Completions Engineering Manager

Gulfport Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with its principal properties located in the Utica Shale in Eastern Ohio, the SCOOP Woodford and SCOOP Springer plays in Central Oklahoma.

Gulfport aims to create sustainable value through the economic development of our significant resource plays in the Utica and SCOOP operating areas. Our strategy is to develop our assets in an environmentally responsible manner, while generating sustainable cash flow, improving margins and operating efficiencies and returning capital to shareholders. To accomplish these goals, we allocate capital expenditures to projects we believe offer the highest rate of return and we deploy leading drilling and completion techniques and technologies in our development efforts.

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Job Summary:

The Completions Engineering Manager is responsible for technical design and evaluation of all completion related activities inclusive of fracture stimulation and drill out operations.  This role is accountable for program designs, technical engineering, operational execution, forecasting and budgeting of all capital activities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Promote and enforce internal safety programs and enhance safety culture by implementing best practices.
• Review designs and procedures making recommendations for change when warranted to ensure the execution of safe and cost-effective completion operations.
• Supervise and manage the activities of all completions personnel to ensure a safe, environmentally aware, and low-cost work environment.
• Provide leadership to all technical and field staff to troubleshoot issues and ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Lead and guide the development, integration, and implementation of new well completion programs to meet short and long-term production targets to maximize economics.
• Collaborate with geology and reservoir teams to design and model technically applicable fracture stimulation designs for the most cost-effective lateral placement and spacing.
• Evaluate new technologies, methods, and techniques for all phases of completion operations.
• Continually review and analyze Gulfport’s fracture stimulation designs relative to in basin peers and industry best practices.
• Provides budgeting and long-range forecast assumptions to internal planning teams.
• Be aware of and fully understand all laws (State and Federal) affecting our operations and fully comply with all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Prepare scope of work for contract services & team with supply chain in preparing the RFP’s each budget cycle
• Manage the preparation of AFE’s and cost estimates to ensure all documents accurately reflect most current costs structures.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• In depth understanding of completions process; both corporately and at the field operations level.
• Good understanding and working knowledge about frac modeling, completion design optimization, and engineering practices.
• Experience leading team of engineers working on complicated technical projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and complete projects assigned with necessarily follow up within deadlines.
• Ability to perform detailed and complicated technical analysis and reporting, along with understanding complex maps and reports.
• Experience with implementing new technology to assets, preferably with automation or AI
• Excellent computer skills including the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Power Point.  GIS knowledge a plus.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, data presentation, and oral presentation skills
• Good working knowledge of oil and gas industry and process control systems
• Employment contingent upon submission to and successful completion of pre-placement drug test along with random drug testing and a motor vehicle check
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in Completions Engineering with an upstream E&P company at levels of increasing responsibility
• Multi-basin experience preferred, but not required
• Industry training and certifications are preferred.

Work Environment:

This job operates in both a professional office environment and a field environment.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, iPads, iPhones, laptop computers, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  This job also operates in a field environment with various equipment, dust, debris, and varying weather conditions.

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to use a computer or phone for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift 10 pounds occasionally
• Ability to concentrate
• Ability to sit for long periods of time

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salaried position. Days and hours of work will vary due to workload/needs of the company.

Travel:

Local and out of town travel should be anticipated for this position.

Safety Sensitive:

This position is designated as safety sensitive.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

Gulfport Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Gulfport also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, except where such an accommodation would cause an undue hardship.