Drilling Engineer - TSI

Overview

Drilling Engineer role in bp's Technical Solutions India (TSI) centre in Pune, supporting bp's worldwide regional teams in planning and delivering wells.

What you'll do

• Take accountability for rigorous well engineering and its integration into drilling operations plans to support safe, efficient delivery of reliable wells.
• Display good safety leadership with behaviours reflecting bp's values.
• Ensure compliance with the BP Operating Management System, BP Practices, basis of designs and other relevant BP and regulatory requirements for well construction.
• Deliver assigned well engineering and design activities, including contingencies, in conformance with BP's Engineering Practices, guidance documents and Operating Management System.
• Ensure conformance to Equipment Integrity Assurance Guidelines and Procurement and Supply Chain Management processes for timely delivery of equipment, including long lead items.
• Work with the multi-discipline team to develop and document well design options, including key risks and mitigations.
• Drive standardization and utilization of best practice in engineering to ensure continuous improvement in well design, execution and cost efficiency.
• Capture and utilize lessons learned; develop end of well reports, success stories and non-conformance reports.
• Prepare Drilling Programs and Rig Work Instructions; ensure equipment readiness and support mobilization to the rig site; provide operations support during well construction.
• Manage and coordinate service provider input into well planning and operations activity.
• Prepare well cost estimates and monitor daily costs while drilling.
• Coordinate and lead Drill the Well on Paper sessions, support Rig Work Instructions meetings, and attend rig calls whenever executing a well.
• Develop and demonstrate competence in using BP drilling engineering software.
• Identify and implement cost efficiency improvements where possible.
• Coach, mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
• Support the Drilling Engineering Manager and Well Superintendent in leading the team in the absence of the Senior Drilling Engineer.
• Manage the contractor relationship, working with PSCM and management, to safely implement Contractor Improvement Plans (including KPIs, cost driver controls and spend monitoring) and drive continuous improvement.

What you'll need

• University degree in Science / Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• Minimum of 6 years of domestic and/or international experience as a drilling engineer.
• Drilling engineering experience in planning and executing offshore wells.
• Well Control Accreditation at a Supervisory level (e.g. IADC, IWCF or equivalent).
• Proficient with tubular design theory and related software (e.g. StressCheck).
• Proficient with Wellbore Positioning and Wellbore Trajectory design and related software (e.g. COMPASS).
• Proficient with Drilling Fluids and Cement design.
• Able to interpret outputs from cement placement modelling software and perform hydraulic simulations in DrillBench and WellPlan.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Travel: up to 10% travel should be expected.
• Relocation assistance: eligible for relocation within country.
• Remote working: not available for this position.