DOCUMENT NUMBER:  D001217226

TITLE: S&E.GEOSIC.PROF.IV

 

POSITION TITLE:           DOMAIN CHAMPION - PETROPHYSICS

POSITION CATEGORY:  Global Product Line - WIRELINE

REPORTS TO (JOB TITLE):           IES GLOBAL DIRECTOR

DUAL REPORT             

Job Purpose                                       

To lead the alignment and integration of answer products related to Petrophysics and other relevant domains under the Interpretation and Evaluation Services group throughout the organization, acting as the IES focal point between R&D, software, and the geozones for the development and sustaining of answer products involving Petrophysics.  This role is expected to lead the Petrophysics Answer products roadmap by consolidating feedback from customers in different geographies and driving the required efforts for development and commercialization.   

 

Roles & Responsibilities

 

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

·         Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with the Company’s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company’s Rules to Live 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

·         Seeks continual improvement in 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

·         Supervisors & Managers should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and any persons visiting them while on the Company premises

 

QUALITY

·         Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and taking an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System

·         Maintains service quality as an immediate priority when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement

 

OPERATIONS

·         Drive the strategy throughout the organization for alignment of the Petrophysical activities to support Wireline and other relevant product lines as established by management

·         Determines areas of development for the Petrophysics domains based on alignment with business priorities

·         Ensures alignment of the Weatherford Petrophysics products including processing and interpretation, as well as integration with other relevant subsurface evaluation domains across the different geographies.

·         Active interactions and coordination with customers as well as support to WFRD sales teams to maintain and develop further business for Weatherford's various segments from the Petrophysics expertise

·         Defines innovative workflows relevant to the location that include the Petrophysics domain to provide integrated technical solutions to customers

·         Builds and delivers detailed Petrophysical training courses internally and/or externally.

·         Participates actively in relevant technical societies (SPE, SPWLA, etc) according to business priorities

·         Assists operations teams across product lines on post-mortem root-cause analysis on operations related to the Petrophysics domains

·         Knows and understands Weatherford’s Operational Excellence & Performance System (OEPS) and the Quality Policy and complies with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Procedures, and Workplace Instructions

·         Performs all other IES activities/duties as indicated by the IES Global Director

 

 

COMMUNICATION

·         Creates and maintains effective communication with all key stakeholders internally and externally. Interact with different groups at all levels inside and outside the organization.

·         Communicates with the IES community, R&D, software and other relevant groups highlights/lowlights, opportunities, challenges and grievances.

·         Develops strong relationships with current and potential clients (internal or external)

·         Adjusts technical conversations to different levels according to the target audience.

 

 

FINANCIAL

·         Works with IES Geozone managers on monitoring the financial performance of Petrophysics-related products.

·         Identifies challenges and opportunities for financial improvement and defines, communicates and executes required modifications with the relevant parties

·         Collects and consolidates information to build business cases to prioritize sustaining and development of Petrophysical products based on financial metrics and business dynamics.

·         All employees have an accountability to the organization to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their expenses

·         Costs incurred should be within the approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure

 

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

·         Develops strategy to expand petrophysical skills within the IES employees globally, by providing technical training and documenting workflows and competencies that allow the development of Petrophysics workflows and other related domains

·         Employees have a responsibility for developing their careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience

·         Employees should engage regularly with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential

·         Actively engages their employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities

·         Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personnel & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce

 

VISION & LEADERSHIP

·         Demonstrates leadership, ethical behavior and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

·         Provides a strategic approach to IES operations globally continuously looking for opportunities to increase the IES business according to the relevant business goals within their area of expertise.

·         Formulates, executes and evaluates strategies to drive multi-product line integration through the subsurface evaluation domains.

·         Coaches and trains junior employees at the location, geozone and global levels

 

 

Experience & Education

 

REQUIRED

·         BSc. In Engineering or Science in an accredited university

·         10+ years of relevant experience in Petrophysics and subsurface evaluation domains

 

PREFERRED

·         Previous experience in R&D projects and product development

·         Experience in multiple subsurface domains

·         Post-graduate studies related to Geoscience domains

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

 

REQUIRED

·         Ability to analyze a wide variety of subsurface evaluation scenarios to determine workflows and technologies of relevance to solve client’s challenges (internal or external).

·         Detailed knowledge of the customer’s main objectives in subsurface characterization and their relevance to WFRD business.

·         General knowledge of the different WFRD segments and their relevance to the IES domains to identify opportunities for integrated solutions and to design collaboration plans

·         Financial understanding of key metrics for project evaluation

·         Must be self-motivated & an effective domain lead

·         Ability to develop and deliver professional presentations

·         Strong organizational and effective communication skills

·         Must be able to make decisions and be able to identify and implement appropriate improvements

·         Excellent leadership, strong interpersonal, negotiating, influencing, and planning skills

·         Excellent written and verbal communication

·         Ability and willingness to develop business acumen skills through internal and external courses, and practical on-the-job training.

 

 

PREFERRED

·         Proven record on conception and execution of collaboration projects.

·         Experience in multiple segments or functions relevant to subsurface evaluation domains.  

·         Experience in training, competency and development of peers and junior employees.

 

Travel Requirement: This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to:  10-25%

 

JOB DESCRIPTION SCOPE

This job description’s purpose is to offer some details on the scope and depth of the role and its interaction with other roles within the organization, through a focus on key criteria. It cannot capture the entire scope of the role. The document is generic and offers consistency in role content from the early career level to more senior levels. The Company expects that the holder of the role understands and accepts that its expectations will be potentially greater for those in more senior roles than those at an early stage of their career. Responsibilities may well be greater and their decisions will have a greater impact on the function and organization's performance. The Company reserves the right to amend the content of the job description to reflect better the changing scope of the role with or without notice.

 

HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

CAREER PATH                                                                                  LEVEL

EXECUTIVE                                                                                                                    I - V                      Make Selection

Holds management accountability for a business, division, major geography, corporate function or major corporate sub-function. Develops, establishes & approves long-term strategy for the area-managed

MANAGEMENT                                                                                                              I – V                     Make Selection

Achieves goals through the work of others. Responsibilities inc; performance management, merit review, training & development. The focus is on managing others and applying operational or strategic management skills

PROFESSIONAL                                                                                                              I - VII                    Level IV

Applies a theoretical knowledge base to work to achieve goals through own work. Characterized by specific functional expertise, typically gained through formal education. May guide others using technical expertise

TECHNICAL                                                                                                                    I – V                     Make Selection

Performs technical work, often in support of professional roles. Requires vocational training or the equivalent experience. Performs duties according to established procedures

SUPPORT                                                                                                                      I – V                     Make Selection

Performs clerical or administrative work, requires vocational training or the equivalent experience and performs duties according to established procedures

OPERATIONS                                                                                                                 I – V                     Make Selection

Performs operational, craft or manual tasks. Typically requires vocational training, apprenticeship or equivalent experience. Performs tasks according to established procedures.

 

GEOZONE ADDENDUMS

The job description template is a generic document designed to improve the quality, consistency and accuracy of the information regarding the Company’s expectations for the position. Individual countries may have some regulatory requirements that are required to be included in the job description. Any specific country requirements are captured in their specific Geozone addendum, which should be issued to the employee with the job description document.