Lead Drilling Engineer

Position: Lead Performance Drilling Engineer
## Lead Performance Drilling Engineer Apply:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working:
United States of America
- Texas
- Houston:
United States of America
- Colorado
- Denver:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
End Date:
November 16, 2026 (12 days left to apply):
RQ117769
** Job Family Group:
** Wells Group
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* Job Description:

** bpx energy, a major oil and gas producer in the United States, leverages its expertise in unconventional gas, including shale, to deliver hydrocarbon production and technical knowledge worldwide. With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business has become both a premier oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions.  As part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment built on accountability, collegiality, innovation, and empowerment.

At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment where collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion are valued.  Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of reimagining and reinventing the future of energy.  ## Role Synopsis  The Performance Drilling Engineer will be responsible for the safe optimization of and improvements in ft/day and $/ft within drilling.

They will work with engineering peers, well site supervisors, remote operations center, and subsurface team members to achieve this goal. The focus of the Performance Team is to work with the team to deliver improvements in on bottom and flat time metrics with impactful gains to the Drilling organization. They are expected to demonstrate by action good technical judgment, professionalism, one team spirit, leadership skills in promoting a safe operation at the well site and together with the Team to drill safe and compliant wells in bpx energy.  

## Key Accountabilities  
* The Performance Drilling Engineer will work with engineering and field execution teams to design and execute safe, technically sound, and cost-effective drilling projects. Performance Drilling Engineer is responsible for the technical performance improvements withing the drilling program and will support execution of various drilling performance projects across the company.
* Drive Continuous Improvement based on standardization as key to deliver overall operational reliability and consistency.
* Analyzing and diagnosing drilling inefficiencies and making parameter / BHA recommendations.
* Thorough identification of risks and mitigating controls for all recommended procedures - includes risk assessments, MOCs, and ensuring alignment with corporate, regulatory, and asset standards.
* Work with Drilling Engineers, Drilling Superintendents, cross functional team members, and vendors to solve problems and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, including preparing and presenting information to peers and cross functional teams.
* Secure bids for services from reputable and approved sub-contractors. Engage competent and qualified contractors that work to a company standard of operational and safety performance.
* Conduct research on offset wells, evaluate new ideas and drilling technics. Be open and willing to aggressively seek better methods and techniques of drilling wells.
* Manage a variable workload as rig activity rises and falls based on the goals of the company.
* Communicate effectively, treat all employees and contractors with respect, promote safe, inclusive, and engaging environment.  ## Essential Experience and Education  
* BS degree in Engineering from an accredited (USA accreditation standard) university. Preferred degrees are Petroleum, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
* Experience as a Drilling Engineer for…