Fluids Advisor

**Maderra Personnel** is seeking a qualified individual for the position of **Fluids Advisor III **in St. John’s, NL.

Located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Maderra Engineering Inc. provides project management, project services, engineering, technical and personnel services to the Energy, Resource, and Commercial sectors. We are a progressive, people-powered, and energetic company, and our vision is that each member of the Maderra Team is empowered to control the success of the company.

**Responsibilities**:

- Oversee accurate and save additions of material to the fluid system.
- Ensure material is properly marked and material data sheets for each product are maintained and readily available.
- Ensure all fluid solids control equipment is working properly and set for optimal conditions for the operations in progress.
- Forecast future fluid materials needs and equipment spare needs to ensure adequate inventory exists and provide lists of additional quantities if needed.
- Ensure inventory management for materials, equipment spares, and tank utilization are provided daily to the Company’s location supervisor representative.
- Ensure available storage space is effectively used to meet the requirements for the well and to optimize fluid inventory / costs.
- Ensure daily that a thorough and accurate fluid report and recommended actions are provided to the Company’s location supervisor representative.
- Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing cementing programs) and performing surveillance on active operations.
- Steward overall performance of the cementing vendor
- Trouble shoot cementing operation. Track and close out non-conformance reports.
- Steward lab testing of cement slurries.

**Requirements**:

- B.S. degree in engineering or related technical field is preferred.
- Experience in fluids, solids control and waste management
- Experience in international assignments
- Experience in deep water drilling operations (1000m) if filling a deep-water drilling engineering position.
- Experience in water based and non-aqueous drilling fluids, experience with various completion fluids.
- Experience with solids control equipment and waste management
- Able to effectively organize and communicate thoughts.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $110.00-$130.00 per hour

Work Location: In person