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Senior Wells Engineer

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full-time

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Location: Houston • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the development and deployment of completions and interventions solutions that improve well productivity, recovery, reliability, and cost efficiency
  • Act as a technical squad lead, coordinating a small, multi-disciplinary group of contributors aligned to a defined problem or delivery scope
  • Provide technical leadership in completions and interventions, from concept development through design, execution support, and deployment
  • Drive project execution, including scope definition, planning, risk management, and delivery against agreed work
  • Collaborate closely with operations teams, subsurface partners, and central wells teams to ensure solutions are operationally relevant and adoptable
  • Lead engagement with suppliers and service companies, shaping technology development, tool selection, qualification programs, and field trials
  • Apply engineering judgement to prioritize work and manage trade-offs, focusing effort on the highest-value opportunities
  • Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and alignment across the organization
  • Capture findings and contribute to the completions and interventions technology roadmap.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (or equivalent); Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline preferred
  • Extensive experience as a Completions and/or Interventions Engineer, with strong technical depth and operational credibility
  • Experience across land and/or deepwater operations, with exposure to complex or high-risk well environments
  • Technical expertise in one or more areas: Subsea and/or surface tree interventions, sand control design and execution, completion system design, well intervention technologies
  • Experience working with service providers and technology suppliers, including trial design, qualification, and deployment
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery as a squad lead, influencing without direct line management
  • Strong project management capability, including planning, execution, and delivery of multiple work scopes
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines and seniority levels
  • Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on practical, deployable solutions that deliver business value.
Benefits
  • Flexible working options
  • Generous paid parental leave policy
  • Excellent retirement benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
completions engineeringinterventions engineeringsubsea interventionssurface tree interventionssand control designcompletion system designwell intervention technologiesproject managementrisk managementtechnical leadership
Soft Skills
stakeholder engagementcommunication skillsinfluencing skillscritical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershiporganizational skillsjudgmentprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Engineering