Fishing Engineer

The Fishing Engineer is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing fishing operations during drilling, completion, or workover activities. This includes retrieval of stuck or lost tools, pipe, junk, and other downhole equipment, as well as performing complex operations such as section milling, casing milling, and slot recovery. The role requires strong technical expertise, operational leadership, and collaboration across teams to minimize non-productive time (NPT) and ensure safe, efficient execution of downhole interventions

Responsibilities

• Operates down-hole tools and fishing equipment’s at customer job site

• Performs complex engineering tasks and projects often requiring development of new or improved processes or techniques

• Applies highly advanced and specialized knowledge of engineering principles and practices

• Ensure quality and integrity of all products and services through design validation and strict adherence to engineering and company standards

• Attends customer sites to overhaul, install, and commission equipment and/ or troubleshoot faults

• Dispatching preparations and maintenance of down-hole tools and fishing equipment’s insuring they are maintained and inspected to relevant standards and fit for purpose

• Complete appropriate job reports and other relevant paper work and insure it is field and distributed accordingly

• Liaise with customer and drilling crew on trouble shooting and job planning to insure effective solution are recognized and carried out

• Serves as a technical engineering specialist to be a resource to all functional areas of the facility. This includes sales, assembly, inspection, testing, machining and welding

• Provides technical assistance in troubleshooting to solve performance problems, improving energy and operating costs, as well as overall equipment reliability. This includes on-site visits

• Stays up to date on product capabilities and enhancements for products as well as related competitor products

• Keeps up to date on customer processes.

• Provides training and mentoring for less experienced engineers

• Acts appropriately in front of customers to represent the company in a positive manner

• Assist with training and performance management of fishing engineers

• Attending customer meeting as required

• Write specific job procedures as required

• Assist with product sales and support functions

• Ability to generate clear and concise reports in a timely and professional manner

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Fishing operationsin drilling or Well intervention

• Knowledge of fishing tools such asspears, overshots, magnets, jars, and mills

• Familiar with industry standards (API, ISO) and safety regulations

• IWCF or IADC Well Control Certificate (preferred)

• Offshore Survival (BOSIET or equivalent)

• H2S and First Aid Certification

About Us

Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.