Production Manager

Education amp Experience

Recognized tertiary qualification in Petroleum Gas Drilling Mechanical Electrical or related Engineering Technical discipline Minimum 20 years of progressive international land drilling experience Minimum 10 years in Operations Manager Operations Superintendent or equivalent senior leadership roles Extensive international and Eastern Hemisphere EH drilling experience preferably across the Middle East North Africa and other international operating environments Proven experience managing multiple drilling rigs across different countries clients rig types and operating environments Strong experience with 1 000 3 000 HP land drilling rigs and different rig configurations including SCR VFD AC Cyberchair and Top Drive systems Experience with major international and national operators and both conventional and turnkey drilling projects Proven experience in deep horizontal extended-reach exploration and development drilling operations

Strong leadership experience managing drilling operations maintenance technical support and multidisciplinary rig teams Proven ability to lead Rig Managers Tool pushers Drillers maintenance personnel and operational support teams Experience with rig start-up commissioning mobilization rig moves and operational readiness Strong equipment and maintenance knowledge including Top Drives mud pumps BOP systems power systems and rig-floor equipment Experience improving rig performance equipment reliability safety culture drilling efficiency and NPT performance Strong experience in workforce planning competency development training and national workforce development Strong client-management capability and experience acting as the operational and technical focal point for major clients Experience managing rig budgets OPEX CAPEX AFE requirements and operational cost performance Experience supporting technical tenders contract requirements and commercial discussions Strong knowledge of HSE management risk assessment incident investigation and emergency response

preferred certifications include IADC Well Control Supervisor Level IWCF equivalent TAP Root Training Root Cause Analysis Leadership Management Training Stuck Pipe Prevention Rig Management Emergency Response

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook and Teams Operational and drilling performance reporting systems Maintenance and asset-management systems Project-management tools Data analysis KPI dashboards and Power BI or equivalent AI tools for operational analysis reporting planning and decision support Digital drilling rig automation and equipment-monitoring technologies Preferably Nabors Drilling Solutions NDS Canrig equipment Top Drive systems and related drilling technologies

Fluent professional English is mandatory including the ability to conduct client meetings technical discussions presentations and management reporting