Maderra Personnel is currently seeking a qualified individual for the position of Drilling Engineer in St. John’s, NL.

Located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Maderra Engineering Inc. provides project management, project services, engineering, technical and personnel services to the Energy, Resource, and Commercial sectors. We are a progressive, people-powered, and energetic company, and our vision is that each member of the Maderra Team is empowered to control the success of the company.

Responsibilities

·         The Drilling Engineer is a responsible for supporting technical excellence and the delivery of drilling programs for both subsea and platform operations.

·         The role involves developing and optimizing well designs and managing critical project interfaces to meet regulatory, safety, and operational objectives.

·         The Staff Drilling Engineer provides specialized expertise in well integrity management, risk mitigation, and contractor oversight, ensuring seamless project execution and regulatory compliance.

·         This role includes supporting offshore operations, leading cross-functional technical integration, and mentoring junior staff to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Through innovative technology adoption and strategic project management, the Staff Drilling Engineer contributes significantly to overall project success and organizational value creation.

·         Responsible for development of all technical deliverables with respect to the planning, scheduling, design and financial aspects of Atlantic Region Completion and Intervention related operations, including platform and subsea based operations.

Requirements  

·         Undergraduate degree in a relevant engineering discipline

·         Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with PEGNL

·         5+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, with skilled expertise in all aspects of well design planning, including collision avoidance, survey programming, casing, cement and fluids design.

·         Experience that includes exposure to an offshore and/or harsh weather subsea and platform development drilling operations.

·         Competent in well integrity areas of well construction and operational execution.

·         Competent with well planning software (tubing design, TAD modelling, hydraulics modelling)

·         Experience in Drilling Well planning software including Landmark or equivalent (StressCheck and Well Plan software)

·         Exposure and working knowledge of @Risk software and probabilistic time estimation techniques.

·         Time and cost / AFE development, including @Risk software and probabilistic time estimation techniques.

·         This position may require the successful candidate travel offshore periodically, medical clearance and required training necessary for offshore travel.