Drilling Equipment SME

Job Description

Job Description Drilling Systems Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Location:  Turkey

About Ogenus Offshore

Ogenus Offshore is a manpower company based in the UK and Greece, providing skilled personnel to the energy sector. We support our clients with workforce solutions for offshore and onshore projects worldwide. This position is being offered on behalf of one of our trusted clients.

The Role

This role is responsible for the planning, execution, and oversight of all drilling-related activities, ensuring adherence to safety protocols, operational efficiency, and project timelines. This includes managing the top drive system, draw works, rotary table, mud pumps, and hoisting equipment while optimizing drilling parameters to enhance performance and minimize downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and enforce adherence to safe work systems and practices to mitigate risks for personnel and contractors.
• Ensure full compliance with company policies, procedures, guidelines, industry practices and all applicable regulations and relevant legislation.
• Contribute to project goals and drive departmental objectives by actively participating in project meetings and delivering routine progress and status updates to the Project Support Specialists (project planner, document controller etc.)
• Develop and maintain accurate asset identification and criticality assessments, supported by associated documentation for system components.
• Update and manage the work breakdown structure (WBS) to reflect all planned activities for the relevant discipline.
• Prepare both high-level and detailed scope of works (SOW) for activities for the relevant discipline, including inspection, maintenance, repair, implementation, modification and commissioning.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to avoid conflicts between operational activities and project schedules.
• Support budgeting and procurement processes by collaborating with the Supply-Chain Specialist.
• Generate and issue material and service requisitions with the necessary detailed technical specifications.
• Address quality and safety matters and escalate related issues promptly to the Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) Specialist.
• Manage engineering-related issues using technical queries and ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain comprehensive project reports in line with performance metrics, and organize project records, documentation, and certifications by assisting the Project Support Specialists with uploads into TO-OTC’s’s computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Review documentation, including original equipment manufacturers (OEM) product information bulletins (PIB), to ensure currency and accuracy.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, with a strong preference for deep-water Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) expertise.
• Drillship experience is desirable but not mandatory.
• Proven track record of participation in project planning, execution, or refit operations, with examples of completed projects provided upon application.
• Comprehensive understanding of Classification Society requirements, industry regulations, and HSE standards in the Oil and Gas sector.
• Current Offshore Fitness for Work certificate and valid BOSIET and HUET certification are mandatory.