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 you 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

Senior Consultant – Drilling Technology Assurance (DTA)

Consultant – Drilling Technology Assurance Services

Our consultants make a significant positive impact every day by delivering Drilling Technology Assurance (DTA) services to our industry-leading customers such as BP, Diamond Offshore, ExxonMobil, Maersk, Pride, Shell, Stena Drilling, Total, and Transocean.

In this role you will have a high degree of responsibility working on highly automated drilling rigs around the globe, delivering our unique risk mitigation and problem remediation services for Rig and Drilling Control Systems. We help our customers drill faster, deeper, safer and at less cost. This is a mission critical part of their business as worldwide demand continues to rise. All of our customers are referenceable. We keep it that way by dedicating the time and attention to bring you into our world as quickly as possible and by continuing to develop and deliver innovative new services combined with the latest technologies. Many of our new services are defined and suggested by our consultants.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in computer science, electrical engineering or similar
Minimum five years of experience managing software projects in diverse technical environments
Experience with multiple software development methodologies
Strong knowledge of project management tools and techniques for software projects: e.g., project planning, risk management, issue tracking, configuration management, version control.
Strong writing and technical documentation skills
Passion for traveling and working on a rotation schedule: 14-28 days offshore or abroad with equal time off upon returning home

Preferred:

Experience in the consulting profession
Hands-on software development experience
PMP Certification
Software Quality Assurance and testing experience
Automation/Control Systems experience
Electrical Engineering experience
Passport with at least 6 months remaining validity
Oil & Gas industry experience, especially upstream and/or offshore

Athens Group is a consulting firm focused on solving software problems in the Exploration and Production segment of the Oil & Gas Industry. Established in 1998 when rigs first started to become automated, we pioneered and remain the leader in delivering Drilling Technology Services. Due to the increased number of new high-tech rigs being built and the exceptional value our services provide, we have doubled our revenue each of the last four years, and are planning to do so again for 2009.

If you meet the above qualifications, have a sense of adventure and want to join an elite, disciplined team of consulting professionals who are focused on meeting the software challenges and opportunities of the upstream Oil & Gas industry, we’re very interested in talking to you!