Engineering Manager

• Demonstrates and reinforces a workplace committed to the H&P Way, with visible leadership in HSE, accountability, and operational excellence
• Leads, coaches, and develops Operations Engineers; establishes performance expectations, assigns work, provides feedback, supports succession planning, and builds technical and leadership capability
• Sets priorities and allocates engineering resources across rigs and projects based on operational risk, client commitments, business value, and workforce capacity
• Serves as the senior engineering liaison with Operator and Company leadership, translating operational requirements into clear technical plans, decisions, and accountabilities
• Provides technical leadership and escalation support to H&P Rig Superintendents, Operations Engineers, and rig teams for complex equipment, structural, maintenance, and operational issues
• Defines department and project objectives; approves operating plans, engineering deliverables, manpower requirements, schedules, budgets, and risk controls in alignment with senior management direction
• Owns the quality and timeliness of customer performance reviews, ensuring the team uses accurate data to demonstrate value, identify improvement opportunities, and track commitments through closure
• Reviews drilling performance, safety trends, downtime, reliability, and operational risks; directs root-cause analysis and approves corrective actions and procedural changes
• Establishes and maintains engineering standards, operating procedures, technical assurance practices, and management-of-change discipline
• Oversees planning and follow-through for rig platform structural inspections, maintenance programs, and critical equipment certifications; reviews findings, assigns owners, and verifies timely closure
• Monitors rig and equipment condition, preventive maintenance performance, and emerging technical risks; escalates material issues and ensures mitigation plans are implemented
• Reviews and communicates reports for senior management and customers concerning drilling progress, operational risks, engineering workload, equipment requirements, budget performance, and improvement initiatives
• Builds effective cross-functional relationships with HSE, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, and other engineering disciplines to remove barriers and deliver integrated solutions

Engineering Manager jobs in Louisiana

District Engineering Manager