Our client has a vacancy for a Drilling and Completions Manager based in Europe.

As Drilling and Completions Manager your main responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring safety and environmental performance are given the highest priority during all phases of drilling and completion operations


• Serve as "Project Owner" for development drilling campaigns under the terms of the Co-operatorship agreement, the Project Owner is responsible for leading an integrated team composed of, subsurface and production operations personnel to deliver new well objectives in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner, the Project Owner is also responsible for fostering good relationships with stakeholders to achieve mutually agreed objectives


• Ensure WDX principles are embedded into D&C operations planning and execution processes


• Proactively procure resources (staffing, support, etc.) to support & integrate with and to foster leading edge technology application appropriate to operations


• Clearly communicate operations processes, decisions, forward plans to partners


• Track and report in a timely manner progress vs. plan to management


• Provide GDC resources to support D&C related activities in Denmark across all Value Chains


• Building and maintaining effective working relationships between Drilling and other groups (internal and external)

Qualifications and experience required:

• Exceptional verbal & written communications skills


• Highly developed diplomatic skills to effectively bridge interfaces between multiple stakeholders with varying objectives and a broad range of drilling planning & operations technical knowledge


• Technically highly competent with demonstrated ability to maintain team's focus on overall program objectives


• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex problems


• Demonstrated commercial awareness


• Demonstrated style/preference of building consensus within interdisciplinary team around common goals and objectives


• Demonstrated drive for continual performance improvement and technical innovation


• Experience Requirements


• Extensive experience of direct D&C engineering and operations experience, preferably with an operator


• Considerable experience in Drilling Manager or equivalent role, responsible for simultaneously managing drilling engineering and drilling operations work


• Considerable experience in Drilling Superintendent or equivalent role for offshore operations


• Prefer direct experience in Joint Venture Partner Groups, regulatory bodies and other 3rd parties


• Appropriate degree in a Petroleum Engineering or relevant discipline, highly competent with demonstrated ability to maintain team\quotes focus on overall program objectives

This is a permanent position.

The salary for this position is negotiable.

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference 67678.

Orion Group currently supplies over 3,500 personnel in roles including Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power & Utilities, Construction, Mining, Rail, Aerospace, IT & Telecoms, Office and Commercial. With 29 offices worldwide, Orion Group operate in the UK and internationally and in January 2009, were named the UK's number one for engineering recruitment.