Tullow Oil plc Seeks Senior Drilling Engineer

Tullow Oil plc has Drilling Engineering opportunities/jobs in Ghana to recruit Senior Drilling Engineer. We are a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production group quoted on the London, Irish and Ghana stock exchange (symbol: TLW) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. The Group has interest in over 90 exploration and production licenses across 22 countries with main focus on four core areas in the following continents; Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. JOB SUMMARY Company: Tullow Oil Ghana Plc Industry: Oil/ Gas Category: Engineering Location: Ghana Job Status: Full-time Salary: GH¢  Education: University degree Experience: 10 years Job Expires: 28 Dec, 2012 Job Description As its subsidiary, Tullow Ghana Limited, continues to develop, the business is looking to enhance its cadre of senior professionals. Roles and Responsibilities: Responsible for development of systems and processes defining how the Ghana Well Engineering interface with other groups (JV partners, Tullow Exploration, etc) Responsible for management of well requirements information to allow detailed well planning to proceed Provides routine input to the Ghana Well Engineering Team to ensure delivery of wells programmes in accordance with specified requirements Ensures EHS requirements are understood by all parties associated with wells delivery and is an integral to all aspects of all activities Review and approve well requirements documentation and operational programmes which dictate optimization of delivery Provide technical and operational support in drilling operations including the design, execution, and post job analysis as needed Maintains continuous familiarity with daily operations to ensure full understanding of issues, operational problems Ensure KPI's are agreed and understood prior to each well and performance is monitored and reported against Develop interfacing I communication documentation on "how we work" between the various teams Provide Well Engineering input to Operational team in Accra Responsible for providing cost reporting against the Ghana Jubilee Well Engineering Budget Required Skills or Experience A University degree in mechanical or petroleum engineering Minimum of 10 years experience in upstream oil and gas industry Interpersonal skills necessary to establish good working relations with team High proficiency with IT and industry software including: MS Suite, Landmark Experience within the last five years in water depths greater than 800 metres Knowledge and experience of running of Cased Hole Frac Packs, subsea well testing, and subsea tree landing string systems Work experience in remote locates and knowledge of work environments in West Africa How To Apply Interested applicants should send detailed cv's to email: ghanacareers@tullowoil.com  Search for Other Jobs Here