Operations Engineer

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Familiarity with API standards and practices
  • Knowledge of Federal OCS regulatory requirements (Title 30 CFR 250)
  • Proficient understanding of drilling operations and equipment
  • Ability to collaborate with various engineering disciplines
  • Strong focus on safety leadership
  • Solid documentation and organizational skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate commitment to the H&P Way
  • Liaise between Operator and Company personnel
  • Provide technical support to H&P Rig Superintendents
  • Define project objectives and develop compliance operating plans
  • Prepare and lead performance review meetings with customers
  • Analyze drilling operations and recommend procedure changes
  • Develop and revise operating standards to enhance efficiency
  • Participate in planning and inspections of rig platform structures
  • Monitor drilling rigs for compliance with preventative maintenance procedures
  • Prepare managerial reports on drilling progress and equipment needs

Benefits

  • Emphasis on safety and ethical conduct
  • Opportunities for collaboration across various engineering disciplines
  • Engagement with external customers for enhanced support demands
  • Commitment to performance improvement and operational excellence
  • Focus on technical support and operational problem-solving
Full Job Description

The Operations Engineer is primarily responsible for using independent judgment and discretion to support and coordinate activities of workers and equipment engaged in drilling oil and gas wells from an engineering and administration standpoint. 

  

What you will do:   

  • Demonstrates a workplace that is committed to the H&P Way 

  • Serves as liaison with Operator and Company personnel 

  • Provides H&P Rig Superintendents with technical support as needed 

  • Defines project objectives; develops operating plan; including manpower requirements, in compliance with senior management decisions related with the rig platform 

  • Prepares, reviews and participates in performance review meetings with the customer to show with data the value H&P is bringing to the operation or ways that we can improve 

  • Analyzes drilling operations, including safety, and recommends changes in procedures to meet goals and objectives 

  • Identifies, develops, and recommends revision of standards, operating procedures, and new programs to improve efficiency 

  • Participate in the planning and be involved in the rig platform structural inspections/maintenance/critical equipment certification; analyze the inspection reports and ensure actions are taken to resolve issues raised during the inspections 

  • Ability to create and read engineering drawings to communicate new ideas/products 

  • Monitors the condition of drilling rigs and equipment to ensure preventative maintenance procedures are followed 

  • Prepares reports for managerial review concerning drilling progress, operational problems, and equipment requirements 

  

What you need: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree required 

  • Familiar with American Petroleum Institute (API) specification and recommended practices 

  • Familiar with Federal OCS regulatory requirements (Title 30 CFR 250) 

  • Knowledge of drilling operations and equipment 

  • Ability to work with multiple engineering disciplines and operational groups 

  • Understanding of H&P’s external customer base and their support demands, including technical specifications 

  • Strong commitment to safety by design 

  • Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership 

  • Ethical, self-motivated individual with the ability to set and achieve goals 

  • Solid documentation and organization skills 

  • Strong oral and written communication skills 

  • Must be able to create and read engineering drawings to communicate new ideas/products 

  • Must be able to analyze rig platform problems; support technical service & solutions of equipment/structural/operational related problems reported 

  • Strong PC-based software application skills: Excel, Word, etc. 

 

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