Job Description

Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.

Who We Are

We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.

We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.

We strive to make a significant difference in the communities where we live and operate. We create an inclusive environment that values all voices and opinions. Together, the different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and perspectives of our employees drive our success.

Job Summary

Job Description

Bakken Overview

The Bakken trend is a sequence of liquids-rich sand and shale layers in the Williston Basin, which stretches across western North Dakota and into Canada. The company’s position in the Bakken development area is comprised of approximately 560,000 net acres, which include 382,000 net mineral acres and 178,000 net leasehold acres. The company focuses on unconventional tight-oil play development and production in the most prolific portion of the basin.

During 2022, net production averaged 95 MBOED. There were 43 operated wells brought online during 2022, bringing the total to more than 800 operated wells online at year-end.

Quality of Life Incentives

ConocoPhillips’ offers additional benefits to support employees living and maintaining a primary residence in the Dickinson, ND area. For more details visit: Living in the Bakken.

Description

The Surface Project Lead will assume a substantial role for the Bakken Basin. They will provide onsite supervising and coordinating of facility construction, surface maintenance, and compressor installation in an assigned geographical area.

This is a Safety Sensitive position.

Responsibilities may include:

Participating in the LSRV and BBS programs
Working as a safety leader
Performing corrective maintenance activities including supporting the defect elimination process
Working with key support groups and customers to ensure goal alignment with Asset & Operating Integrity (A&OI) program & Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) requirements
Directing all assigned well operations, construction, and maintenance activities to ensure that work is performed in compliance with ConocoPhillips safety policies/procedures as well as all applicable environmental and regulatory requirements
Driving continuous improvement by developing new philosophies and maintenance tactics
Leading the maintenance and reliability efforts within the asset to improve equipment reliability while focusing on the management of field maintenance activities
Working with Operations to ensure proper prioritization of work; Managing of Change/Risk assessment responsibilities
Maintaining a close link with planning and scheduling function to drive strict discipline in observation of the various work schedules
Coordinating with engineering and operations to achieve established objectives to ensure accurate project completion as per design requirements and to minimize interruptions
Reviewing invoices and verifying billing, expenditures, and cost-control on assigned projects
You will be training and/or auditing contract personnel on policies and procedures
Driving contractor safety through HSE Management System & Contractor management, safety orientations and management reviews with vendors
Establishing procedure and guidelines and ensuring that all work activities are performed according to the established procedures, guidelines, and schedules
Leading and participating in incident investigations when needed

Basic/Required:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Current/Valid driver's license
7+ years of experience in oil and gas field operations with corrective maintenance and construction
Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to operate a motor vehicle and drive long distances

Preferred:

10+ years of direct maintenance experience
Extensive working knowledge of field operations, construction operations
Proven ability to handle multiple projects
Strong leadership, mentoring, team building, and people development skills
Responds inventively, flexibly and positively when faced with challenges and demands
Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical