Well Abandonment Engineer Job in Covington, Louisiana US

Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies with subsidiaries that conduct business across the globe. The company's success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 62,000 employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products and services; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; and develops and commercializes the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, California.

Drilling and Completions at Chevron:

We hold strategic positions in some of the world's largest and most productive oil and gas regions. The approximately 1,400 people in the Drilling Completions (DC) team work in some of the world's most challenging technical and operating environments.

The DC Clear Leader" philosophy provides us with a passion for safety and environmental protection, leadership for the development of new and innovative drilling and completions technology, and a commitment to the education and development of our workforce.

Chevron's Environmental Management Company (EMC) is accepting online applications for the position of Well Abandonment Engineer located in Covington, Louisiana.

Overview:
This position will develop procedures, prepares cost estimates, provides permitting support and prepares schedules for offshore and onshore well abandonment.

Position Details:
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

  • Planning and executing offshore/onshore well abandonment projects.
  • Develops procedures and prepares cost estimates.
  • Provides permitting support and prepares schedules.
  • Working closely with asset team engineers to develop offshore decommissioning candidate lists, securing the necessary equipment and services to conduct offshore/onshore well abandonment operations.
  • Provides oversight to field Company Representatives.
  • Monitoring well abandonment program execution, and tracking project execution metrics.
  • Position requires frequent travel to offshore Gulf of Mexico locations by boat or helicopter.

    Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a engineering discipline OR may consider construction management discipline if candidate has appropriate related work experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of directly related experience.
  • Experience in planning and managing complex, multi-faceted well abandonment projects involving cementing services, wireline operations, coil tubing services, snubbing services and rig operations along with coordination of marine vessels in an offshore environment within assigned scope, timeframe, and budget for both technical and decommissioning activities.
  • Ability to negotiate remedy selection with regulators and other stakeholders. Ability to think strategically and develop cost-effective solutions acceptable to stakeholders and minimizes Chevron's future liabilities.
  • Experience stewarding HES programs and processes, experience with various safety system tools (such as Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Behavior Based Safety Observation process (BBSO), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Contractor Safety Management, etc.), and experience in positive reinforcement of safety performance / behaviors.
  • Ability to travel and stay overnight on offshore platforms, structures and boats.

    Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Experience in offshore/onshore decommissioning operations along with decommissioning project management.
  • Use of Smartbox, Visio, Access Database software.

    Relocation Options:

  • Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

    International Considerations:

  • Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

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