Specific Responsibilities
The Vice President, Field Operations will be a member of Apache’s Operations team, reporting to the EVP, Operations and will oversee and manage all aspects of Production Operations, Drilling Operations, and Facilities Construction. This role requires a strategic leader with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, capable of driving operational excellence and ensuring the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance and will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Production Operations: Oversee daily production activities, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency. Implement strategies to maximize production output while maintaining safety and environmental standards.
- Drilling Operations: Manage all drilling operations execution activities. Ensure that drilling operations are conducted safely, efficiently, and adhere to standards.
- Facilities Construction: Lead construction of new facilities. Ensure that all projects are completed on time and to the highest quality standards.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement long-term strategies for field operations. Align operational goals with the company's overall business objectives.
- Operational Excellence: Drive operational excellence through optimizing standards, processes, workflows, and resource allocation across all field functions.
- Continuous Improvement: Support the technical aspects of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize asset value.
- Performance Management: Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, provide mentorship, and promote professional development opportunities for direct reports to support career growth and succession planning.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including other departments, contractors, and regulatory bodies. Communicate effectively to ensure alignment and support for operational initiatives.
- Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
- Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing team. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability.
- Budget Management: Develop and manage the budget for field operations. Monitor expenses and implement cost-saving measures where possible.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all operations comply with relevant regulations and industry standards. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments.
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- Experience with advanced drilling technologies and techniques
- Extensive experience in onshore oil and gas field operations
- Experience with offshore operations preferred
- Knowledge of environmental and safety regulations
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with at least 10 years in a leadership role
- Proven track record of managing production, drilling, and construction operations
- Strong understanding of industry regulations and standards
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets
Competencies
The successful candidate will lead by example through successfully demonstrating the following:
- Core Competencies
- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting
- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache’s business success
- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust
- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one’s behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache
- Leadership Competencies
- Servant Leadership: Inspires and enables performance excellence through feedback, empathy, development and empowerment
- Strategic Mindset: Applies business acumen to see the big picture, understand business issues, and exhibit financial stewardship
- Change Leadership: Inspires change by challenging the status quo, generating support, and executing improvement projects to achieve business outcomes
- Leading Effective Teams: Enables performance excellence through effective structure, delegation, and motivation.
Company Overview
Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.
For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.
Apache Statement on Hiring
To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.