Drilling Engineer > Senior Drilling Engineer

We are seeking a Drilling Engineer or Senior Drilling Engineer to join our Drilling team to enable large-scale drill programs, scope completion parameters, monitor drilling programs in-field, and identify ways to drill safely and more rapidly in frontier geothermal systems.

Requirements

• Develop and implement step-by-step well program design(s) to achieve well objectives and maintain full compliance with regulatory and HSE requirements
• Provide technical and management support on daily drilling activities and serve as the primary point of contact for field engineering issues
• Integrate with the exploration and R&D teams to implement novel drilling programs for temperature gradient campaigns and full-size wells
• Negotiate contracts from drilling companies on drilling and materials cost estimates ranging from simple scoping to probabilistic cost estimates
• Support cross-functional field development optimization efforts through well planning, in-field mobilization, and design optimization
• Compile technical and operations data for permitting and all other regulatory filings
• Lead after-action review to identify best practices and lessons learned; provide internal and external benchmarking and end of project reports
• Prepare tenders, analyze vendor responses, and support contract negotiation and administration
• Travel to the field frequently to oversee operations, and foster strong working relationships with contracted drillers, field personnel and 3rd party vendors and suppliers, to effectively coordinate and provide support to business-critical needs

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• 18 days PTO + PTO accrual increase based on tenure
• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k
• Stock options