There is no equivalent project of such an industrial drilling magnitude in a remote and sensitive area within the Group today. A Green Field Project, the Tilenga field is to be found in a remote location in UGANDA near lake Albert with particularly sensitive environmental conditions. A challenging project; heavy and waxy oils produced from 31 drilling pads, (with some of them located in a national park) and treated in a Production Center of 200,000bopd oil capacity and 650,000 bld of water treatment capacity. Reservoir pressure maintenance is ensured either by water injection or by polymer water injection depending on the reservoirs characteristics. The project also includes an extended interconnecting network with temperature preservation.

Multicultural environment: Contractors are anticipated to be located in various parts of the world. Ugandan rules and regulations, administrative requirements and technical authorizations as well as International codes for onshore plant will apply.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adopt and demonstrate an exemplary behavior with regard to HSE rules with associated implementation and control within his area of responsibility.
• Carry out the Call For Tender exercise and process for fluids, cement and waste management services. Recommend Contractors for same.
• Prepare with the Drilling and Wells engineering leader the General Drilling & Completion Program.
• Prepare fluids, cement and waste management DRILLEX (CAPEX, OPEX).
• Manage and coordinate fluid, cement and waste management contracts, ensuring contracts readiness and implementation prior operation start up, and during operations. Liaise closely with the Contracts and Cost Control departments to ensure all contracts are up to date (duration, budget, amendments etc).
• Ensure QAQC & follow-up of consumables and stock throughout the supply chain process.
• Set and ensure implementation of drilling fluids, cement and waste management operational standards that meet objectives of health, safety and environmental protection.
• Lead an operational team on different drilling sites composed of superintendents and supervisors.
• Ensure participation of the ‘Fluids’ Team to Contractor Audits and Services Quality Meetings.
• Lead and validate fluid and cement design and engineering studies and programs undertaken by team members to ensure wells construction and wells objectives including proper cement formulation and placement procedure to insure long term well integrity in a sensitive environment.
• Ensure fluids, cement and waste management operation programs are in line with FP referential.
• Prepare budgets and Wells authorization for expenditures in relation with managed contracts, ensuring optimized usage of drilling fluids, cement and waste management budget with respect of local regulation.
• Identify difficulties related to drilling ERD wells. Implement innovative solutions.
• Identify constraints related to “zero discharge” regulations. Implement specific means impacting the rig site as well as logistics. Implement waste management solutions.
• Lead derogation dossiers and keep track of downgraded situations and mitigation plans.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Petroleum Industry MSc (or equivalent)
• A minimum of 15 years of international and operational experience in fluids, cement and waste management.
• Extensive international experience preferentially n land operations, taking into account complex environmental equation. Very good interpersonal skills and decision making, ability to manage an international team of engineers.
• Leadership, with good human relation and communication skills, with right level of diplomacy to liaise with partners and authorities.