Senior Fluids Engineer

Major Functions

HSE Accountability

• Support and promote applicable Company HSE policies, standards, and initiatives.
• Review contractor HSE systems, controls, and compliance through office reviews and rig-site visits.
• Lead or participate in rig-side risk assessments for fluids, solids control, and waste management activities.
• Ensure fluids and waste management operations comply with Company environmental requirements and applicable regulations.

Fluids Program Design and Well Planning

• Prepare and own fluids sections of Basis of Design documents, detailed Drilling Fluids Programs, and Recommended Practices.
• Design fluid systems for H₂S management, fractured carbonates, shale and inhibitive systems, underbalanced or managed-pressure applications, scavengers, bridging, and LCM.
• Collaborate with Drilling, Completions, and Well Testing engineers and participate in DWOP and CWOP sessions.
• Develop contingency plans and Management of Change documents when operational changes are required.

Contractor and Operations Management

• Compile tenders, evaluate contractors, and prepare technical specifications for fluids, solids control, and waste management services.
• Direct, coach, and support Company and contractor rig-site fluids engineers while monitoring critical fluid parameters and drilling reports.
• Lead contractor technical audits, interview proposed personnel, review competency ratings, and moderate quarterly performance reviews.
• Complete fluids reporting, lessons learned, cost tracking, contractor invoice cross-checks, mobilization updates, and wellsite verification.

Cost and Continuous Improvement

• Drive cost and performance improvement in fluids, solids control, and waste management.
• Support cost estimates, Bills of Quantities, and commercial evaluations for fluids and drilling waste management scopes.
• Implement material optimization, inventory management, and waste-reduction opportunities.
• Conduct technical research and support digital tools, templates, job models, databases, dashboards, and knowledge retention.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Geology, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 12 to 15 years of progressive fluids-related experience, including at least 5 years at a senior, coordinating, or managerial level.
• Service-company technical or laboratory department experience is preferred.
• Experience in sour-gas or high-H₂S carbonate environments, especially in the Middle East or Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is highly advantageous.