Drilling Supervisor (Nights or Days)

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Drilling Supervisor (Nights or Days), based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:
* Providing on-site leadership, role modelling exemplary safety leadership and influencing a positive safety culture.
* Ensuring adherence to safe working practices through active engagement with Drilling Contractor and Service Company personnel, and the promotion of positive HSE attitudes and learning.
* Monitoring the status of process safety barriers to ensure well control is maintained.
* Leading the Assist & Assure program onsite and role modelling Goal Zero Supervision.
* Ensure drilling contractor is operating an effective DROPS programme onsite.
* Delivering the on-site self-assurance programme to manage and monitor compliance with the company and Drilling Contractor HSE Management Systems, the HSE Bridging Document, Well Control Plan, the Safety Case and regulatory requirements.
* Leading or being part of incident investigation teams.
* Accurately reporting all incidents and potential incidents.
* Managing the day-to-day operations to deliver Top Quartile well programme and the well objectives. Planning, scheduling and allocation of resources and reporting of all well site activities.
* Optimising operational performance without compromising HSE, reputation, well integrity, or the integrity of the drilling unit.
* Optimising logistics to ensure people and equipment are at the wellsite when required and delivered in an efficient manner.
* Stimulating and implementing ideas to improve operational performance and reduce cost. Ensuring there is a process where lessons learned are documented and incorporated in future operations. Challenging the well engineers, contractors and well programme to recommend performance enhancements.
* Resolving operational problems as they arise.
* Monitoring and managing costs within area of responsibility.
* Managing non-performance onsite through quality management systems.
* Managing Combined Operations and the interface with other offshore installations and company assets affected by rig operations.
* Ensuring the drilling unit systems are managed and operated within their integrity envelope.
* Manage HSE Risks: Including injury to personnel, environmental damage, process safety / well control risks, loss of the well or down-hole equipment, reputation damage, loss or deferment of production, project delays and budget overruns, subsurface uncertainties and mechanical failures.
* People Management: Set expectations with all personnel regarding compliance with the Company's policies. Role model and champion the company's values and behaviours and provide visible leadership and clear direction.
* People Development: Coach and develop Well Site Drilling Engineers and the other DSVs in the team, setting the tone for the rest of the company's supervisory team.
* Contractor Management: Supervise a large rig team comprising staff from the company, drilling contractor and service contractors (~100 people). Assess the competence and suitability of contractor personnel and take action to address any shortcomings.
* Cost Management: Manage a daily spend of approximately £250,000, ensuring the company receives value for money.
* Culture building: Create the appropriate culture, behaviours and motivation to sustain and improve HSE and operational performance.
* Learner Mindset: The Senior DSV plays a key role in recording and sharing of lessons learned and best practices between the various operations teams and within the SSV community.
* Well Planning: The Senior DSV will provide direct input to well planning to achieve continuous improvement and consistent top quartile performance through a learning organization.
* This is an HSSE Critical Position

Experience & Qualifications:
* The ability to manage and motivate the Team to deliver Safety Excellence and Top Quartile wells.
* The ability to provide solutions to reduce flat time and manage concurrent operations.
* A proven track record in managing well construction operations in complex drilling environments (H2S and well control up to 18ppg kicks).
* A proven track record of quickly identifying the key risks and proactively working to find solutions.
* Extensive offshore supervisory experience including P&A
* Experience with implementing successful Assist & Assure programmes
* IWCF level 4 certificate

Contract position.

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/070558.

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