Job Summary:

DNO is now seeking an experienced well test specialist to work on call. Supports testing team as required in preparation of well testing Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

HSSE

• Promotes compliance with DNO Policies and standards.
• Participates in HSSE and nonconformance event investigations and reporting as required.
• Conducts safety audits.

Planning and Operations

• Provides day to day well site management during well test operations to deliver the safe execution and delivery of well test objectives in accordance with policy, procedures and HSE.
• To ensure each job operates with a competent crew and reliable equipment.
• To identify hazards, risks for each individual job.
• He/she will work closely with the project's various stakeholders and with the contractors and service companies, to ensure the safe and successful implementation of all well test operations.
• Supervise site-based activities ensuring safe operations during all operations
• Promote behavioral safety culture and safety reporting systems at the Well Test Sites
• Maintain equipment standards to match our client's own Well Testing standards and relevant industry standards
• Develop equipment design and layout plans with Well Testing Service Contractor
• Organize HAZID, HAZOP and Test Well on Paper Reviews and document findings
• Develop SOPs, identify risks, implement lessons learned
• Finalize Well Testing and Clean Up Programmes
• Supervise Well Test Equipment preparation and mobilization with Service Contractor ensuring appropriate certification records
• QA/QC data acquired during operations and validate information
• Develop lessons capture system appropriate for operations and utilize captured lessons to help drive continuous improvement
• Promote and conduct operations review meetings to assess operations performance and help deliver future improvements
• Monitoring and reporting on the performance of all wellsite well engineering and well services personnel
• Plan preventative maintenance procedure and schedule, and any repair of surface test equipment.
• Attends and actively participates in the HAZOP meeting.
• Ensure equipment SOPs, JSAs, and MSDS are complete and available to crew.
• Ensure equipment certificates are available, and collect certifications as required.
• Perform and actively participate in all required safety meetings, JSAs and walk around/shift handover.
• Monitor equipment controls and instrumentation, record test data and verify data quality for engineer/client's use.
• Supervise and perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Perform operations as per SOPs and ensure crew is aware of correct safe operations.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 15 years well testing field experience.
• Fluent in English both written and spoken.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to establish good working relationships with team.
• Valid Well Control certification.
• Extensive experience in supervision of land well test operations with operating companies.

 Key Attributes:

• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills.
• Understand and apply relevant math calculations.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

The role reports to Well Services Operations Manager and will be based in Kurdistan Site. The work schedule will be ad hoc 2-3 weeks every quarter (or about 12 weeks over 1 year). The role will be a 3rd party consultancy arrangement via a manpower agency assigned by DNO.