Senior Completions Engineer

London, United Kingdom

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reference
Job reference 1274987
location
Location London, United Kingdom
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Engineering & Design
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published June 15, 2026

Senior Completions Engineer

Duration: 12 month contract
Location: London, UK
 

Position Overview

This position offers an opportunity to lead technically complex completion design work within a global wells environment. The role is focused on supporting reliable well delivery, developing standardised design solutions, and contributing to future field development needs across multiple regions. This opportunity will suit a technically strong engineering professional with deep completion design expertise and the ability to support implementation across varied operating environments. The role also includes knowledge sharing and technical mentorship within a broader engineering team.

Role Context

This role sits within the energy sector and supports well design and delivery activities across a global portfolio. The position operates within a wells organisation focused on well reliability, field development, and completion standardisation, with collaboration across regional teams and major project stages.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead completion design projects with global scope, supporting safe and technically robust well outcomes.
  • Develop upper and lower completion design solutions and document them within field-wide basis of design frameworks.
  • Revise existing completion design standards to support consistency and standardisation across regions.
  • Lead completion design input for major projects through concept select, optimise, and define stages.
  • Collaborate with subsurface teams to incorporate well productivity considerations into completion design.
  • Lead or support well-specific design and operational programme development where no existing basis of design is available.
  • Work with suppliers on qualification testing and system integration testing for new completion designs.
  • Provide execution support for implementation of new designs in collaboration with relevant technical teams.
  • Contribute technical leadership in sand control design, continuous improvement, and operational support where required.
  • Support capability development within the engineering team through guidance and mentoring.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Engineering degree required.
  • Strong experience in the design, execution, and analysis of cased hole and/or open hole gravel pack completions, including planning, operations, and tool systems.
  • Experience using WellCat, Prosper, and PackPro; exposure to GAP and Reveal would be beneficial.
  • Experience designing and conducting system integration tests, equipment assurance activities, and fluid chemistry and proppant testing.
  • Background in well installation and rig operations.
  • Experience working within major project delivery processes.
  • Demonstrated capability in completion basis of design development.
  • Strong technical communication, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing skills.

About the Company

This company is a major organisation operating in the energy sector, supporting large-scale wells and field development activities across an international portfolio.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure, and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled. If you would like to be considered for this role and would like further details, please apply now!

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