FIELD_SUPPORT.MPD/TRS OPERATIONS MANAGER

PURPOSE & IMPACT Leads Managed Pressure Drilling and Tubular Running Services field operations through supervisors and senior technical personnel, with accountability for safe execution, customer performance, workforce capability, asset readiness, financial discipline, and consistent operating standards across assigned operations. The role aligns MPD and TRS priorities, allocates shared resources, develops leaders, governs performance and risk, and partners with Product Line, geomarket, customers, and functional teams to improve service quality, profitability, utilization, and sustainable growth.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline; extensive relevant oilfield-services leadership experience may be considered where permitted by company requirements.
- Ten or more years of progressive oil and gas, drilling solutions, or field operations experience, including substantial experience in Managed Pressure Drilling, Tubular Running Services, or closely related drilling and completion services.
- Five or more years leading supervisors, senior technical personnel, or multidisciplinary operating teams with accountability for safety, service quality, staffing, assets, customer outcomes, and operating performance.
- Demonstrated experience with resource planning, budgeting and cost control, operational KPIs, incident and service-quality governance, customer escalation, equipment readiness, and cross-functional execution.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company and customer requirements for domestic and international travel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS The following are valued but not required. Candidates demonstrating equivalent skills through alternative pathways may be considered.
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- Direct operating experience in both Managed Pressure Drilling and Tubular Running Services.
- Recognized well control certification or formal training in finance, project management, asset management, or continuous improvement.
- Experience managing multi-customer or multi-location operations through accountable supervisors or managers in a matrixed organization.
- Experience supporting technology adoption, capital planning, commercial proposals, vendor strategy, and profitable growth initiatives.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed primarily in an office environment with regular visits to yards, shops, customer locations, and remote wellsites supporting MPD and TRS operations. Domestic travel and occasional international travel are required based on operating and customer needs. The role requires schedule flexibility and availability for material operational escalations outside normal business hours. Site visits may involve weather, noise, uneven surfaces, moving equipment, pressure-control systems, tubular-handling equipment, and required PPE. The employee must be able to move safely around operational locations, use stairs and access platforms, and handle routine materials within established safe-lifting practices. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.