Wireline Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

***This job has preference to qualified local job seekers within 60 miles of Axis Williston, ND facility.

The Wireline Engineer – Cased-Hole is responsible for planning, coordinating, and providing advanced technical oversight for cased-hole wireline logging and completion services. This position evaluates job requirements, interprets wellsite conditions, applies specialized wireline knowledge, and exercises independent judgment to recommend safe, compliant, and effective operational solutions for customers and field crews. The role leads the technical execution of assigned wireline jobs, verifies readiness of equipment, personnel, certifications, and compliance requirements, and resolves complex operational issues that may affect safety, service quality, customer expectations, or job success. Hands-on field support may be performed when necessary to support safe execution, but the primary focus of the position is technical analysis, job planning, client communication, operational decision-making, and oversight of wireline service delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Evaluates cased-hole wireline job requirements, customer objectives, wellsite conditions, equipment specifications, and operational risks to develop or recommend appropriate service execution plans.
• Applies specialized wireline knowledge to analyze moderately complex to complex wellsite problems, determine root causes, and recommend technical or operational solutions that support safe and successful job completion.
• Serves as the primary technical resource for assigned cased-hole wireline jobs, communicating with customers to clarify service needs, explain technical issues, recommend options, and address operational concerns.
• Provides technical direction and oversight to field personnel during job preparation and execution to ensure work is performed in accordance with customer requirements, company standards, safety expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Reviews and verifies equipment, tooling, pressure-control components, certifications, and job documentation to confirm readiness, service quality, and compliance after and during operations.
• Monitors job performance, evaluates data, identifies variances or potential service-quality concerns, and makes recommendations to adjust procedures, equipment use, or operating approach when conditions change.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment when addressing non-routine technical, safety, equipment, or customer-service issues, including determining when to pause work, escalate concerns, or recommend alternate execution methods.
• Ensures compliance with applicable wireline explosives, transportation, safety, environmental, and operational requirements, including verification of required documentation, certifications, and records.
• Leads, coaches, and provides technical training to less experienced operators and field personnel regarding wireline procedures, service-quality expectations, troubleshooting methods, and safe work practices.
• Coordinates with operations leadership, technicians, and support personnel regarding equipment readiness, diagnostics, maintenance needs, service-quality issues, and post-job follow-up.
• Reviews and maintains accurate job records, equipment documentation, compliance records, and operational reports necessary to support customer service, regulatory compliance, billing, and internal performance review.
• May provide hands-on support with equipment setup, troubleshooting, vehicle or tool readiness, and field execution when needed to support safety, service quality, training, or urgent operational needs; such work is performed in support of the position’s technical oversight responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned that are consistent with the technical, professional, and operational oversight responsibilities of the position.

Note: All tasks are performed in accordance with applicable safety guidelines, as well as appropriate industry standards.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, petroleum technology, geoscience, industrial technology, or a related technical field preferred; or equivalent combination of specialized technical instruction, wireline certifications, and progressively responsible cased-hole wireline experience may be considered where the individual performs substantially similar advanced technical work.
• Minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible cased-hole wireline experience, including job planning, technical troubleshooting, customer communication, service-quality review, and field execution oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to apply advanced wireline knowledge to analyze wellsite conditions, evaluate operating variables, interpret technical information, and recommend safe, compliant, and effective operational solutions.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment when addressing non-routine technical, safety, equipment, customer-service, or compliance matters that may affect job success, service quality, or operational risk.
• Working knowledge of cased-hole wireline tools, logging operations, pressure-control equipment, explosives handling requirements, transportation requirements, regulatory expectations, and company safety and service-quality standards.
• Ability to communicate technical recommendations clearly to customers, operations leadership, and field personnel, including the ability to explain job risks, operating options, troubleshooting steps, and service-quality concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and provide technical direction to less experienced operators or field personnel during job preparation, execution, troubleshooting, and post-job review.
• Ability to review and maintain accurate job documentation, equipment records, compliance documentation, service-quality reports, and customer-related operational records.
• Must have a valid, active state-issued driver license; Class A or B CDL with Hazmat endorsement preferred or required based on assigned operating area and business need.
• Must be at least 21 years of age, have an acceptable driving record, and be able to satisfy applicable pre-employment drug and alcohol screening, background check, ATF NOC requirements, and customer/site-access requirements.
• Willing and able to travel to customer locations, field locations, and operating areas as business needs require, up to 80% of the time.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.