Drilling Engineer – Well Design & Planning

About the role

The Drilling Engineer will support the delivery of well design and planning activities for exploration well projects. The role ensures that all engineering deliverables meet project objectives, standards and operational requirements while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities

• Perform offset well reviews, lessons‑learned analysis and drilling risk identification.
• Develop well design deliverables including trajectory, casing, drilling fluids, cementing, directional drilling and well‑control requirements.
• Participate in pore‑pressure, fracture‑gradient and wellbore‑stability evaluations and integrate findings into the design.
• Prepare Basis of Design (BOD), engineering calculations, technical reports and inputs for drilling programmes.
• Conduct casing design verification, load‑case assessments and well‑integrity evaluations.
• Support equipment selection, drilling optimisation studies and technical assurance reviews.
• Coordinate with geology, geomechanics, completion, HSE and operations teams.
• Contribute to cost and schedule estimates, risk assessments and project execution planning.

Required profile

• Degree in Petroleum, Drilling or Mechanical Engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in well planning and drilling engineering.
• IWCF‑Supervisor level certification (combined or on‑shore minimum).

Required skills

• Proficiency with Landmark drilling engineering software and well‑design workflows.
• Strong technical reporting and stakeholder communication abilities.