Driller

Key details

• Location: Azerbaijan Offshore
• Contract Type: Full-time

Application process

If you meet the requirements and are interested in this role, please apply via the link.
Closing date: 3rd March 2025

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Key details about the role and the candidate
The Driller role is a full-time, rotational offshore position in Azerbaijan, open to Azerbaijani citizens only. The Driller reports to the Rig Superintendent and is responsible for the day-to-day drilling operations, ensuring safety and efficiency while supervising their crew and all personnel under their authority.

You and the Role
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Driller to join our offshore team at Turan Drilling & Engineering, based at our Azerbaijan Offshore Rig locations. The Driller is responsible for the day-to-day drilling operations, ensuring the safety and efficiency of all tasks while supervising their crew and any personnel under their authority. They play a critical role in maintaining operational performance, adhering to safety standards, and optimizing drilling activities to meet company and client expectations.

Primary responsibilities

• Supervise all operations taking place on the drill floor and in areas under his/her control, ensuring that such operations are carried out efficiently and in compliance with authorised Operating Procedures and Group Safety Policy.
• Maintain daily drilling records including accurate and effective handovers.
• Observe and monitor well conditions through drilling parameters. In the event of downhole problems, take appropriate action.
• Provide advice and guidance to personnel under his/her authority on all operational matters as required and to supervise specific employees until sufficiently experienced.
• Direct the personnel under his/her authority in the practical steps to ensure that all working places are maintained in a clean, tidy and safe condition and all working practices employed are safe.
• Ensure that health and safety at work and accident prevention are continuously brought to the attention of employees under his/her authority by means of job supervision, instruction and training.
• Ensure all equipment and resources are available to progress operations in the most efficient manner. Plan towards operations such that they can be carried out in a safe and efficient manner and contingency equipment and plans are accounted for.
• Ensure records are kept of all dimensions of equipment run in the hole.
• During tripping, control the speed at which the pipe is being lowered or withdrawn and the breaking out and making up of each section of pipe.
• Supply information for drilling report i.e. mud figures.
• Pressure test well control equipment at appropriate stages during drilling to Client/Platform standards.
• When nippling up or nippling down the B.O.P. stack and/or riser, ensure the safe working practices of the crew.
• Maintain accurate records of tubulars run in the hole including pipe tally, full BHA/completion components and critical fishing dimensions e.g. ID/OD and connections.
• Evaluate all work to be carried out to the requirements of the Permit-to-Work system, initiate Permits-to- Work as necessary and ensure that all safety precautions are taken, and work is only carried out as stated in the Permit-to-Work.
• Be responsible for the supervision of personnel engaged in activities in his/her area of responsibility or for which he has been allocated responsibility by his/her supervisor.
• Be responsible for the performance management of the personnel under his/her authority to ensure standards of behaviour and performance expected by the Group.
• Monitor, supervise and coach any Service company or Vendor company representatives that may be involved in the operations on the rig.
• Make pre-kick calculations and ensure that all equipment and procedures for well control are in place at all times.
• Stand-in for alternative work discipline as required.
• Complete any other reasonable tasks as delegated by Line Supervisor.
• Attend onshore or offshore meetings and additional training as required.
• Optimise operational performance, particularly the timely completion of incentivised operations.
• Ensure compliance with the installation’s permit to work system.
• Carry out /supervise and record maintenance, repair or replacement tasks in accordance with Group's Planned Preventative Maintenance system.
• Comply with Company Business Management System.