*PERFORMANCE ENGINEER I

About the role

The Performance Engineer role at Nabors provides support to operations, marketing, engineering, and executive management teams. Key responsibilities include identifying performance improvement opportunities, creating effective solutions, and working with all stakeholders to implement the solutions. Additionally, this role involves fostering customer relationships through frequent in-person communication and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Identify performance improvement opportunities and create effective solutions
• Work with all stakeholders to implement solutions
• Foster customer relationships through frequent in-person communication and performance reporting
• Support Operations Team by interacting with in-field personnel for weekly/bi-weekly/monthly & quarterly performance reviews
• Drive the implementation and execution of Operations Engineering initiatives with district and/or operator(s)
• Service delivery and quality improvement initiatives
• Drive engineering changes and oversee subsequent improvement
• Work closely with clients and internal SMEs for successful product deployment
• Implement pilot projects and track impact on rig performance
• Scale systems/new products support changes in field adoption, maximizing utilization (including at rig training)
• Document processes and trials of new technology in field operations
• Create continuous feedback loop for innovation across different functional departments
• Track & monitor preventative maintenance for downtime avoidance
• Foster collaboration and knowledge share between fields
• Facilitate rig move calls to discuss after action reviews, lessons learned & share with field
• Pre-rig move calls for scheduling technicians & any rig upgrades for upcoming moves
• Aid operations, and operators with special projects as needed
• Interact with functional department(s) and/or specified operator(s) with process/equipment improvements
• Report on success/failure of such improvements
• Acts as a liaison between the operation and the different functional departments in the organization
• Ability to prioritize and identify opportunities for technology, improving processes, strategy planning or potentially organizational change to add business value
• Make recommendations for drilling process improvements (new equipment, changing rig layouts, modifying existing equipment) and assist management in assuring quality, consistency, and timeliness
• Interact with functional department(s) and/or specified operator(s) with engineering support in coordination with management and the Engineering and Technical department as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering – petroleum, mechanical, or other related field
• Understanding of oil and gas industry
• Must be capable of working under and meeting project deadlines
• Good business judgment in handling potentially sensitive information
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization in a professional manner
• Self-motivated & energetic
• Must be able to travel and perform rig visits

Skills

• Collaborative facilitator
• Ability to build credibility, get buy-in and commitment with internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in PowerBI, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office products, with particular emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint (able to create executive level presentations)
• General knowledge of applicable codes and standards (ANSI, API, ASME, etc.) and the ability to research codes and standards if needed
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities
• Ability to interpret engineering documentation, technical specifications, and operational procedures
• Ability to translate data into meaningful information

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Able to work at other off-site locations, as needed
• 25% travel required