Drilling Supervisor for Operator Company

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day on-site supervision of rig-based well activities.
• Is the primary contact with the Drilling Contractor and third party contractors to ensure operations are performed in accordance with operational requirements, guidelines and programs, and in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Keeps the Platform Manager informed about issues relating to HSE, work management, simultaneous operations and significant technical well abnormalities.
• Coordinates resources of offshore execution team.
• Ensuring that operations comply with Management System.
• Be responsible for health and safety procedures being continuously enforced, and making capable decisions in emergency situations to prevent well catastrophes or significant financial losses.
• Ensure that rig and platform systems and third party equipment is adequately and properly maintained
• Ensure that drilling and completion procedures and programs are followed as planned and conducted in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ensure changes to programmes are risk assessed and risks mitigated (ALARP) and communicated to the workforce
• Organize and order the necessary services and equipment to conduct drilling and completion operations.
• Ensure accurate and adequate reports and records are kept regarding operations, equipment, and performance evaluation.
• Approve the daily activity reports for rig-based activities.
• Ensure potential pollution control problems are considered, and the contingency plans are understood by involved personnel.
• Ensure that drills relating to well control are held on a regular basis.
• Maintain inventory of all equipment/materials/supplies to ensure a smooth ongoing operation.
• Ensure timely and accurate cost follow-up
• Capture operational lessons learned for continuous performance improvement.
• Ensures that the handover process between the offshore execution team members is effective.
• Participate in the onshore planning process when necessary
• Relieve the Drilling Superintendent as required
• Responsibility for HSEQ excellence by conducting HSEQ activities incl. quality, process safety & environmental engineering
• Enthusiastic, open and driven individual with strong HSEQ and leadership skills
• Act in accordance with company ethical guidelines and code of conduct
• Essential for this role to have a broad experience from floating rig operations including exploration drilling and drilling and completion of subsea production wells.

Technical and personal skills

• University degree in relevant discipline
• Min 2+ years`relevant experience in E&P, preferably with NCS subsea experience
• Valid Norwegian offshore health certificate and offshore survival training certificate
• Fluency in English; oral and written. Knowledge of Norwegian is a plus
• Candidate must be a team player and be an important contributor to the One Team approach offshore
• Open-minded, trusting, caring and brave 
• Self-motivated
• Team oriented
• Analytic and systematic
• Cross-cultural awarenes