Geomechanics Engineer

Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia

The Geomechanics Engineer is responsible for assisting in delivery of safe, efficient, and reliable products and services to our customers. The job consults with operations groups as needed to support the area of expertise and identifies opportunities for continuous improvement of product and service delivery and formally communicates findings. The Geomechanics Engineer actively participates in promoting new technology and services offerings and supports the PL in risk management and applying lessons learned to improve job design and execution as related to the area of expertise. They provide real-time support to operations as required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support in the area of expertise throughout the Sales and Product and Service Delivery process.
• Assist as required with the development of technical job designs for PLs.
• Assist with identifying areas where new and cost-effective techniques can be applied.
• Explore opportunities for value-added products and services.
• Consult with Design/Technical Engineer role as required to optimize the technical design.
• Assist in real-time incident response, recovery, and investigation as related to the area of expertise.
• Assist in evaluating technical viability and overall appraisal of tenders as related to the area of expertise.
• Remain current on new technologies.
• Maintain customer visibility through active participation in professional society activities and calls for papers.
• Understand the competition’s technical offering.
• Participate in external technical societies and communities.
• Contribute, write and review technical publications.
• Engage with local universities, Customer institutes and research organizations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of specific/proven experience
• Experience in geomechanical software (Petrel/Techlog/Visage or similar)
• Experience in drilling/completion/fracturing operations, either on site or remote
• Experience in mud window construction
• Experience in reservoir geomechanical problems (sandblasting, hydraulic fracturing, fracture modeling, fault stability)
• Experience in numerical simulation, Geomechanics and / or Dynamics
• Preferably with petrophysical and well geology knowledge
• Fluent in English/Spanish

SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.