Drilling Operations Lead
HybridHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead and manage a team of Drill-Site Managers and Field Superintendents across active drilling operations, setting priorities and providing day-to-day direction. Establish and enforce HSE standards and practices across all rig sites, ensuring full compliance with company and regulatory requirements. Support real-time execution decisions on active rigs by coordinating recovery plans and technical reviews during NPT events. Drive continuous improvement in well cycle time, cost, and performance while developing and mentoring team members' technical and leadership capabilities. Coordinate with drilling contractors, service providers, and vendors to ensure resources support planned operations, and serve as the primary escalation point for operational issues. Represent drilling operations in leadership reviews to communicate program status, risks, and resourcing needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (or equivalent field experience)
- 10+ years of experience in drilling engineering / operations
- experience leading field teams
- minimum 5 years with an operator in US Onshore horizontal drilling
- Prior experience leading or supervising Drilling Operations
- Ability to demonstrate competency in core well engineering fundamentals
- casing design
- directional drilling
- drill string / BHA design
- drilling fluids
- cementing
- contingency planning
- Experience in risk assessment
- well time / cost estimates
- planning complex drilling operations
- Experience executing horizontal drilling in unconventional wells
- Experience with supply chain and cost management
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem solver committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Unwavering commitment to protecting Health, Safety, and Environment in all aspects of design and operations
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience in a field leadership role overseeing multi-rig drilling operations
- Hands-on field experience across drilling, completions, and/or workover operations
- Experience managing multiple rigs or crews concurrently
- Experience mentoring or developing early-career staff into leadership roles
- Experience working on first-of-a-kind, non-standard, or technically complex well designs
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