RTOC Engineer

On behalf of a major oil & gas operator, WRS are looking for a RTOC Engineer to work in Uganda on a contract, rotation basis. This is a 18 months contract (with potential for extension) on a 28/28, based in Kampala, paying a day rate in USD.

The role will report to the head of drilling engineering, ensuring 24/7 monitoring of 3 rigs activities and communicate any deviation, tracking operations KPI and participate in the preparation of the performance improvement plan, Provide data support for debriefings and decision making.

Job Duties include

• Data aggregation and transfer - Work with  the  RTOC service  provider  and  IT  department  to  set  up  data  aggregation  from  the  different Service companies at the 3 Rig Sites.
• Well Planning - Provide Drilling engineers before upcoming operations with offset wells review dossier that includes analysis and visualisation of major drilling / formation hazards, Lessons learned, drill bit/BHA performances, etc.
• Ensure process is known & applied with rig sites, define documents to be shared with rig site and communicate same with regular follow-up.
• Ensure operations follow-up and communicate any deviation as per communication protocol. Prepare all supporting data displays for decision making during briefings between Town and the Rig Site.
• Ensure that all incidents captured through the RTOC are investigated, corrective actions are completed, and lessons learned are shared.
• Closely monitor  KPIs  to  evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  the  recent  operational.
• Highlight any deviation from KPI targets to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure daily reporting is shared on time and with the agreed templates.
• Post Well Operations - Organise the preparation of end-of-phase report with the relevant recommendations for improvement.

Ideal candidate will have

• MSc (or  equivalent  professional  experience)  and  academic  training  in  drilling  &  wells Good operational knowledge of the Oil & Gas industry.
• Minimum 5  years  of  experience  in in  Drilling  and  Wells  operations  or  With Minimum 2 years as a drilling engineer is preferred.
• Use of drilling design software (T-desk/ADEPT, Third party software is a plus (trajectory, Anti-collision, etc.)
• Previous experience working for an oil & gas operator

If you are interested, please apply.