NES Fircroft
Senior Wellhead Engineer
- Basra
- Full time
- 2 hours ago
- Salary
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Nov 1, 2026
- Languages
- English
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Petroleum Engineer · Basra
NES Fircroft is recruiting a Senior Wellhead Engineer in Basrah on a 28/28 rotational schedule. The position requires a relevant engineering degree, at least 10 years of technical WHXT experience, and fluent English.
About the job
Department - Wells
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Working hours
- Working Pattern - 28/28
Requirements
- Bachelor of engineering or relevant technical Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of 10 years technical experience for WHXT.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a project management role for provision of WHXT.
- Previous experience in WHXT management with preference for large volume projects (200+ WH and XT installations per year) or technically complex projects (subsea wells or offshore platforms). Must be able to demonstrate a key role in allocating wellheads, overseeing their installation and managing the coordination/project management.
- Experience of key role in competitive tendering for WHXT supply contracts.
- Demonstrate understanding of key components and common weaknesses in manufacture, supply and coordination of large volume WHXT supply.
- Mandatory knowledge of key industry standards and good practice with regards to wellhead manufacturing and supply.
- Preferable engineering or technical background.
- Mandatory experience of working on land operations, preferably experience in the Middle East.
- Strong interpersonal skills and good communicator with fluent English language skills (written and spoken) and preferably Arabic.
- Broad experience and knowledge in drilling, workover and well intervention with respect to wellheads and XT.
- Preferably experience with a range of WHXT systems, manufacturers and suppliers.
Skills
- WHXT management
- Project management
- Tendering
- Wellhead installation
- Well intervention
Details
- Profession
- Petroleum Engineer
- Category
- Engineering
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- Senior · 10+ years
- Working hours
- 28/28