Airswift is currently looking for C&P DRILLING LEAD to work with an oil and gas company.
Starting date: July 2026
Location: Pau
Contract Duration: 12 MONTHS RENEWABLE
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The C&P Drilling Lead position is responsible for:
- Know, respect and ensure compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct.
The Job holder leads and organizes the Drilling Wells and Logistics activities of Contracts and Procurement entity by performing the following tasks:
- Assist the Partner entities for all Contracts and Procurement activities
- Organize and control the Contracts and Procurement function on a daily basis
- Supervises and ensure that the strategy is appropriate, transparent and justified for subjects to be presented to the Contracts Committees
- Lead the drive on cost optimization and reduction through usage of Market intelligence information, suppliers’ qualifications & evaluations, Cost Models, target prices, etc.
- Establish and promote continuous improvement of Contracts and Procurement practices, procedures & reference documentation- Lead Duet/Triplet meetings with partner entities and technical managers- Coordinate the workload within the entire Contracts and Procurement workforce
- Manage the DW Contracts and Procurement team in cooperation with the Partners entities, respecting the C&P system of reference, the local constraints, and the eventual « synergy » action plans defined by TEPMA1
- Ensure the maintenance of the necessary level of competencies for the realization of the Contracts and Procurement activities
- Ensures the involvement of CATMAN for all Contracts and Procurement activities for which a category exist
- Ensure the communication of good practices and lessons learned to TEPMA1 on contractual matters
- Participate in the job specification, competence assessment & recruitment process
Deliver high-quality dossiers to enable sound decision-making: realistic evaluations and clear identification of risks, uncertainties, and opportunities.
- Ensure the optimization of safety, performance, and productivity in drilling operations.
- Provide technical advice and assistance in selecting technological solutions (vendors, equipment) to enhance operational efficiency.
- Contribute to the development of technical competencies within the team.
- Guarantee the choices of \reservoir wellbore interface\ recommended, validated by the service manager, based on reservoir type and production/injection objectives, as they determine the overall well architecture and cost.
- Influence and convince internal and external stakeholders to align with the company's procurement strategies.
- Implement directives by optimizing processes to achieve medium-term objectives (1-3 years).
- Manage the budget for specific or recurring studies, ranging from 1 to 3 million dollars.
- Oversee activities with a scope between 30 to 500 million dollars, related to CAPEX and Major Risk (Well Blow-Out in drilling/well discipline)