Our client, a leading organization in the Oil and Gas sector, is seeking an experienced Drilling Supervisor (DSV) to join our client's team on a contract basis in Abu Dhabi. This is a key position overseeing drilling activities, ensuring operations are executed safely, efficiently, and in line with our client's standards and project objectives. You will play a critical role on the wellsite, acting as the focal point between the rig, service companies, and our client's onshore team.
Key Responsibilities:
- The Drilling Supervisor will oversee rig-site drilling operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective well delivery in line with company standards, regulatory requirements, and client expectations. This role requires hands-on leadership at the wellsite, strong technical judgment in complex drilling environments, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary rig teams.
- Supervise day-to-day drilling operations at the rig site, ensuring adherence to the well program, HSE standards, and operational procedures.
- Act as the client's/company's on-site representative, coordinating between rig contractor personnel, service companies, and office-based engineering teams.
- Monitor drilling parameters and provide real-time decision-making support for well control, wellbore stability, and trajectory management.
- Ensure compliance with well engineering design, particularly for extended reach and horizontal well sections.
- Lead pre-spud, daily operations, and post-well review meetings.
- Manage rig-site personnel performance, competency, and adherence to permit-to-work and risk management systems.
- Coordinate logistics, materials, and third-party service delivery to minimize non-productive time (NPT).
- Prepare and review daily drilling reports (DDRs), incident reports, and end-of-well summaries.
- Support cost control and budget tracking at the rig level.
- Ensure full compliance with local regulatory and client HSE requirements.