Field Drilling Manager

Field Drilling Manager

Date: Oct 28, 2024

Location(s): Shreveport, LA, US, 71101

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 83517

is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas from onshore properties within the U.S. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, we are a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. Our focus is to maintain high operations of explorations in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Are you interested in delivering clean-burning natural gas to customers? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

Successful candidate will work with the drilling manager to ensure safe and efficient drilling operations across multiple basins. The Field Drilling Manager will lead team of drilling superintendents and act as the primary liaison between the field and office ensuring efficient communication between both ends of the drilling operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 - 20 years of field experience as a wellsite leader and superintendent.

• Drilling experience in Haynesville, Arkoma, Eagleford, and Permian

• Proven ability to manage multiple rigs in multiple basins.

• Strong leadership and professional development skills to coach and manage wellsite leaders and rig teams to achieve operational and HSE goals.

• Demonstrated expertise in well control, managed pressure drilling, drilling practices development, directional, mud, air drilling, and extended reach drilling

• Previous experience implementing drilling programs in new or unproven areas with limited offset control or support services.

• Strong leadership, negotiating, and communication skills.

• Computer skills to include Microsoft Office Suite and Peleton Wellview.

*Standard, non-rotation work schedule with some travel required.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for managing all aspects of drilling and completion operations. Leaders in this role manage, schedule, and safely execute drilling and completion operations to ensure the efficient growth of the Company. The successful candidate achieves drilling and completions capital and schedule targets in the safest possible manner.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Directs and manages annual drilling and well completions capital budget

• Plans, schedules, engineers, and executes all drilling and completion activities

• Manages all drilling and completions well planning and engineering activities

• Provides accurate and timely well cost estimates and AFE's (authority for expenses)

• Manages vendor and selection process for all drilling and completions services

• Develops and maintains an accurate drilling schedule for drilling and completion operations and ensure that it is communicated throughout the asset

• Ensures all operations have the ability to effectively discharge their well control responsibilities when required

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's - Engineering

• Experience: 8+ years

• Supervisor/Management Experience: 2+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Engineering

Organization: Trinity Operating (USG), LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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