Petroleum Engineer II ( Well Management Engineer – Drillout)

Location: Midland, TX (Big Spring)

Pay Rate: $120/hr

Schedule: 5/2 Mon-Fri (seeking local candidates only)

Job Responsibilities:

Design, plan, and provide engineering execution support to wellwork operations post-completion, inclusive of drillouts & initial completions.
Liaise with Production Engineering to provide cost & scope for initial completion installation.
Interface with Development & Completion engineering to understand well designs & challenges on a well-by-well basis.
Develop procedures and provide design input to artificial lift systems & drillout operations.
Interface with Integrated Scheduling & Operations Team for rig scheduling, execution support, and troubleshooting
Liaise with specialist contractors & suppliers for cost and equipment readiness
Monitor daily progress of wellwork operations, track daily costs, and recommend cost-effective changes where necessary; travel to company designated sites when necessary
Support completion spend forecasting and budget preparation.
Track, analyze, and continually improve drillout execution efficiency; manage contractor performance; steward and analyze Wellview data quality

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science from accredited university in engineering required
Minimum of 5 years O&G experience; 3+ yrs direct wellwork experience (Permian preferred)
Must be self-motivated and capable of integrating within multi-discipline teams
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to interface with a variety of teams daily.
Must be willing to travel to well locations to oversee operations when necessary
Proficient in MS Office suite (excel, word, powerpoint) and Wellview; Spotfire, PowerBI, or other analytics exposure preferred