Rig Superintendant

Job Description

• Liaising closely with their Rig Manager on all key issues in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Supervise all drilling, workover (and/or concurrent well intervention where appropriate) and well maintenance activities, including the management of the company’s contractors and support personnel, to ensure that all operations meet contractual quality and performance criteria.
• Ensure that all well programmes are executed properly, efficiently, safely and in accordance with Group, Client and Health & Safety Executive guidelines.
• Ensure that all Offset Well, Logging Data and specialist information is effectively utilised to optimise drilling operations.
• Conduct technical appraisals of drilling and workover programmes, ensuring that any improvements, concerns or remedial actions required, are brought to the attention of the Rig Manager.
• Provide advice and guidance to ARS and Drillers on all operational matters as may be required.
• Ensure that critical performance evaluations of specialist sub-contractors are conducted and findings reported to the Rig Manager.
• Ensure accurate recording and reporting of all problem events including accidents/incidents.
• Take an active role in pre-spud and end-of-well meetings, ensuring that complete reporting is undertaken and that all learning points are brought to the attention of the Rig Manager.
• Ensure that Rig requisitions are complete and sufficiently detailed to allow them to be processed without additional onshore input.  Authorise requisitions at the appropriate level.
• Direct rig-up, rig-down, dismantling and moving of rig and auxiliary equipment, and supervise Drillers and drilling crews in setting up and operating equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ensure good housekeeping and safe working conditions are maintained on the rig.
• Complete all required drilling and safety (or platform) reports in a timely manner, such as Drilling Report, Operational Plan, Engine Report, Machinery Report, Pump Report and other records.
• Evaluate all work carried out to the requirements of the Permit-to-Work system, initiate and write Permits-to-Work as necessary and ensure that all safety precautions are taken and only work is carried out stated in the Permit-to-Work.
• Responsible for the supervision of personnel engaged in activities in their area of responsibility or for which they have been allocated responsibility by their supervisor.
• Responsible for the performance management of the personnel under their authority to ensure standards of behaviour and performance expected by the Group.
• Monitor, supervise and coach any Service company or Vendor company representatives that may be involved in the operations on the rig.
• Stand-in for alternative work discipline as required.
• Complete any other reasonable tasks as delegated by Line Management.
• Attend onshore or offshore meetings and additional training, as required.
• Prepare suitable handover documentation to allow their relief to become familiar with status of operation and ensure their supervisors do similar.
• Ensure control and well bore pressures within the operating limits of the equipment in use.

Desired Qualities/Qualifications

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