Senior Drilling Engineer North Sea Location: Aberdeen Six Figure Package - Excellent Basic, Bonus & Executive Benefits Due to continued growth my client is looking to add a Senior Drilling Engineer, with proven North Sea drilling experience and Operator based drilling exposure, to its existing team based from my clients Aberdeen Office focusing on its North Sea Projects. My client is a specialist oil & gas consultancy, providing reservoir consulting and field based services. The role will involve the designing, planning & drilling of wells for clients in diverse geographical and environmental areas, with diverse well types. The candidate will carry out all aspects of well design including casing design, hydraulics, wellpath planning, torque and drag. You will prepare drilling programmes, ensuring conformance to policies and guidelines and the requirements of local government regulations. When required, you will liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers, such as cement companies or suppliers of drilling fluids. The role requires the candidate to have the ability to work independently on well design tasks and lead / manage single discipline projects or more complex projects, when needed. Knowledge of specialised skills would be beneficial, such as underbalanced drilling, TTRD, deep water drilling, coalbed methane / CO2 / gas storage methods. A solid knowledge of drilling related software - Landmark Suite for well design is expected and demonstrated ability to compile and complete technical reports, plus presenting data, interpretations and reports to clients. The candidate must have a thorough understanding of the commercial and contractual requirements to execute a complete drilling program. As an integral member of the team, you will be degree qualified or equivalent with operational experience in North Sea drilling, with some operator based exposure a must. Some experience in a conceptual / non-operational role, for example solution proposals would also be advantageous. Please apply by sending your CV & covering letter with confirmation of your current salary package to Chris Nevin at NES Global Talent Recruitment on <phone number removed>, or email your CV directly to apply-<phone number removed>@<web address removed> Due to confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, many of our vacancies are not advertised. If you do not see a vacancy advertised which quite fits what you are looking for, please contact one of our sector specialists in confidence to discuss your personal requirements. You will not see these roles in the classifieds or job boards, as our clients want specific industry heavyweights and appreciate that sourcing such individuals requires a thorough confidential service.