Job Description

Job title: Guyana Basin Lead Drilling Engineer
Sector: Oil & Gas
Starting date: October 1st, 2025
Duration: 4 years
Status: Resident
Location: France / Paris until 28/02/2026 (provisional date)
Suriname / Paramaribo from 01/03/2026 (provisional date): 5 weeks in Suriname, 3
weeks teleworking, 1 week off
Language: Fluent in English, French will be appreciated

MISSIONS / SERVICE DIMENSIONS
The service holder will provide technical expertise to firm up the well design and the operational sequence for a 32 wells subsea development on Block 58 in Suriname.
The service holder will review the existing well design, liaise with the service and drilling contractors to prepare fit for purpose equipment and procedures, and coordinate with the engineering and operational team to ensure optimized operations workflow.

ACTIVITIES

• Prior to rig arrival

• Engineering

- Review well design to optimize architecture based on local geological environment
- Optimize well trajectory to reduce operational exposure and maximize recovery
- Recommend new technologies to improve operations efficiency, reduce cost decrease carbon footprint
- Ensure that TotalEnergies drilling referential is respected throughout engineering. Highlight all gaps with referential and prepare derogations and associated mitigation measures.

• Operational readiness

- Select fit for purpose rig equipment
- Ensure full readiness and reliability of subsea Well Control Equipment
- Review planned BHA based on actual expected formations and data acquisition objectives
- Follow up on service company readiness to ensure kick start of operations
- Establish roadmap for rig specialization

• Operational workflow

- Review and optimize rig automation workflows in conjunction with the service company
- Review and optimize engineering-to-operations workflow with the aid of Horizon56

• During drilling and completion operations:

• HSE

- Ensure permanent focus on Major Risks: loss of well integrity
- Be a HSE leader and ensure full application of TotalEnergies HSEQ MAESTRO, 12 golden rules, company rules, policies & procedures in the rig operations

• Operations follow-up

- Control and participate to the safe and efficient implementation of the drilling and completion programs
- Guarantee operational execution in accordance with TotalEnergies referential.
- Capture all lessons learnt for subsequent operations.
- Optimize well design based on geological derisking
- Control logistics plan to ensure no idle time
- Actively prepare and participate in audits for rig contract and drilling services company

• Performance drive

- Monitor actual well performance
- Conduct operational syntheses
- Participate in launching and realizing ad-hoc studies with head office or external vendors to improve performance
- Propose technological innovations

CONTEXT & ENVIRONMENT
B58 Suriname Project /GranMorgu
SD Guyana Basin Lead Drilling Engineer
Fast Track Green Field deepwater project (32 wells, 2 deepwater rigs, 3 years drilling) which is the flagship project for the Company in a new prolific O&G basin. Extreme drilling conditions exceeding by far the internal deepwater development benchmark. Performance targets to deliver within budget significantly beyond internal knowledge. Very tight project planning.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- At least 20 years' experience in Drilling Engineering and Drilling Operations
- Technical Management position in major Deepwater Development
- Fully experienced with the geological challenges of the Guyana basin
- Conversant with the logistics challenges of the Caribbean
- HPHT and NMWW drilling experience required
- Dynamism, high motivation, ability to convince, organized, leadership and analytical approach to solve challenges
- Pragmatic approach, excelling at finding sound solutions under stress
- Ability to work on complex projects with numerous interfaces

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Contract work, For contractors, Freelance, Work at office, Local area,

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