Engineer, Logging Services (III)

About the Role
Provide professional engineering support to operational sites regarding wireline operations to ensure all wireline operations are carried out successfully in line with the well prognosis and plan.

Key Accountabilities
Job Specific Accountabilities

• Control contractors’ activities involved in carrying out site wireline operations to provide the required down hole information for reservoir management, well integrity, and flow assurance in wells.
• Recommend the contractor based on technical and operational capabilities, fit for purpose and based on past performance, current requirements, and contractual agreements.
• Investigate well intervention requirements for reservoir monitoring, corrosion protection, well integrity assurance, well flow assurance, and other purposes throughout the well life cycle.
• Review well completion design to ensure required facilities are incorporated in the completion design for Wireline intervention. Review new project design/construction packages prepared by other divisions to ensure necessary topside facilities are considered in the design for wireline units transportation, lifting, and operations on the well towers in line with established wireline operations philosophy.
• Specify and recommend wireline systems hardware requirements and coordinate with the Commercial Division to ensure the availability of all wireline down-hole tools and consumable items not provided by contractors, and initiate related service order, contract, and purchase order requests.
• Provide technical advice to the Procurement Division on purchasing Wireline equipment, tools, and spares specifications, suitability of quotations, and alternative spares. Participate in HSEMS auditing of Wireline contractors, services, and operations.
• Plan wireline activities in the field, liaise with the relevant stakeholders for ensuring minimum logistics requirements and maintain production plans.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate database for all wireline equipment.
• Evaluate and select required equipment and ensure compliance with relevant specifications and codes of practice. Provide necessary support relating to engineering/equipment to ensure smooth operation through direct contacts with vendors’/manufacturers’ representatives.
• Verify that adequate contractor resources are aligned and available to execute the job in a timely manner to maximize equipment utilization.
• Check contractors’ personnel are fully aware of and adhere to safety rules, regulations, standards, and procedures prior to deployment in the field. Verify validity of contractors’ equipment certification prior and during wireline operations.
• Follow up on reported surface equipment failures, investigate, and report findings and recommendations. Verify that the wireline aspects of assembling are adhered to the strictest code of the discipline.
• Participate in the introduction of new technology solutions approved by the company to solve wireline-related problems after properly testing or piloting them.
• Verify all wireline-related invoices before approval.
• Prepare capital and operating budget for wireline.
• Comply with all UAE, the company, the company Drilling, and client Asset Integrity Management codes of practice.

Generic Accountabilities

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
• Provide input for preparation of the Department/Section budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
• Implement approved Department/Section policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures in order to support execution of the Department/Section’s work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department/Section in line with the Company Performance framework.
• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
• Support the institution of an HSE culture and ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines across the Division in line with international standards, best practices, and Corporate Code of Practices to ensure the integrity and safety of assets.
• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Geo-Science.
  Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
• 5 years’ relevant experience.
• Excellent understanding of customer requirements.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of processes and procedures of the wireline logging operations.
• Must be computer literate.
• Good knowledge of spoken and written English.