• Analyze cost drivers, performance KPIs, and variances versus plan, identifying trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Ensure timely and accurate cost reporting, incluing accruals, commitments, and actuals
• Interface with technical, operations, and finance teams to ensure consistency between technical execution and cost performance
• Provide advice in reviewing the scope of work and technical specifications
• Providing advice and technical specifications during pre-qualification and tender evaluation phases in order to ensure that the choice of contractors and suppliers fully meet with technical targets and company standards
• Attend and drive risk assessment of the operations together with HSE Department
• Appraise new technology products to determine their applications in client’s well operations and abandonment operations, in order to improve time cost performance and safety conditions
• Prepare all relevant documents for well operations and abandonment requested by regulatory bodies
• Prepare and review the drilling and abandonment final reports and ensure technical
• Support post-activity and post-project reviews, capturing lessons learned and performance benchmarks
• Update technical improvements and suggest appropriate materials/equipment (e.g. drilling bits, downhole tools, motors, etc)
• To ensure full adherence to the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment…