Zanskar · 4 weeks ago
Drilling Engineer > Senior Drilling Engineer
Salt Lake City, Utah
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expZanskar is focused on utilizing advanced technology to develop geothermal energy resources. They are seeking a Senior Drilling Engineer to lead the design and execution of drilling campaigns, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while optimizing operations. The role involves collaboration with various teams, vendor management, and frequent field travel to oversee drilling operations.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Geothermal EnergyGreenTechInformation TechnologyPredictive AnalyticsRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Lead the design, plan, and operational execution of drilling campaigns ranging from temperature gradient wells to full-size production and injection geothermal well construction, including completions
Develop and implement step-by-step well program design(s) to achieve well objectives and maintain full compliance with regulatory and HSE requirements
Provide technical and management support on daily drilling activities and serve as the primary point of contact for field engineering issues
Integrate with the exploration and R&D teams to implement novel drilling programs for temperature gradient campaigns and full-size wells
Negotiate contracts from drilling companies on drilling and materials cost estimates ranging from simple scoping to probabilistic cost estimates
Support cross-functional field development optimization efforts through well planning, in-field mobilization, and design optimization
Compile technical and operations data for permitting and all other regulatory filings
Lead after-action review to identify best practices and lessons learned; provide internal and external benchmarking and end of project reports
Prepare tenders, analyze vendor responses, and support contract negotiation and administration
Travel to the field frequently to oversee operations, and foster strong working relationships with contracted drillers, field personnel and 3rd party vendors and suppliers, to effectively coordinate and provide support to business-critical needs
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years (10 years for SDE) of hands-on field experience in drilling engineering/completions/operations
Experience with tools and methods for evaluating completion efficiency and optimizing well performance
Competent with standard drilling calculations, drill string design and performing casing design
Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline
Preferred
Geothermal experience preferred
Experienced with procurement and onboarding new vendors
Ability to travel up to 30-40% of the time to field locations to manage projects
Benefits
Paid holidays
18 days PTO + PTO accrual increase based on tenure
Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Paid Parental Leave
401k
Stock options
Growth opportunities at a company with a direct impact in displacing carbon emissions
Company
Zanskar
Zanskar develops a predictive platform informed by massive data for discovering previously unknown geothermal resources.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$42.23MKey Investors
Obvious Ventures
2024-05-06Series B· $30M
2022-08-22Series A· $12M
2019-08-28Seed· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Carl Hoiland
Co-Founder and CEO
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