Lead Drilling C&P Engineer
Location: Pau - France
Contract Type: Long-term assignment

We are seeking an experienced C&P Drilling Lead to oversee Contracts & Procurement (C&P) activities for Drilling, Wells, and Logistics operations. This is a strategic leadership position responsible for driving procurement excellence, ensuring operational efficiency, and delivering cost optimisation across complex technical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Drilling, Wells & Logistics C&P activities, ensuring compliance with corporate procedures and local requirements.
• Drive cost optimisation initiatives using market intelligence, cost models, supplier qualification and evaluation.
• Supervise and mentor a team of C&P professionals, ensuring workload balance and competency development.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with technical teams and partner entities through Duet/Triplet meetings to anticipate needs and plan procurement activities.
• Oversee complex contract drafting, negotiations, and purchase order management.
• Ensure effective use of tools and systems, maintain supplier databases, and monitor KPIs for efficiency improvements.
• Conduct contractual audits, manage disputes in collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Insurance, and lead negotiations when required.
• Promote lessons learned, best practices, and global reporting within the organisation.

Profile & Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field.
• 10–15 years of professional experience in Supply Chain or Contracts & Procurement roles, ideally within the Oil & Gas or Energy sectors.
• Advanced C&P technical competencies and certifications.
• Solid understanding of core operational activities such as Project Management, Drilling, Engineering, and Field Operations.
• Excellent negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous international experience is highly desirable.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.