Well Operations Engineer - PSC in Wales

Join to apply for the Well Operations Engineer - PSC role at Wood. Wood is currently recruiting for a Well Operations Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas and Petrochemical Industries on a contract basis. Hybrid working – Client office at Northop, with agile working condition (8-10 days SW per month).

The Role

You will diligently plan, engineer, organise, support and report on the client’s well operations and well abandon operations in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, achieving technical objectives by applying accepted engineering practices.

Our Clients and Projects

Wood is currently growing their project and modification portfolio of key EPCC opportunities spanning 3-5 years longevity. This will include projects in full lifecycles ranging from early Study / FEED into detail design which will cover sectors within the O&G, renewable energy, pharmaceutical and chemicals. Now is the time to join our dynamic and diverse team on a journey to a new way of working with new technologies helping with an added with fantastic career development opportunities across our business both UK based and globally.

What We Can Offer

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control cost, schedule, and performance of wells activities in line with approved AFEs and budgets.
• Track KPIs, cost drivers, and variances, identifying risks and opportunities for performance and cost optimization.
• Support preparation, review, and forecasting of AFEs and decommissioning cost estimates.
• Ensure accurate cost reporting, accruals, and performance visibility, interfacing with operations, contractors, and finance.
• Support operations during planning and execution of well activities, ensuring alignment between technical execution, schedule, and cost performance.
• Contribute to the planning of exploration and development and abandonment projects providing technical inputs to the project teams, in order to optimise cost on well operations.
• Monitor and track operational costs and performance across projects and activities, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and forecasts.
• Support preparation, review, and validation of AFEs, cost estimates, and financial forecasts.
• Analyze cost drivers, performance KPIs, and variances versus plan, identifying trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure timely and accurate cost reporting, including accruals, commitments, and actuals.
• Interface with technical, operations, and finance teams to ensure consistency between technical execution and cost performance.
• Provide advice in reviewing the scope of work and technical specifications.
• Providing advice and technical specifications during pre-qualification and tender evaluation phases in order to ensure that the choice of contractors and suppliers fully meet with technical targets and company standards.
• Attend and drive risk assessment of the operations together with HSE Department.
• Appraise new technology products to determine their applications in client’s well operations and abandonment operations, in order to improve time cost performance and safety conditions.
• Prepare all relevant documents for well operations and abandonment requested by regulatory bodies.
• Prepare and review the drilling and abandonment final reports and ensure technical support post-activity and post-project reviews, capturing lessons learned and performance benchmarks.
• Update technical improvements and suggest appropriate materials/equipment (e.g. drilling bits, downhole tools, motors, etc).
• To ensure full adherence to the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment policies, procedures and standards.

Qualifications

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• Well Engineering training and experience.
• Specific knowledge of drilling/P&A related topics.
• General knowledge of associated disciplines i.e. Geology, Petroleum Engineering and Reservoir.
• Operational wellsite experience.
• Good operating knowledge of Microsoft Suite.
• Advanced use of Excel for cost and performance analysis and PowerPoint for clear management reporting.
• IWCF (international well control forum).
• Valid BOSIET.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.