Drilling Engineer / Specialist III

Spring, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1278079
location
Location Spring, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Engineering & Design
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published August 3, 2026

Drilling & Decommissioning Engineer

Location: Spring Campus, TX (100% Onsite)
Travel: Required as needed to support operations

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years of drilling, well intervention, decommissioning, or P&A experience
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and well design software (e.g., Landmark)
  • Experience with well databases such as Enverus
  • Strong understanding of regulatory and operational requirements for drilling and abandonment activities

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and support drilling, completion, decommissioning, and P&A programs across US Land (L48) and the US Gulf of America
  • Develop well designs, abandonment programs, contingency procedures, and operational documentation
  • Generate AFEs, track performance, monitor costs, and provide forecasts
  • Support operational execution while driving continuous improvement initiatives
  • Investigate NPT events and tool failures to identify lessons learned and corrective actions
  • Coordinate activities between drilling, production, project, and decommissioning teams

Preferred Experience

  • Platform decommissioning and P&A operations in the US Gulf of America, particularly shallow water environments
  • Experience supporting lift boats, jack-ups, and well intervention operations
  • US Land drilling experience in both conventional and unconventional plays
  • Unconventional drilling experience outside the Permian Basin, including Bakken, Appalachia, or Haynesville

This position is ideal for an engineer with a balanced background in drilling and decommissioning who can support both offshore Gulf of America and onshore US operations.

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