Senior Drilling Engineer

2 days ago

Rotorua, New Zealand Mercury Full time

Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwi than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose which pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

**Our Opportunity**:
We are currently looking for a Senior or Specialist level Drilling Engineer to join our team. In this position you'll play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of drilling, well intervention, and well monitoring works. Mercury continually has a busy drilling and intervention schedule, and your expertise will help us employ industry best practices and develop new methods to complete the work efficiently while minimizing risks. Your responsibilities will include:

- ** Well Engineering**: Develop and deliver well designs in accordance with the business objectives and the geoscientific prognoses
- ** Well Construction Execution Engineering**: Be the critical member of the Well Delivery Team to support rig operations in the drilling of new geothermal wells.
- ** Complex Well Interventions**: Design, plan and manage execution of complex geothermal well interventions.
- ** Inventory Management**: Manage inventory related to drilling and well intervention
- ** Technical Expertise**: Provide specialised downhole technical engineering expertise. Troubleshoot, analyse data, and optimise well performance. Mentor less experienced team members.

**We are looking for**:

- Extensive relevant experience in similar roles
- Engineering degree
- Leadership skills coupled with a strong Health & Safety focus
- Well control competence (certification desirable)

**Mercury offers (full benefits are listed on our Career Page)**:

- Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
- $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
- A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
- Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
- The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
- Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
- Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
- Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
- Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 38320
- Posted
- 13 Jan 2025
- Closing
- 27 Jan 2025 17:00
- Location(s)
- Rotorua
- Expertise
- Engineering, Geothermal
- Job level(s)
- Experienced
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full time

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