Completion Engineer* (CA, TX, LA, AK, Int'l) / 0815130

Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading energy companies. The Chevron portfolio includes powerful and respected retail and product brands - Chevron service stations in North America; Texaco service stations in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and West Africa; Caltex services stations in Asia, Australia and parts of the Middle East and Africa; and a broad portfolio of product lubricant brands. College students or recent graduates ready to launch their careers may wish to consider joining us. So too may experienced employees with a strong desire to build on their achievements.

If you are interested in this position, you must respond online. No phone, fax or email inquiries from potential applicants, external recruiters or other interested parties, please.

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity Employer


Position Description:

Chevron International Exploration & Production is accepting online applications for twenty-five (25) Completion Engineer positions, located domestically and internationally [Houston, Texas; New Orleans, Louisisana; Bakersfield, California; Anchorage, Alaska; or other International locations] through December 31, 2006.

Completion Engineer in Chevron's Drilling & Completion functional group. Responsible for fit for purpose completion designs, risk assessments and probabilistic cost estimating, along with capturing lessons learned and best practices (internal & external) for sharing with other members of the drilling & completion engineering community and inclusion into future programs. Keeping abreast of emerging new technologies and bringing them forth for incorporation into completion design and operations is also a key component of this job. Scope of operations consists of initial development well completion, workover and intervention as well as exploration/appraisal well testing; deepwater well completion experience preferable for some positions. Areas of operation are global with future assignments in U.S. and international locations and dictated by business needs and individual employee desires.

A degree of mobility will be expected of the successful candidate and their family/dependents.

****Note: Resumes submitted in response to this job opening will be reviewed and processed for Chevron by Maxwell Drummond, an independent contractor.

Qualifications:

Engineering positions include a mix of operations and staff support assignments. Typical activities include, but are not limited to, insuring optimal well completion design, AFE costs, tubular and wellhead design including assistance with procurement, completion fluid design, and completion of reports and related duties. Works with asset teams and exploration/appraisal teams to optimize the operating parameters and completion design, drilling operation engineers and superintendents for the operational phases of the well work. Works with respective third party service contractors as appropriate to achieve completion design goals. Keeps up with latest
technology applicable to completion engineering and operations; assists with metrics measurement and application. Assists in training/mentoring younger employees.


-Bachelor's degree preferred.

- Demonstrated experience in completion engineering, well testing, time and cost estimating, writing of completion programs.

- Works well with others in a mutli-functional team environment. Able to conduct oneself professionally with partners and government representatives.

- Strong network capability and desire to seek the best solution and practices. Actively shares Best Practices and lessons learned.

- Shapes Performance

- Good organizational and engineering /analytical skills. Holds self & others accountable for performance. Nurtures professional growth of self and others(provides and seeks mentoring).

- Role models Chevron Way values and behaviors that include Diversity, Participation, Communication.

- Practices open, honest, multidirectional & effective communication.

- Contributes to building an inclusive work environment.