Field Deployment Lead

About the role

The offshore Field Deployment Lead (FDL) is responsible for the implementation, rig adoption and onsite client support of Digital Drilling Solutions at the Rig site. The FDL provides digital drilling product support to end users to achieve the improved drilling performance, procedural adherence and less human intervention in drilling activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and drilling expertise on how to maximize value of the digital tools to the customer while adjusting our solution to work along with any Rig Control System at the rig.
• Capture software enhancements ideas and communicate to the digital organization.
• Guide customers through Digital Drilling change and adoption management process.
• Establish trusted advisor relationship with customer and understand their technical challenges.
• Ensure the quality of service delivery on assigned projects.
• Create reference documents as per project’s scope of work and ensure all onboarding checklist/gates are fulfilled before the start of the operation.
• Develop deployment plans, schedules, and software & hardware requirements.
• Coordinate field mobilization and installation activities with the clients.
• Ensure hardware, software, and connectivity requirements are met before deployment.
• Manage deployment risks and mitigation plans.
• Oversee pilot programs and full-scale rollouts.
• Deliver the project by ensuring compliance with HSE and company operational standards.
• Perform technical assessments during installation and commissioning.
• Install hardware as per the approved deployment plan.
• Perform software validation and commissioning according to the SOP.
• Coach and train field engineers, specialists, or deployment teams.
• Execute automated data loading procedures, computation of Rig states / Drill states and all relevant well construction KPIs.
• Checking results of the computations and configuring computation parameters.
• Resolve field execution challenges and escalate critical issues when necessary.
• Execute drilling performance analysis of wells in drilling and offset wells analysis, identify improvement potential, make recommendations, provide final reporting and presentations for each customer project.
• Collect and manage end-user requirements for software and services.
• Identify main features required for drilling performance analysis and reporting.
• Develop workflows, usability recommendations with consultation from drilling domain.
• Verify that deployed systems meet technical and operational requirements.
• Conduct acceptance testing and operational readiness reviews.
• Ensure data quality, system integration, and performance standards are achieved.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices.
• Act as the primary interface between customers, field operations teams, engineering teams, and service delivery organizations.
• Communicate deployment status, risks, and milestones.
• Manage customer expectations throughout the deployment lifecycle.
• Assist in maximizing user adoption, solution utilization, and system/solution availability with minimal interruption.
• Remain current on new technologies and participate in testing and acceptance of digital technology workflows and features.
• Participate in service quality meetings and investigations when required.
• Engage actively in knowledge sharing to share best practices, lessons learned, and technical knowledge within the technical community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or other related engineering disciplines.
• 5 to 8 years of drilling or drilling technology experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting rig operations.
• Proven experience implementing digital solutions.
• Customer-facing experience.
• Good understanding of drilling software, well engineering fundamentals, directional drilling concepts, MWD/LWD operations, drilling hydraulics, torque and drag, drilling performance optimization, well construction workflows, real-time operations and monitoring, and wellsites connectivity.

Qualifications

A successful Field Deployment Lead typically demonstrates leadership and team management, software adaptability, project management skills, technical troubleshooting, customer relationship management, risk management, communication and influencing skills, and operational excellence.

Skills

• Leadership and team management.
• Software adaptability.
• Project management skills.
• Technical troubleshooting.
• Customer relationship management.
• Risk management.
• Communication and influencing skills.
• Operational excellence.
• Cross-functional collaboration.