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Field Superintendent - Integrated Solutions

Baker Hughes

full time Nairobi Posted 1 week ago

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientific discipline from an accredited university or relevant industry experience.

  • Have a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience with at least 5+ years as a Wellsite Leader

  • Have a valid well control certificate (IWCF Certificate) level 4 IWCF or equivalent

  • Experience working in either a turnkey drilling and completion project or working as a drilling supervisor or superintendent for an Operating company.

  • Being comfortable working on a rotational schedule and being located on the rig site

  • Have comprehensive knowledge of well control best practices and procedures. Comprehensive knowledge about Field Service operations, installation, and maintenance operations•

  • Being competent to plan, problem solve, organize, direct and control wellsite operations. Promotes a culture of collaboration and teamwork across multiple Product Lines, functions, external parties

  • Has advanced knowledge of  Drill string design and down hole dynamics• Directional Drilling• Bits / Dull Grading, Hydraulics, including nozzle selection• Drilling fluid management

  • Have a good leadership, excellent interpersonal, influencing and planning skills will be considered necessary for this position.

  • Have an excellent English oral and written communications skills, including ability to organize meetings and distributing accurate and succinct minutes of meetings.

  • Be skilled in functional use of MS Office Suite, with MS Project familiarity is required.

  • Willing and able to frequently travel to remote field locations.

  • Ability to manage, develop, coach and mentor high level teams across organizational boundaries is required.

  • Proven personnel development skills will be required in this role 

  • Direct management of operations on a drilling, completion, and workover project.

  • Managing day to day field operations and providing support and direction to the Drilling and Completions.

  • Accountable for safety at the rig sites.

  • Managing all rig based and field based operations, inclusive of managing operations for a drilling rig and a completions rig operating simultaneously.

  • Forecasting upcoming operational needs and liaising with logistics and client civil works to ensure readiness for future operations.

  • Managing drilling, completion, and workover spend.

  • Being an operational leader which leads by example and exemplifies Baker Hughes core values and ensures their team of drilling and completion supervisors lead in the same manner on site.