Senior Drilling Supervisor: UAE

• Directs, supervises, and controls the activities of assigned personnel in allocating work and determining priorities.
• Performs supervisory functions and exercises financial authority as established by Management.
• Reviews and endorses invoices.
• Ensures that the daily operations on the rig are reported accurately, confirming costs, and discuss completed operations with Supervisor.
• Discusses the operations plan with concerned parties, verifies, and approves the rig requirement for equipment, material, and manpower before raising request form.
• Assigns and directs certain tasks to well engineer for further investigation and ensures receiving feedback.
• Calls for meetings, as necessary, to discuss operations problems/ improvements and communicates results to concerned personnel.
• Reviews data sheets received & modifies work plan to acquire cost effective means.
• Reviews and amends drilling work over and re-entry detailed instructions in consultation with Supervisor.
• Discusses proposals with subordinates and Supervisor and modifies as necessary
• Arranges for the pre-spud meeting on the rig to discuss the Well instructions and highlights important issues.
• Participates in the investigation and reporting of major accidents and high potential incidents and makes necessary recommendations for improvement.
• Ensures strict adherence to Company's safety standards and procedures
• Carries out frequent Group safety meetings self-inspection and self-auditing to ensure plant and equipment are properly maintained.
• Implements and maintains HSE programne,
• Conducts risk assessments and prepares special procedures for non-routine operations and activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in petroleum or Mechanical Engineering.
• 15 years' experience in drilling operations of which at least 5 years should have been in a supervisory capacity in onshore exploratory drilling.
• Good knowledge of English language.