Job Description

About this job
Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

On behalf of our client TOTAL ENERGIES, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Drilling Methods & Performance Engineer to work in Kampala.

Job Title: Drilling Methods & Performance Engineer

Reports to: Head OSEQ Performance & Methods

Department: Drilling & Wells

Location: Kampala

Activities

The main responsibility of the position holder’s:

• Define drilling and well operations targets for durations and budget, in collaboration with Engineering and Operations, at the level of operational sequences and of the drilling campaign.
• Report achieved performance on cost and duration.  Regularly spend time on site to understand the operations performed, their constraints, the needs of the operational team and the efficiency of the work performed.
• Drive continuous improvement by leading exercises, on site and in town, to identify lost time and opportunities to reduce it.
• Collaborate with Drilling & Wells stakeholders (engineering, operations, management) to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Assist other team members in non-operational tasks with a strong management focus (budget, campaign calendar, fields operated by others)
• Be a focal point for digital solutions in the department.  Maintain and develop the PowerBI displays used to report on operational, safety and QA/QC performance.

Educate other team members on digital capabilities and best practices.

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications/Experience required

Education and Experience: Bachelor's-level education and/or Drilling Academy training

Required:

• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel and data processing and management
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ownership of tasks, responsibility for the outcome
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred

• Drilling and Wells operations or engineering experience
• Experience in an industrial performance measurement and improvement role
• Lean Management training
• Experience working with PowerBI and developing PowerBI visualizations
• Expertise in database development and management, with experience connecting to SAP
• Strong understanding of data integration, APIs, and connectors
• Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect (PL600) certification is highly valued.  If held, the certificate must be submitted along with the CV.