Technical Operations Lead
Bedrock Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Manage, mentor, and technically supervise operations engineers in the development and validation of D&C programs
- Approve borehole construction programs (drilling, completion, mud, BHAs, hydraulics).
- Oversee engineer rotation for real-time technical support to field crews on downhole or surface equipment problems.
- Drive technical capability development through mentoring, structured training, and performance feedback.
- Review and technically approve operations engineers’ deliverables before execution
- Validate engineering calculations for operational usability and technoeconomic optimization, driving D&C procedures from ideation to field verification.
- Lead solutioning of complex technical analyses, directing operations engineers on timely, accurate, and practical solutions.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy in operations engineering products prior to execution.
- Establish development workflows for technical standards, procedures, and manuals
- Collaborate closely with Technology Engineering to develop technical operations guidance for their technologies, tools, and equipment products
- Collaborate closely with Field Operations to establish accountability processes and KPIs
- Manage interface between operations engineering and field operations teams for new releases of technology and operational procedures
- Oversee readiness, training, and risk mitigation planning for upcoming field operations.
- Coordinate communication and feedback between operations engineering and field operations to ensure seamless deployment and compliance
- Oversee resources, schedules, and deliverables across the operations engineering team and external stakeholders (vendors, clients, corporate).
- Represent operations engineering in cross-functional and corporate meetings to align technical initiatives with budget, strategy, and safety objectives.
- Support sales engineering for customer acquisition
- Collaborate with Field Operations to ensure health & safety adherence and risk management
- Ensure HSE compliance and borehole control readiness.
- Review and approve risk assessments and contingency plans.
- Conduct incident investigations and root-cause analyses.
- Implement corrective actions and technical safeguards.
- Integrate daily lessons learned into subsequent operations
- Develop trackers/workflows for continuous improvement in drilling & completions performance and reliability (e.g., formation response, bit wear, mud loss).
- Review daily drilling reports (DDR) and advise on parameter adjustments.
- Lead regular technical optimization reviews and after-action analyses
- Regularly evaluate construction efficiency and adherence to best practices in partnership with Field Operations Lead.
- Drive technical solutioning sprints and report cross-functionally on progress and company implications
- Benchmark rigs or teams and drive standardization of best practices.
- Champion data-driven decision-making by implementing digital drilling systems, real-time analytics, and automation tools to optimize performance.
- Drive adoption of performance improvements across rigs and projects through structured rollout plans and measurable KPIs.
- Work closely with Product and Technology Engineering to identify, specify, and prioritize R&D projects from mechanical/electrical/software engineers to facilitate efficiency and safety
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- 10-20 years of experience in drilling engineering, e.g. as a drilling engineer and/or O&G wellsite supervisor, with strong knowledge of drilling engineering principles: drilling fluids, wellbore stability, geomechanics, hydraulics, well control, torque and drag, and managed pressure drilling (MPD); rig and surface equipment operations, BHA dynamics; data-driven performance optimization
- 3+ years of people management experience
- Knowledge of coiled tubing operations and geothermal borehole design and construction are preferred
- Relevant certifications such as IWCF, WellCAP, Well Control
- Familiar with software like WellPlan, Landmark, OpenWells, DrillOps, or WellView
- Demonstrated experience initiating and communicating new processes based on evolving information and on-the-ground experience
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills, especially in environments with new approaches built from scratch, frequent growth-driven changes and contending priorities, and complex stakeholders
- Proven ability to build credibility across diverse team members and around diverse technical topics, and to navigate technical and business trade-offs effectively
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas and problems into actionable decision trees, and to clearly map out system dependencies
- Positive, “yes if” mindset with a bias towards action; proactive and resourceful problem-solver with the ability to drive to consensus while maintaining healthy interpersonal respect and empathy for different viewpoints
- Passion for the energy transition.
Benefits
- Bedrock Energy is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
drilling engineeringdrilling fluidswellbore stabilitygeomechanicshydraulicswell controltorque and dragmanaged pressure drillingdata-driven performance optimizationcoiled tubing operations
Soft skills
people managementproject managementproblem-solvingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsmentoringcollaborationtechnical analysisdecision-makingadaptability
Certifications
Master’s Degree in Petroleum EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringIWCFWellCAPWell Control