About the role
Job Title: Petroleum Engineer II (Well Management Engineer – RTP & PA) Compensation: $120/hr; flexibility based on experience Location: Midland, TX — 3617 N Big Spring St; onsite, full-time Schedule: 5/2, Monday–Friday; approximately 7am–5pm, with on-call support as needed. Listed hours: 8 hours/day and 40–50 hours/week. Contract Duration: One year, renewed annually Scope * Design, plan, and provide engineering execution support to post-completion wellwork operations, including remedial workovers and plug and abandonment. * Liaise with Production Engineering to provide cost estimates and scope for opportunity evaluation. * Develop procedures and provide design input for artificial lift systems. * Interface with Operations for rig scheduling, execution support, and troubleshooting. * Liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers regarding costs and equipment readiness. * Monitor daily wellwork progress, track daily costs, and recommend cost-effective changes when necessary. Travel to company-designated sites as needed. * Support wellwork spend forecasting and budget preparation. * Track, analyze, and continually improve wellwork execution efficiency; manage contractor performance and steward WellView data quality.
Required Qualifications * Bachelor of Science in engineering from an accredited university. * Minimum of five years of oil and gas experience, including at least three years of direct wellwork experience. * Self-motivated and capable of integrating within multidisciplinary teams. * Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. * Willingness to travel to well locations to oversee operations when necessary. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and WellView.
Preferred Experience * Candidates already based in Midland are preferred. * Wellwork, operations, and plug and abandonment (P&A) engineering experience is strongly preferred. * Permian Basin wellwork experience. * Strong preference for direct experience working for an operator, such as PNR, EOG, OXY, Diamondback, Endeavor, or Permian, over service company experience such as Halliburton, SLB, Baker, or ProPetro. * Specifically seeking hands-on wellwork experience in workovers and completions, rather than drilling or frac. * Exposure to Spotfire, Power BI, or other analytics tools.
Meet & Greet * Location: Onsite — 3617 N Big Spring St, Midland, TX. * Duration: 45 minutes.