Technical Writing Manager jobs in East Hartford, CT

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, world-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

Weatherford Perth, Australia is seeking a Plug & Abandonment Technical Manager who is accountable for supporting the Geozone teams to deploy differentiated technical solutions and commercialize strategic positioning, service delivery and market growth of Weatherford Well Abandonment operations. The candidate will possess advanced sales pipeline management, well engineering, project management and execution skills, allied to a demonstrated track record in new business growth and establishment.

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

• Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company policies and procedures, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices.
• Responsible with being familiar with the Company's Security, Compliance & HSE policies and takes an active role in the compliance & improvement of Weatherford’s Management System including meeting all reporting requirements.
• Complies with the Company’s Rules to Live By and all applicable rules, regulations and standards that the Company abides by.
• Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk of loss.
• Seeks continual improvement in Quality, Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations.
• In a supervisory / management role demonstrates effective safety leadership by being responsible for the health and safety arrangements of all and any subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises to enhance the Company’s commitment to safety performance.

QUALITY

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System.
• Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business.

OPERATIONS

• Supports the development, deployment, and implementation of the Company’s growth strategy in Well Abandonment markets.
• Provides support to Geozone in the deployment of commercial processes and ensures compliance to these.
• Responsible for Well Abandonment Engineering, technical and project operations support in commercial and technical operations.
• Support training of well engineers, project engineers, well abandonment engineers on the engineering analysis and root cause analysis (Tap Root). This may include but is not limited to rig visits, classroom instruction, and one-on-one mentoring.
• Works with peers in the global team to coordinate the introduction of new technologies, taking ownership on the implementation of procedures, competency and training that are relevant.
• Forges excellent working relationships with area/country operations teams. Ensures that lessons learned are shared across the country operations.
• Executes all Commercial and Technical Tender and BSA preparations.
• Initiates and supports the development of strategic partners, suppliers, and technology that support the product line strategy.

COMMUNICATION

• Supports and delivers professional communication both internally and externally detailing the Company’s capabilities in Well Abandonment market.
• Collaborates with Marketing function to develop and promote marketing material within the Geozone as well as expand awareness across the Geozones.
• Engages multiple levels of the key client organizations throughout their decision-making matrix and strives to successfully execute global level strategy.
• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal.
• In a supervisory/management role clearly communicates expectations, roles, and responsibilities to their reports.

FINANCIAL

• Supports effective delivery of operational and budgetary objectives.
• Provides financial and technical justification for product selection/justification and definition.
• Reviews with line management capital & inventory requests.
• All employees have an accountability to the organization to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses.
• Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure.

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

• Supports the training and general awareness of the Company’s Sales and Operations personnel to enhance their understanding of Well Abandonment as well as support their ability to identify potential opportunities within their scope of responsibility.
• Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function training to enhance their skills and experience.
• Employees must complete all assigned Compliance & Company Standards training.
• Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives, and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential.
• Employees in a supervisory role are responsible for actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management & coaching tools and processes, including but not limited to talent assessments and succession planning.
• Employees in a supervisory role are responsible for driving strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that enables the Company to attract & retain a high performing talented workforce.

VISION & LEADERSHIP

• Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

REQUIRED

• 10 years relevant Well Abandonment Engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Scientific discipline or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record in the new venture developments in the oilfield sector.
• Proven track record in managing international projects.
• Extensive experience in technical, commercial and contracting roles.

PREFERRED

• Engineering degree & / or Project Management qualification, ideally to Masters level.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

REQUIRED

• Expert analytical skills with the ability analyze a wide variety of data sets and use them in providing Well Abandonment Engineering solutions.
• Results orientated to deliver techno-commercial solutions to clients, with a high degree of technical breadth.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Highly motivated and capable of leading in a team and multi-stakeholder environment.
• Advanced understanding and ability to apply well abandonment standards and guidelines (UK Oil & Gas Decommissioning Guidelines, NORSOK D-010, BSEE and PPGUA et all.)
• Advanced well engineering skills with direct experience in the ownership of basis of isolation and basis of designs with operators.
• Advanced project planning, engineering and executions skills.
• Must poses a broad technical knowledge of intervention and abandonment techniques, technologies and have a track record of execution with these.
• Must possess excellent analytical skills to enable product/process evaluation, with a proven ability to facilitate and deliver product/process improvement.
• Advanced skills in finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Ability to develop financial plans and manage resources. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data. Ability to prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Willing to travel internationally as required.

PERSONALITY PROFILE

• Resilience
• Managing stakeholders, perceptive an understand the defect.
• Strong inter and intrapersonal skills (teamwork and bringing the team together).
• Strong communication skills.
• Works efficiently and effectively.

MOBILISATION REQUIREMENTS

• Perth City, Western Australia.
• Standard work hours.
• Open to international candidates with relocation support provided.
• Immediate start preferred.

Reach out to elsa.apilado@weatherford.com for confidential discussion.