What you need
Our field engineers deliver front-line technical services and solutions across our drilling, evaluation, completion, and production technologies. These are hands-on roles, often outdoors and in demanding or harsh conditions – offshore on a North Sea oil rig or in the desert in west Africa – so you need to learn a range of tasks. Ultimately, you will be responsible for designing, executing and evaluating wellsite operations.
For field engineer roles, we are typically seeking people who:
have completed a four-year technical degree or Master's within the past 24 months in:
- chemical engineering
- chemistry (organic or inorganic)
- civil engineering
- electrical engineering
- geology
- geosciences
- industrial engineering
- Instrumentation engineering
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics
- petroleum engineering
- physics
- another engineering-related subject.
are fluent in English (Level 5 on a global English test)
have at least three of the following
- a minimum grade point average of 3.5/4.0 (2.1) or equivalent
- relevant work experience
- evidence of practical, technical capability
- evidence of relevant extracurricular activity.
have the legal right to work in the country in which you apply
Role
Field engineers are job-site leaders so our success depends on you. You will represent our company so you need a combination of application knowledge, operational know-how, and experience, enabling you to deliver service and maintain our reputation as a leading global oilfield services company.
- artificial lift services
- cased-hole completions
- coring systems
- drill bits
- drilling fluids
- drilling systems
- integrated operations
- intelligent production systems
- logging while drilling
- pressure pumping
- reservoir navigation services
- sand control systems
- specialty chemicals
- surface logging systems
- wellbore construction
- wellbore intervention
- wireline.
Read about the experiences of current and past LEAD Program participants.
Learning and development
The LEAD program includes formal, structured training, but much of your learning will be field-focused. As you progress through the program, you will participate in several assessments and reviews to ensure that you have met all the requirements to move to the next step.
International assignments
International assignments at an early stage are a real possibility. After an initial few months of orientation and training in your home territory, you could find yourself on assignment outside the region in which you were hired. Depending on business needs, some recruits will have the opportunity to work abroad for a time—typically one to two years—before returning to their home region.
Monitoring progress
Your manager will monitor your progress to ensure the timely completion of the program, which will lead you to advance to what we call a ‘field engineer general’ level within 36 months. A field career development manager will help you to create your own personal development plan and schedule you in the necessary courses, as well as helping your managers to plan and facilitate your assessment reviews.
Mentoring
In addition, you'll be assigned a mentor, who will work closely with you, your managers, and training personnel to ensure you have a comprehensive, learning experience. Your mentor will support and direct you through the program curriculum, assist you in preparing for yearly assessments and final qualification and, ultimately, enable you to become a mentor yourself to less experienced engineers.
Prospects
Field engineers deliver services and information to help our clients locate, evaluate, and produce oil and gas reservoirs more efficiently. There is no doubt that the job is demanding, mentally and physically, especially in the early part of your career when it is field-focused.
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