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
Athens Group was founded by consultants. The founders believe, and our customers agree, consultants deliver better results if they are:
- Energized by professionally challenging projects and the opportunity to work with new technology, and NOT burned out by road-warrior type travel
- Given ownership, and a voice in how the company is run, and NOT treated like “resources”
- Able to work collaboratively with other experienced consultants, and NOT bogged down by bureaucracy
Our continued growth depends on highly effective, entrepreneurial consultants who bring more value to customer engagements. So, we are always looking for consultants who are both innovative and pragmatic, oriented towards business, not just technology and who want to work in an ego-less and family-friendly environment. We also provide competitive compensation, profit sharing, benefits, equity ownership, and a culture of responsible autonomy.
Athens Group is an equal-opportunity employer. To apply for one of the following opportunities to join our team, please email your resume to: careers@athensgroupoilandgas.com.
Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: Athens Group (AG) does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any AG employee. AG will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of AG and will be processed accordingly.
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 an Drilling Technology Field Support Consultant based in Austin, TX. This position requires 50-75% travel to land rigs in Wamsutter, Wyoming.
Job Responsibilities:
- Install and configure drilling technology hardware and software and ensure network connectivity
- Train and assist drillers when they have problems, both by phone/email and in person at the rig on 12x7 basis
- Evangelize new drilling technology to drillers and other field personnel
- Provide input to the development group regarding impediments to new drilling technology adoption
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues; train end users on product
Minimum Qualifications:
- Strong experience in the installation, configuration, maintenance and training of software packages
- 3+ years of professional consulting experience
- Thorough understanding of the systems development life cycle, software engineering, quality assurance and project management principles
- Desire and ability to develop positive customer and team relationships
- Outstanding written, verbal, presentation, facilitation and team skills
- Willingness to travel to client offices and oilfield locations as needed, estimated 50-75% travel, and may eventually include offshore international
Preferred:
- Knowledge of upstream Oil & Gas engineering and/or operations
- Experience using an iterative development approach and agile methods to meet evolving requirements
- Experience with:
- User interface development
- Rules-based expert systems
- Risk management
- Control systems
- Database applications
- Object-oriented design
- Web development
- Eclipse IDE and runtime
- JBoss Rules
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