Job Title:   Senior Drilling Engineer  

Organisation: TotalEnergies

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adopt and demonstrate an exemplary behavior with regard to HSE rules with associated implementation and control within his area of responsibility.
• Participate in HSE audits, Incident investigations, SQMs. Ensure operations’ programs compliance with industry standards, local regulations and internal company rules. Instruct derogations dossier as required.
• Control and validate well construction engineering/design performed at pre-project stage.
• Perform drilling engineering studies and drilling software simulations to ensure wells construction and wells integrity, taking into account complex anti-collision requirements and follow up.
• Assist the Head of drilling engineering for the preparation of the General Drilling Program.
• Participate in the preparation of well’s SOR in collaboration with Completion engineering team and GSR team, with special focus on well technical feasibility.
• Perform collaborative work with GSR team to minimize well trajectories complexity while maximizing reservoir requirements ensuring wells productivity.
• Prepare detailed well drilling programs and issue reports and studies on specific well issues.
• Promote new drilling techniques and equipment.
• Involved in drilling operations and propose improvements.
• Prepare technical input to interactions with authorities and partners.
• Conduct end of activity debriefings and prepare End Of Well Report
• Consolidate lessons learnt in “REX”.
• Prepare wells authorization for expenditures in relation with managed contracts.
• Participate to the Drilling Improvement Process system.
• Prepare and present pre-spud meetings with operational team onboard rigs.
• Prepare derogation dossiers.
• Prepare and submit to the Authorities the permitting dossiers required for wells operations.

• MSc (or equivalent professional experience) and academic training in drilling & wells
• Minimum of 6 years of experience with previous experience in an operational position and or engineering
• Good knowledge of TotalEnergies Company policy and procedures (drilling, testing, safety/environment).
• Use of drilling design software (trajectory, hydraulics…)
• Driven, good team spirit and communication skills (written and verbal).