Who We Are
Athens Group has a unique, open culture which supports consultants without a burdensome management structure. People lead based on their abilities, not their titles. The caliber of the people at Athens Group is outstanding—everyone treats each other with integrity and respect.”
—Greg F. Consultant
Careers
OUR TEAM
Drilling control systems (DCS) are becoming increasingly more complex and integrated, making software expertise the key to enabling upstream exploration and production companies to drill faster, deeper, safer and at less cost. Unlike other drilling technology vendors, our focus is on the entire system and its software – not individual pieces of hardware. Our consultants average 20+ years of software, hardware, network, topology, network and drilling experience. They combine their own experience, the cumulative experience documented in our Drilling Technology Knowledge Base, and our services and solutions to provide exceptional value to our customers.
Because our customers are international, we can provide multiple location options, including working in the:
- Offices of our customers and on offshore drilling rigs providing DCS risk mitigation and problem remediation services
- Development lab creating leading-edge software solutions to optimize the drilling process
- Field providing full support services for our solutions
Is Athens Group right for you?
People who thrive in our firm:
- Are energized by challenging projects and the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded, highly-experienced consultants
- Want to work on new technology that provides measurable business benefit
- Have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, continually looking for new services and solutions to improve the drilling process
- Want responsibility and accountability and to work in a culture of mutual respect and teamwork
- Are passionate about what they do, going the extra mile to exceed the expectations of our customers
- Want to work in a company that provides career growth and the opportunity to make a difference in every role
Athens Group is an equal-opportunity employer and provides competitive compensation and benefits, To apply for one of the following opportunities and join our team of like-minded consultants, please email your resume to: careers@athensgroup.com
Drilling Technology Field Support Consultant
Senior Consultant – Drilling Technology Assurance (DTA)
Drilling Technology Field Support Consultant
Athens Group is seeking to expand our team of software consulting professionals who are currently developing ground-breaking engineering and operations solutions for our upstream Oil & Gas customers.
We currently have a position open for a Drilling Technology Field Support Consultant. This position requires 50-75% travel to drilling rigs in the Western United States, with potential for future travel to international and offshore client locations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Install and configure drilling technology hardware and software, and ensure network connectivity
- Provide 12x7 technical support to drillers and rig personnel by phone/email and in person at the rig site
- Work with the development group to facilitate the adoption of our software system
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues; Train end users on product
Minimum Qualifications:
- Strong experience in the installation, configuration, maintenance and training of software solutions
- Demonstrated ability to do self directed work, deal effectively with unforeseen issues, and take responsibility for solving customer problems
- 3+ years of professional, customer facing consulting experience, including field support
- Understanding of systems development life cycles, software engineering, and quality assurance principles
- Ability to develop positive customer and team relationships
- Outstanding written, verbal, presentation, facilitation and team skills
- Strong computer skills including troubleshooting of hardware, software and networks, and effective use of word processing and spreadsheet applications
- Willingness to travel to client offices and oilfield locations as needed, including international and offshore rig sites. An estimated 50-75% travel will be required
Preferred:
- Experience related to drilling or other upstream Oil & Gas engineering and/or operations, preferably including field work
- College education, preferably in engineering or other technical field
- Experience with:
- Customer service and support operations
- Computer network maintenance and administration
- System administration in Windows environment
- Database maintenance and administration
- PLC based control systems
- Electrical and electronic hardware maintenance and troubleshooting
If you want to join a world-class team of consulting professionals who are focused on the challenges and opportunities of the oil and gas industry, we’re very interested to talk with you!
Subcontractor and employee positions available
Senior Consultant – Drilling Technology Assurance (DTA)
Subcontractor and employee positions available. This position is based in Houston. Athens Group is seeking experienced software project managers to join our international Oil & Gas DTA team. The consultant's role is to verify and validate software integrity and interoperability on oil rigs located around the world, and provide software engineering expertise and project management services during all phases of rig development.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or similar
- Minimum five years of experience managing software projects in diverse technical environments
- Hands-on experience with one or more systems project management methodologies (RUP, BOK, RAD/JAD)
- Strong knowledge of system and project management tools: e.g. configuration management and version controls, issue tracking; risk management
- Strong documentation experience
- Strong verbal communication skills and ability to lead through consensus
- Ability to travel as needed (typical assignment is 14-28 days offshore or in a shipyard)
- Passport with at least nine months left before expiration
Preferred:
- Five years of experience in the consulting profession
- Five years of software development experience
- PMP Certification
- Software Quality Assurance and testing experience
- Control systems development experience
- Oil & Gas industry experience, especially upstream