Completions Engineer

Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies with subsidiaries that conduct business across the globe. The company’s success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 62,000 employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products and services; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; and develops and commercializes the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, California.

Chevron Upstream Europe is accepting online applications for the position of Completions Engineer (Drilling and Completion Group) located in Aberdeen through 25th May 2010.

Overview:
Chevron Upstream Europe (CUE) currently has a vacancy for a Completions Engineer (Drilling and Completion Group), based in Aberdeen. Reporting to the Drilling & Completions Coordinator, this role will form part of a team which supports a wide portfolio of projects for CUE’s Alba, Captain, Erskine, Strathspey and Netherlands Assets.

The Completions Engineer will provide completion engineering support within the Drilling and Completions functional group. This position is identified as a key, strategic addition to Chevron’s global completions discipline workforce. Longer-term career opportunities within the group, potentially worldwide are more than likely.
Position Details:    - Pre-planning of surface and subsea well completions, using Landmark engineering modeling software, liaising with service providers and arranging Peer and Risk Uncertainty Management Reviews
- Assist assets in the well planning process and decision support package development, benchmarking, cost estimate and well permitting.
- Provide support during the well execution phase including development of detailed completion design and detailed completion programs
- Liaise with supporting groups to develop detailed completion studies needed to support project/well readiness
- Responsible for supporting the readiness studies which will be carried out by these groups, including assisting with scoping of the studies, ensuring deliverables are being met on time and conclusions are met at the end of the studies
- Assist in surface and subsea well integrity issues and risk assessments where appropriate
- Provide offshore support and supervise completion operations offshore
- Provide contract management expertise and technical support
- Provide mentoring support for other completion engineers in the Drilling and Completions group

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Proven Subsea and surface completion experience within the Oil and Gas Industry with preference of North Sea and including horizontal completions, sand control, ERD completions, multi-lateral completions likely to have been gained over 5 to 10 years+.
- Subsea completions experience is a must with preferable history of offshore supervision of completion operations on subsea MODU.
- Previous history and proven ability to develop completion design alternatives, probabilistic time-cost estimates for meeting project deliverables.
- Including identification and management of supporting studies needed to support completion design alternatives.
- Experience and proven ability to develop detailed completion designs, probabilistic time cost estimates and detailed completion procedures.
- Proven ability to support and supervise completion operations including identification and ordering of long lead equipment items and completion optimisation.
- Strong communications skills Demonstrated Safety Leadership Behaviours aligned with the Chevron's Incident Free Operation culture.
- Proven and demonstrated ability to function effectively within a subsurface/Drilling & Completions team.
- Positively contribute and influence others and work effectively within a team and with persons from diverse backgrounds.
- Has ability to develop and sustain collaborative relationships
- Proven track record in delivering projects on schedule and budget, and meeting technical well completion objectives.
- Good working knowledge in the following software packages is preferred, Wellcat, Wellplan and Prosper.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Preferably has demonstrated positive signs of mobility in past work experience and job history.
- Mechanical, Petroleum or Chemical engineering degree (or equivalent) is preferable. Further qualifications not required.
- Knowledge of Halliburton Landmark EDM is preferred but not essential

Relocation Options:
Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

International Considerations:
Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

EOE M/F/D/V
Education Required:    Bachelor
Employee Type:    Full Time
City/ Town:    Aberdeen