Drilling & Well Engineering Instructor

Atlas Professionals are recruiting for a Drilling & Well Engineering Instructor based in Aberdeen on a full time (38.25 hours per week) basis for one of our offshore training provider clients.  

Operational responsibilities:
•    Maintain and protect company's instruction material and IPR
•    Research required subject matter (e.g. Well Design, Casing Design, Drillstring Design,  Drilling Fluids, Cementing Operations, Directional Drilling, Completion Operations and Well Integrity) advise on technical solutions, prepare reports as well as prepare teaching material (powerpoint, case studies, worked examples etc.) to a high standard of technical content.
•    Preparation and delivery of a range of specialist technical courses, as above.
•    Determine suitable technical solutions to well engineering and integrity challenges and deliver high quality instruction of existing or prepared training to the standards required by company  and/or 3rd party accreditation organisations 
•    Assess students in a classroom or practical simulator environment to the standards required by company and/or our accrediting organisations
•    Undertake coaching and competency assessment of operational personnel, both office and rigsite engineers

Quality assurance responsibilities:
•    Support any development and improvement of company's courses and associated course material 
•    Implement company's quality assurance & control policy, monitor the outcomes from each course delivered and make the necessary changes in teaching methodology and course materials to ensure technical integrity and continuous improvement. 
•    Monitor the outcomes from each course delivered and make the necessary changes in teaching methodology and course materials as required
•    Ensure that externally accredited courses are compiled and delivered to the required syllabi set by the accrediting bodies
•    Ensure that bespoke courses are compiled and delivered to the required work scope set by the customer

Business development responsibilities:
•    Engagement with our Business Development team and the customer, to ensure that the training courses meet or surpass the customer’s requirements and expectations.
•    Contribute to the preparation of course descriptors and schedules
•    Engage with industry bodies and customers to identify any training needs and opportunities that may be evolving

Experience & Qualification:
•    The role would suit a drilling/wells engineer with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience
•    Candidates must be technically competent and show a high level of knowledge in the field of Well Construction 
•    Previous teaching and coaching experience would be beneficial
•    Previous held an IWCF Well Control certificate
•    Good communication skills and the ability to engage with students are essential
•    An excellent command of the English language is required, the command of other languages will be considered an advantage
•    The ability to work in the United Kingdom

If you have relevant experience, live within commuting distance of Aberdeen and may be interested, please apply and our CV will be reviewed.

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