Rig Manager Duties and Responsibilities Jobs Info

The Rig Manager is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the drilling rig. He/she ensures full compliance with all mandatory company, client, state, and federal rules and regulations that relate to the location and relocation of the platform drilling rig as well as maintenance, repairs and drilling for oil and gas in offshore waters. This includes the safe welfare of all company and contract personnel on board. In addition the Rig Manager ensures successful completion of all preventative maintenance activities and projects are completed in a safe, timely, and efficient manner. The Rig Manager must ensure good, open communication with the Company Representative to which the rig is contracted. Although each Employee and contract hand working on the drilling rig ultimately reports to the Rig Manager, the Rig Manager directly supervises the Toolpusher, Rig Safety and Training Advisor, Driller and Crane Operator. The Rig Manager provides overall direction and management of safe, efficient and economical drilling operations on the rig.

Responsibilities:

Drilling Operations

• Supervises and monitors drilling operations; makes judgment to proceed with, suspend or cease drilling operations if there is doubt about the safety or accuracy of the drilling program.
• Ensures the drilling program complies with the Operator’s contractual requirements.
• Verifies the preventative maintenance of all drilling equipment, including required documentation; oversees field-permitted repairs.
• Monitors the installation and testing of casings and blowout prevention (BOP) equipment, as well as training in the safe use of BOP equipment.
• Performs inspections and audits to check that the drilling equipment and facilities are maintained monitors the efficiency of the drilling operation, and verifies that safe practices are followed; recommends and makes improvements and corrective actions where needed.
• Oversees the safe transfer of materials and personnel to and from the rig.
• Produces the daily operational report and daily pump report.
• Ensures crew awareness and enforces compliance in all SEMS related polices.
• Follows all governmental & company policies and procedures.
• Produces monthly inventory reports, monitors supplies for drilling and drilling equipment maintenance, and initiates purchase orders as needed.
• Monitors and maintains drilling records, journals, logs and reports.
• Monitors general housekeeping of the rig floor.

General Management

• Provides input to the annual plan and budget; monitors budget to ensure cost effective operations.
• Provides required financial and operational reports and forecasts.
• Provides input and recommendations for the hiring, transfers, promotions, and terminations of drill crew personnel.
• Ensures the roles, responsibilities, accountabilities, and performance measures of direct reports are defined, understood, and enforced.
• Establishes goals and priorities with direct reports.
• Establishes a system of accountability and monitors the performance of direct reports.
• Reviews performance against unit measures; establishes initiatives with the team to achieve goals and objectives.
• Assesses the competencies of direct reports, coaches, mentors, and works with them to enhance required competencies.
• Develops and implements mechanisms to achieve effective communication, coordination of effort information flow, and learning with direct reports.
• Conducts and oversees performance reviews of direct reports on a timely basis.
• Ensures a high level of productivity, teamwork, and employee satisfaction among the drill and deck crew.
• Ensures rig supervisors are informed of any operational, maintenance, environmental, health, safety, training, and quality issues, and works with team or individual supervisors to develop and Implement effective solutions.
• Ensures effective communication with manager and shore-based personnel.
• Verifies drilling crew and deck crew qualifications, certificates, end muster documents; checks the validity of certificates.
• Ensures that all new drilling personnel receive an offshore safety induction.
• Oversees that all drilling personnel, including subcontractors, are trained and certified for their particular jobs according to the Safety Training Matrix and all statutory, the Company, and client requirements, before starting work.
• Authorizes work permits for the drilling crew.
• Ensures effective training program implementation to the drill crew; requests additional training programs as needed.
• Monitors time sheets for the drilling crew.
• Maintains updated knowledge of all local regulations, codes, and standards.
• Performs all duties In accordance with the Permit to Work System.
• Performs other duties and special projects as requested by management.

Safety

• Participates in the Safety Training Observation Program (STOP).
• Participates in the weekly, operational and pre-tour safety meetings.
• Participates in safety training.
• Develops and implements Job Safety Environmental Analyses and prepares risk assessments for drilling tasks; implements applicable control measures including using Stop Work Authority, and Permit to Work system.
• Participates in drills and exercises as a member of an emergency team.
• Coordinates and conducts well control and general safety drills according to company policies and procedures.
• Performs, documents, and reports Incident investigations.
• Ensures safe work practices in all areas of the operation the employee is involved in.
• Ensure usage and participation of Rig Crew with Stop Work Authority, Job Safety Environmental Analyses, the Permit to Work System, and leads by example.

Qualifications:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required unless satisfactory knowledge and skills have been demonstrated for the position applied for with management’s approval.

 Professional Experience:       

• Physical and cognitive ability to perform the responsibilities of this position.
• Must have a minimum of five years experience as a Senior Toolpusher.
• Advanced level of mechanical knowledge of rotary drill equipment, mud circulating systems, well shut-in  procedures, ability to recognize signs of kick and loss of fluid situations as well as the procedures for circulating kick out, i.e., trip tank level, pit level, volumetric method and mud weight change.