Senior Workover Engineer

About the role

The Senior Workover Engineer will join the Wells Department on a rotation basis in Basra, Iraq, delivering safe and effective workover and completion solutions for the Tuba oil field development plan.

Key responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 support for well control, well integrity and complex operations, including water shut‑offs, ESP installations and wellbore clean‑out.
• Lead technical evaluation of tender proposals, conduct QA/QC of pre‑job calculations, and mentor junior engineers and workover supervisors.
• Coordinate with service providers and contractors on equipment needs, rig scheduling and performance reviews.
• Develop and implement engineering tools such as balanced plug cement squeeze workbooks and forward‑planning spreadsheets.

Required profile

• B.Sc. Engineering with at least 8‑10 years of onshore wells experience in oil & gas.
• Valid IWCF Well Control Level 4 certification (must be provided before onboarding).
• International experience, preferably in the Middle East onshore environment.
• Proven ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑volume setting and to mentor junior staff.

Required skills

• Advanced knowledge of onshore workover and completion operations, including ESP installation, water shut‑off, zonal isolation, wellbore clean‑out, cased‑hole fishing and well integrity repair.
• Experience with slickline, E‑line, acidizing, hydraulic fracturing and coiled‑tubing operations.
• Proficiency in fluids and hydraulics software, log interpretation and QA/QC processes.