AFE -Well Engineer
Core
Provide independent technical assurance and validation of engineering and operational assumptions for AFEs, tenders, and project budgets to ensure cost predictability and technical soundness.
Role type
Senior IC well engineer (AFE validation & benchmarking)
Builds
Project cost estimates and operational benchmarks for integrated energy services
Domain
Oil & Gas / Well Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
well construction, drilling, plug & abandonment (P&A), completions, well intervention, operational duration estimation, rig and vessel requirements, logistics planning, productivity analysis, NPT analysis, historical data benchmarking, technical uncertainty assessment, cost model validation
Preferred skills
Integrated Services project experience, operator experience
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Independently review engineering basis and operational assumptions for AFEs and project budgets; Assess well construction, drilling, P&A, completion, and intervention assumptions; Challenge proposed well designs, operational sequences, and equipment requirements; Evaluate operational durations, rig/vessel needs, and productivity expectations; Compare assumptions against historical performance and offset wells; Identify technical uncertainties impacting schedule and cost; Improve operational efficiency without compromising HSE; Collaborate with Commercial and Costing specialists; Maintain technical benchmark databases; Conduct post-project planned-versus-actual reviews; Provide recommendations on technical robustness of estimates.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC