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Wells Manager Employment Type:
Permanent The Prax Group is a British multinational independent refining, storage, distribution, and sales conglomerate dealing in crude oil, petroleum products, and biofuels, headquartered in London. Our ability to deliver innovative customer solutions across the world has secured our reputation as a leading presence in the global energy market. Our mission is to conduct business responsibly, placing excellence, integrity, and philanthropy at the heart of everything we do. The Wells Manager has direct responsibility for all engineering, evaluation, and execution of Well Engineering Projects within Prax Upstream. This includes both operated and non-operated assets and as part of New Business evaluation. The Wells Manager will be accountable for establishing robust baselines of drilling programs and will supervise and monitor all planning and operations, providing operational guidance and planning assistance to the Project and Discipline Leads, ensuring all work is conducted in accordance with Company policy, technical standards, HSE regulations, and management systems. Responsibilities: Accountable for performing all duties with due regard to the health, safety of self, others, and the environment in which they are undertaken. Ensure that all well activity in new business programs is understood, risks identified, and appropriate costs and schedules are used in any evaluation. Ensure the maintenance of operated and non-operated well stock in a safe state. Ensure that all well programs are delivered within cost and schedule. Achieve operations program objectives either directly in operated projects or indirectly through Joint Venture influence. Develop wells contract strategy, support contract management, and negotiation with supply chain and service providers engaged in wells delivery. Conduct cost/risk analysis and AFE preparation for well programs. Monitor actual well costs and other pre-defined KPIs against offset data and pre-defined well objectives. Oversee project teams to plan and execute projects in adherence with documented systems and practices. Approve all programs and major technical documents such as EOWR’s and study reports. Establish new projects, define resource requirements, and participate in project start-up and handover to appointed Project Leader(s). Monitor project operations and maintain communications with Project Team Leader(s). Participate in key planning milestones, e.g., Risk Assessments, DWOPs, CWOPs, HAZOPs, HAZIDs. Coordinate and participate in periodic audits/inspections of project planning and operations. Act as the focal point on all well activity between Prax and third-party service companies. Ensure that work is carried out safely with due regard to safety and the environment. Actively communicate Lessons Learned through all project teams. Operate the business and deliver services with a focus on quality and in compliance with HSE requirements. Build a strong team culture within and between Project Teams. Ensure team compliance with HR requirements such as personal development plans, objective setting, and regular assessments, and develop training plans. Recruit, lead, coach, develop, and provide timely performance assessments for wells team personnel. Implement and comply with recognized industry policies and guidelines; obtain necessary endorsements from well examiner and regulators as appropriate. Qualifications: Minimum bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Minimum of 15 years oil and gas industry experience, covering a broad range of job functions in well engineering and operations. Minimum 10 years’ experience managing Well Planning/Operations teams, with strong preference for direct operator experience directing multiple-well programs both onshore and offshore. Proven track record in HSE Leadership. In-depth knowledge and proven ability to implement operations management systems to effectively cover all aspects of Well Construction. Highly developed influencing skills. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Track record of successfully developing, leading, and managing professional technical staff, supervisors, and managers.
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Wells Manager Employment Type:
Permanent The Prax Group is a British multinational independent refining, storage, distribution, and sales conglomerate dealing in crude oil, petroleum products, and biofuels, headquartered in London. Our ability to deliver innovative customer solutions across the world has secured our reputation as a leading presence in the global energy market. Our mission is to conduct business responsibly, placing excellence, integrity, and philanthropy at the heart of everything we do. The Wells Manager has direct responsibility for all engineering, evaluation, and execution of Well Engineering Projects within Prax Upstream. This includes both operated and non-operated assets and as part of New Business evaluation. The Wells Manager will be accountable for establishing robust baselines of drilling programs and will supervise and monitor all planning and operations, providing operational guidance and planning assistance to the Project and Discipline Leads, ensuring all work is conducted in accordance with Company policy, technical standards, HSE regulations, and management systems. Responsibilities: Accountable for performing all duties with due regard to the health, safety of self, others, and the environment in which they are undertaken. Ensure that all well activity in new business programs is understood, risks identified, and appropriate costs and schedules are used in any evaluation. Ensure the maintenance of operated and non-operated well stock in a safe state. Ensure that all well programs are delivered within cost and schedule. Achieve operations program objectives either directly in operated projects or indirectly through Joint Venture influence. Develop wells contract strategy, support contract management, and negotiation with supply chain and service providers engaged in wells delivery. Conduct cost/risk analysis and AFE preparation for well programs. Monitor actual well costs and other pre-defined KPIs against offset data and pre-defined well objectives. Oversee project teams to plan and execute projects in adherence with documented systems and practices. Approve all programs and major technical documents such as EOWR’s and study reports. Establish new projects, define resource requirements, and participate in project start-up and handover to appointed Project Leader(s). Monitor project operations and maintain communications with Project Team Leader(s). Participate in key planning milestones, e.g., Risk Assessments, DWOPs, CWOPs, HAZOPs, HAZIDs. Coordinate and participate in periodic audits/inspections of project planning and operations. Act as the focal point on all well activity between Prax and third-party service companies. Ensure that work is carried out safely with due regard to safety and the environment. Actively communicate Lessons Learned through all project teams. Operate the business and deliver services with a focus on quality and in compliance with HSE requirements. Build a strong team culture within and between Project Teams. Ensure team compliance with HR requirements such as personal development plans, objective setting, and regular assessments, and develop training plans. Recruit, lead, coach, develop, and provide timely performance assessments for wells team personnel. Implement and comply with recognized industry policies and guidelines; obtain necessary endorsements from well examiner and regulators as appropriate. Qualifications: Minimum bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Minimum of 15 years oil and gas industry experience, covering a broad range of job functions in well engineering and operations. Minimum 10 years’ experience managing Well Planning/Operations teams, with strong preference for direct operator experience directing multiple-well programs both onshore and offshore. Proven track record in HSE Leadership. In-depth knowledge and proven ability to implement operations management systems to effectively cover all aspects of Well Construction. Highly developed influencing skills. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Track record of successfully developing, leading, and managing professional technical staff, supervisors, and managers.
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