Senior Drilling Engineer in Inverurie

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Drilling Engineer based in Aberdeen. This role has been released on a 7-8 months PAYE contract, working on our clients 2026 Wells P&A campaign. Please be aware applicants must be available to start within the next few weeks. The position will be based in our clients Aberdeen office with the potential for ad hoc offshore travel.

Job Overview

Responsible for drilling engineering, design and technical integrity aspects of well projects and ensuring the safe and efficient execution of projects.

Role Deliverables and Responsibilities:

• Provides drilling engineering input to well construction, workover and abandonment projects.
• Ensures projects are planned in full compliance with corporate policies, standards, procedures and guidelines and relevant regulatory requirements and are executed safely and efficiently.
• Keeps abreast of new and emerging technologies in support of Company’s objective to be an industry leader.
• Supports well delivery efficiency with benchmarking and performance analysis.
• Ensure detailed risk assessments are prepared for planned well operations and risks are managed and mitigated as appropriate.
• Preparation of Well Feasibility Notes, Concept Select Reports, and Well Design documents.
• Preparation of time & cost estimates for each project phase. Monitors expenditure.
• Preparation of Drilling Programmes, Well Notifications and Consents, equipment lists etc.
• Provide engineering support to well operations.
• Interfaces effectively with other teams e.g. subsurface, projects, supply chain, finance to safely and successfully deliver the project.
• Prepares and submits End of Well Reports in a timely manner.
• Captures and closes out lessons learnt and analysis of NPT events.
• Prepares and evaluates tenders. Acts as Technical Sponsor for certain contracts.
• Supports the contractor management process by developing positive relationships with contractors and suppliers. Ensures contractor delivery against KPIs/scorecards.
• Makes regular visits offshore to enhance onshore-offshore relationships and communications, participate in rig safety audits, promote and support Company’s Incident-Free Workplace drive.
• Participates in the Wells’ duty rota and provides support to the Incident Management Team (IMT) in the event of a rig-related incident.

CMAPP Commitments and HSE Policy:

• Promotes a positive Incident Free Workplace culture by driving HSES and process safety performance and regulatory compliance through adherence to company standards & procedures, including the Company CMAPP and HSES Policy.
• Perform nominated emergency response role/duties and maintain the necessary competencies to perform these duties.

Working with People / Leadership:

• Proactively maintains their technical and interpersonal skills and competencies, ensuring capabilities are up to date and in line with industry/functional best practice and that behaviours are in line with Company’s core Values.
• Collaborates effectively, adapting their behaviour and communication as needed to get the best from others.
• Effectively promotes ideas and opinions and is able to influence others in a constructive way.
• Maintains good relationships across all organisation levels.
• Presents and articulates ideas and arguments effectively, projects credibility and conviction, handles objection and incorporates others’ ideas as appropriate.
• Makes / proposes informed decisions having consulted widely.
• Is familiar with and adheres to Company’s people policies and procedures.

Performance Management & Development:

• Is accountable for their performance and delivery against objectives.
• Agrees their objectives in a timely fashion, assertively expresses what they need from others to be successful, takes on feedback and learns from their failures.
• Lives the Values and is a strong advocate of the Company culture - understands and role models the behaviours expected.
• Provides clear, honest and constructive feedback, both positive and developmental, to colleagues, team members and others when requested.
• Be open to feedback received and incorporate into their development.
• Owns their development plan and discusses it regularly with their manager and L&D.
• Strives for continuous learning and development of their competencies, skills and behaviours.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

• Recognises bias, conscious or unconscious, and actively works to eliminate this from their approach to their work and colleagues.
• Eliminates the use of language that may leave others feeling excluded or discriminated against.
• Positively participates in discussion and collaboration on D&I in their teams and amongst peers, which persuades and brings positive change when needed.
• Treats all people equally and with consideration of protected characteristics and has an understanding of Company’s ED&I policies.

Competencies and Qualifications:

Non-Technical Competencies:

• Embeds Company’s Values and associated behaviours into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing associated competencies and behaviours.
• Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously and also implements and embeds change.
• Builds rapport and is able to influence in a constructive way / skilled at influencing decision makers on complex topics.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required.
• Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others.
• Leads other parties in conversations on the important issues and use persuasive contributions to influence change and action.

Key Technical Skills and Competencies:

• Delivery focused
• Good HSE attitude and behaviours
• Positive attitude and behaviours, together with flexibility
• Good communicator
• Commercial awareness
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team
• Competent in using COMPASS, WELLPLAN and StressCheck software.

Education:

Degree in an engineering, technology or science discipline.

Work Experience:

Experience in a well engineering/operations role, including jack-up well operations.

Certifications:

• Fully certified by a recognised Well Control Authority e.g. Level 4 IWCF, WELLCAP.
• Offshore medical, survival and MIST certification.

Mandatory Training required:

All Company mandatory training as requested, including Compliance training usually provided annually.

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: TR/080808.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion: As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.