Well Site Leader/Drilling Supervisor/Drilling Foreman
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About the Role
Due to successful project awards our client in Saudi Arabia are looking to hire multiple Well Site Leaders/Drilling Supervisor/Drilling Foreman Position start in approx. 3 month.
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Responsibilities
- Organize and lead brief and debrief safety and operations meetings
- Lead daily planning meetings and discuss operations with stakeholders
- Update forecast and planned activity to anticipate resource requirements
- Check that equipment and services comply with the contract
- Manage proper inventory of tangibles and coordinate with suppliers
- Ensure operations prevent risks of well control, stuck pipe, and other risks
- Monitor well operational risks and implement risk responses
- Ensure compliance with Schlumberger policies and Integration PL standards
- Prepare detailed procedures for critical operations and contingency plans
- Prepare daily cost estimates and review invoices
- Manage and monitor operations communications
- Prepare technical and operational calculations
Requirements
- 10+ years in Oil and Gas as drilling supervisor
- Preferable experience in Saudi oil fields or HPHT operation
- Field PSD experience
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Position Overview
- Due to successful project awards our client in Saudi Arabia are looking to hire multiple Well Site Leaders/Drilling Supervisor/Drilling Foreman
- Position start in approx. 3 months. Sept/Oct 2026
- Required years of experience: +10 years in Oil and Gas as drilling supervisor
- Preferrable to have experience in Saudi oil fields or HPHT operation
- Duration: 1 year with possible extension
- Rotation: 4 x 4 (operational flexibility required)
Mission
- The Well Site Leader is responsible to plan, coordinate, supervise, and execute the well operations program.
- Provide clear leadership in every aspect of HSE protection, ensuring safe working practices are used at the well site.
- Ensure that well operations are conducted safely, in accordance with the approved well operations program, and in compliance with the applicable policies/standards/procedures and the regulatory requirements within allocated time/costs with optimal use of resources.
Responsibilities
- Organize and lead brief and debrief safety and operations meetings that are related to well operations.
- Lead daily planning meetings and discuss operations with customer representatives, contractors, PL, and third party supervisors.
- Update forecast and planned activity to anticipate resource requirements meet well demands and provide optimum service efficiency.
- Check that equipment and services comply with the contract.
- Manage proper inventory of tangibles such as, but not limited to, cement, barite, bits, as well as rental equipment, and coordinate with PL OP and third party suppliers as needed.
- Ensure that operations are conducted to prevent risks of well control, stuck pipe, and any other project and operational risks.
- Monitor well operational risks, implement risk responses, and execute change control per the project risk management plan and well operational programs.
- Ensure compliance with Schlumberger policies and Integration PL standards, including standing orders.
- Prepare detailed procedures for specific critical operations (running casing, cementing, etc.) and associated contingency plans.
- Prepare daily cost estimates based on goods consumed and services provided.
- Review and approve invoices and reports on services performed and materials used.
- Manage and monitor operations communications with the goal of ensuring that stakeholders are kept informed and service providers are lacking any information that they need to perform their services.
Experience & Exposures
- Field PSD
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