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Job Title: Lead Superintendent

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Closing Date: 07 January 2025

If interested, please email recruitment@wellsafesolutions.com with your cover letter and CV.

Location:

Well-Safe Solutions, Aberdeen, though there may be a requirement to visit and work at other company locations or supplier’s premises as required.

The postholder must be able to attend our global headquarters in Aberdeen.

Job Type:

Permanent

Reporting Line:

The Lead Superintendent will report directly to the Well Engineering Director.

Role:

The Lead Superintendent will oversee day-to-day offshore execution, managing rig readiness, drilling contractor performance, and ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards. Acts as the key link between onshore planning and offshore implementation.

Key responsibilities:

The Lead Superintendent will be required to:

• Provide operational leadership to Superintendents managing well P&A campaigns.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and shared across all campaigns.
• Drive performance optimization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor safety performance and trends, intervening proactively where required to ensure a strong HSE culture.
• Support incident investigations and corrective actions for safety and environmental events.
• Maintain oversight of operational Major Accident Hazard management, ensuring controls are implemented and verified across operations.
• Ensure operational compliance with all regulatory requirements and Well-Safe policies, standards, and procedures.
• Identify opportunities to share teams, equipment, logistics and services across campaigns to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Provide operational guidance and support to Superintendents on planning and execution challenges.
• Support emergency response during critical incidents, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Maintain strong communication with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Ensure drilling contractor performance, rig readiness, and maintenance standards are met to prevent downtime and maintain operational integrity.
• Oversee reporting of operational performance and safety metrics to senior management.

Key outcomes:

• Safe and efficient execution of all well P&A campaigns with zero harm to personnel and environmental protection.
• MAH controls verified and maintained throughout operations, with proactive interventions to prevent incidents.
• Drilling contractor performance and rig readiness consistently assured, minimizing downtime and operational risk. 
• Continuous improvement through lessons learned, new techniques, and technology implementation.
• Resource sharing and operational efficiencies achieved across campaigns without compromising safety.
• Strong safety performance trends and transparent reporting delivered to senior management.

Limits of authority:

Full responsibility for all operational activities within the philosophies and constraints laid out in the job description.

The company reserves the right to amend or change the activities listed, taking into account the job holder’s qualifications and experience to enable the business needs to be met.

Knowledge & Competency:

Essential:

• Proven leadership managing multiple well campaigns and teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• In-depth knowledge of well P&A operations, well control, and hydrocarbon containment.
• Competence in risk management, including Major Accident Hazard controls.
• Experience in UK offshore regulatory compliance (Safety Case Regulations, OEUK Guidelines).
• Hands-on experience with UKCS platform-based well operations.
• Ability to drive performance improvement and implement lessons learned.
• Skilled in resource planning and logistics for multi-campaign operations.
• Incident response and investigation experience for safety and environmental events.