Drilling Fluids Engineer

Fantastic opportunity to work for a world renowned Oil & Gas Operator. To support a project through the well delivery process from the tendering stage through to execution, as required. The successful candidate will be skilled in the field of well fluid chemistry with technical expertise in applied engineering and field execution.
Excellent day rate, plus holiday accrual. Hybrid working arrangements in place.
Key Responsibilities and background:

• Provide projects with expertise into key technical areas of expertise (cementing and/or drilling & completion fluids) including concept selection, detailed design, and execution support.
• Work with Wells Engineers for delivery of execution programmes including detail procedures, required modeling, and contingency planning.
• Ensures the well objectives and performance targets for well fluids are met for the lifecycle of the well, in a safe, cost effective and environmentally friendly manner.
• Ensures compliance with relevant internal and external standards, procedures, & legislation.
• Support QA/QC of supplied equipment and fluids for well construction relating to technical area of expertise. This may include site visits, interpretation of test reports, or supervising testing.
• Interface with project teams and vendors to identify, understand, and mitigate key risks and uncertainties related to the project.
• Work with Technology Group and Service Companies to implement new technologies for cost savings, increased efficiency, or unlock value in projects with new feasible solutions. Support includes testing, target identification, and execution.
• Work with C&P on tendering contracts for equipment and services for project and/or regional tenders. Support includes statements of technical requirements, vendor evaluations, and negotiations as required.
• Provide out-of-hours operational support
• Ensure compliance to product stewardship manual and local offshore chemical regulations, with focus on removing or replacing chemicals with environmental substitution warnings or increased health risks.
• Define and agree suitable laboratory testing with vendors, for the assurance of well fluids operations. (i.e., cement testing, formation damage testing, wellbore strengthening testing, etc.)

Critical Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably with an Operator/Client company.
• Good communication skills, stakeholder engagement,
• Ability to work as part of a team with various members of the engineering and operations groups in systems-level design, detailed design, and operational execution is a requirement of the role.
• This role is also expected to support technology deployment projects.
• The individual should maintain knowledge on the latest technical offerings across the industry for fluids.