Sr Drilling and Completions Engineer

Zanskar • Salt Lake City, UT

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. There is 2,300 times more energy in geothermal heat in the ground than in oil, gas, coal, and methane combined. However, historically it’s been hard to find and expensive to develop. At Zanskar, we’re using better technology to find and develop new geothermal resources in order to make geothermal a cheap and vital contributor to a carbon-free electrical grid. In order to find and develop a portfolio of new geothermal projects, we need a Drilling and Completions 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

• Hands-on field experience in drilling engineering/completions/operations.
• Competent with standard drilling calculations, drill string design and performing casing design.
• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Experienced with procurement and onboarding new vendors.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to field locations to manage projects.
• Understands and manages the risk trade-offs needed to both create safe, standardized operations and well control while working in a fast-paced, innovative environment and shift priorities/focus depending on the business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EGS stimulation design preferred.
• Geothermal experience preferred.
• Can evaluate drilling contractors’ performance and manage to improve performance in speed and cost.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, plan, and operational execution of drilling campaigns ranging from temperature gradient wells to full-size production and injection geothermal well construction, including completions.
• Owning the technical, business, and operational aspects of drilling.
• Developing and implementing step-by-step well program design(s) to achieve well objectives and maintain full compliance with regulatory and HSE requirements.
• Providing technical and management support on daily drilling activities and serving as the primary point of contact for field engineering issues.
• Designing, procuring, and writing procedures for ESP installations.
• Working on completions designs for EGS stimulations.
• Negotiating contracts from drilling companies on drilling/completions services and materials cost estimates ranging from simple scoping to probabilistic cost estimates.
• Supporting cross-functional field development optimization efforts through well planning, in-field mobilization, and design optimization.
• Compiling technical and operations data for permitting and all other regulatory filings.
• Leading after-action reviews to identify best practices and lessons learned; providing internal and external benchmarking and end of project reports.
• Preparing tenders, analyzing vendor responses, and supporting contract negotiation and administration.
• Traveling to the field frequently to oversee operations, and fostering 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
• Growth opportunities at a company with a direct impact in displacing carbon emissions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior