Operations Manager
vakansiya — 2024

Location: Azerbaijan, Onshore

A vacancy has arisen externally for a residential Operations Manager position as part of the Onshore Business Unit.
Reporting to the General Director, the Operations Manager is responsible for managing the personnel directly assigned to the Client’s contract, based at Client’s offices and on Client’s offshore installations as well as at Turan Drilling and Engineering Base. Closely liaises with Support Departments within Turan Drilling and Engineering and co-ordinates activities to ensure delivery of contract obligations.

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Assures that all work is carried out in accordance with the KCA DEUTAG Drilling Group Management Systems Procedures;
• Takes all necessary actions for the success of the execution of the contract;
• Ensures good communication with all parties involved with the operation and delivery of contract obligations, including:
• HSEQ;
• Human Resources;
• Maintenance & Purchasing;
• Technical Integrity;
• Commercial;
• Finance.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements;
• Communicates with Senior Rig Manager, Rig Managers and Client Representatives on a regular basis;
• Manages operations in a manner that promotes teamwork, motivates personnel, efficiently utilises human and technical resources and achieves business objectives;
• Establishes and maintains high standards of technical and operational preparation, operations, co-ordination, health and safety and personnel development;
• Represents Turan Drilling and Engineering to Customers, the IADC and other industry bodies;
• Implements the KCA DEUTAG Drilling Group and Turan Drilling and Engineering Management System Policies and Procedures within the Department;
• Agrees financial objectives for Operations with Senior Management;
• Co-ordinates and submits annual operating budgets and resource requirements;
• Promotes customer awareness of Turan Drilling and Engineering, establishes and maintains a close working relationship between Customer and Turan Drilling and Engineering;
• Agrees and implements programs with assistance of Senior Rig Manager, Rig Managers and Departmental Heads to ensure Clients installations, which Turan Drilling and Engineering operate are maintained and manned at a level that provides Customer tisfaction;
• Ensure that standards and programs are effectively communicated to all personnel;
• Ensures the maintenance of economic levels of spares inventory for the maintenance of installations and approves requisitions for the replacement of stocks;
• Maintains health, safety and environmental standards of KCA DEUTAG Drilling Group, Turan Drilling and Engineering and Clients;
• Manages the execution of operational contracts;
• Manages the execution of operational subcontracts;
• Promotes good Client relations both on a professional and social level.

Key Skills/Qualifications:

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 20 years’ Oil Field experience;
• Experience of both manual and 5th generation cyber rigs
• Proven experience (office and field based) advising or working at a supervisory level in drilling operations. E.g. Drilling Engineer, DSV
• Understanding of drilling and completion design / implementation / equipment including that provided by service companies. E.g. Wireline, logging, coiled tubing, fluids, casing, cementing, directional drilling and MWD/LWD etc.
• Experience in working with and supervising diverse teams of people in a safety critical environment

Minimum Qualifications:

• HNC/HND in an oilfield related subject or valid experience-based training and qualifications.
• Rig site experience in a position managing teams for a drilling contractor, operator or service company.
• IWCF Level 4 well control certificate.
• Formal Management Qualification preferable;
• Well Engineering/Engineering degree preferable;

Required Skills:

• Proven Safety Leadership Skills;
• Proven ability to manage Clients needs and expectations;
• Proven ability to manage and deliver against budget;
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Systems and processes knowledge.

Interested?

If you feel you have the skills, experience and approach necessary to perform this role, please apply in writing or email, attaching an up to date CV to: Recruitment.Baku@turandrilling.com by 14th October 2020.

Important: Please reflect your name and the name of applied position in the subject of email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.