Drilling Engineer

2 weeks ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Strathcona Resources Ltd. Full time

Strathcona Resources Ltd. ("Strathcona") is a Calgary, Alberta based oil and gas production and development company focused on maximizing oil and gas recovery from its low decline, high free cash flow oil and gas resource base. Strathcona's operations, infrastructure and land position are focused in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is always looking for people focused on growth, both personal and professional. Those who love a challenge and get excited at the prospect of collaborating with talented people to continuously improve and innovate on tasks both large and small.

We are actively seeking a Drilling Engineer to join our Lloydminster Thermal team in Calgary. Reporting to the Manager, Drilling, Completions & Construction, the successful candidate will be involved in the planning, design, and execution of our thermal projects. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the capital drilling program is delivered with operational excellence and disciplined risk management. Additionally, you will support drilling operations by assisting the Drilling Superintendent with daily activities, including reporting, vendor performance analysis, KPI monitoring, and providing occasional on-call support.

Essential Functions:

Preparation of detailed and accurate well programs, including:

  • Area offset reviews
  • Detailed cost estimates
  • Adherence to area Basis of Well Design while ensuring regulatory compliance
  • Accurate document management

Well optimization through:

  • Daily monitoring of drilling performance and rig KPIs
  • Vendor management
  • Project reviews and lookbacks
  • Evaluation of new technologies
  • Cross-functional review of well design to ensure full life cycle needs are being met

Development planning through communication with asset teams to effectively design, plan, and budget projects.

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering and membership in good standing with APEGA or APEGS.
  • 5–10 years of technical and operational drilling experience.
  • Experience in Thermal operations required.
  • Completions experience is an asset.
  • Strong project management skills, with a solid understanding of project development and delivery processes, are advantageous.
  • Demonstrated accountability.

Great things aren't done by one person, they're done by a team.

Strathcona is committed to developing a high-performance culture through collaboration, trust, and agility. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.

Apply to Strathcona

If you have what it takes to be a great Strathcona team member, we want to hear from you. We appreciate all interest in this opportunity but only those selected to advance through the process will be contacted.

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