Senior Drilling Operations Manager
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About the Role
UCC Holding seeks a Senior Drilling Operations Manager to lead multi-rig drilling operations in Doha, Qatar. The role requires 15+ years of drilling experience and 7+ years in senior leadership, managing drilling programmes, budgets, and HSE compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Manage multi rig drilling operations and ensure delivery against approved plans
- Oversee drilling programme execution in line with technical standards and well designs
- Monitor rig performance, well progress, and operational efficiency
- Ensure strict HSE compliance and regulatory adherence
- Lead drilling planning, scheduling, and resource allocation
- Control drilling budgets and optimise costs
- Track KPIs, drilling metrics, and performance reporting
- Manage contractors and service companies
- Lead and develop drilling teams and engineers
Requirements
- 15+ years’ experience in drilling operations (onshore/offshore)
- 7+ years in senior drilling leadership roles
- Experience managing large scale drilling campaigns
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
- Strong drilling operations & engineering expertise (well design, rig operations)
- Solid knowledge of well control and risk management
- Proven ability in operational performance improvement (efficiency, downtime reduction)
- Experience in contractor & stakeholder management
- Strong decision making in complex drilling environments
- Strong focus on HSE and regulatory compliance
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Role Summary
- Lead and manage drilling operations across multiple rigs to ensure safe, efficient and cost‑effective well delivery in line with operational and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities (Mandatory)
- Manage multi‑rig drilling operations and ensure delivery against approved plans
- Oversee drilling programme execution in line with technical standards and well designs
- Monitor rig performance, well progress, and operational efficiency
- Ensure strict HSE compliance and regulatory adherence
- Lead drilling planning, scheduling, and resource allocation
- Control drilling budgets and optimise costs
- Track KPIs, drilling metrics, and performance reporting
- Manage contractors and service companies
- Lead and develop drilling teams and engineers
Key & Mandatory Skills
- Strong drilling operations & engineering expertise (well design, rig operations)
- Solid knowledge of well control and risk management
- Proven ability in operational performance improvement (efficiency, downtime reduction)
- Experience in contractor & stakeholder management
- Strong decision‑making in complex drilling environments
- Strong focus on HSE and regulatory compliance
Minimum Requirements
- 15+ years’ experience in drilling operations (onshore/offshore)
- 7+ years in senior drilling leadership roles
- Experience managing large‑scale drilling campaigns
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
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