Engineering
Trainee Engineer
Well-Safe Solutions · Robert Gordon University
Location
ABERDEEN, Scotland
Postcode
AB12 3GA
Salary
£24,000 per year
Hours per week
37.5h
Positions available
2
Application deadline
21 June 2026
Posted
3 June 2026
About the role
The Trainee Engineer will be required to:
• Support the Well Abandonment Engineers in understanding, managing, and achieving expectations for well decommissioning projects as well as gaining an understanding of the full well life cycle.
• Understand and interpret well details including schematics and operational reports.
• Provide the Well Abandonment Engineers with support in summarising well construction information.
• Support the effective planning of Well Decommissioning activities.
• Take care of own health and safety and that of others in the workplace.
• Attend service company presentations where possible to develop understanding of service company techniques and services.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders to deliver specific scopes of work.
• Maximise learning opportunities such as rig visits, lunch & learns visits to 3rd party facilities as well as capitalising on the learning from experienced colleagues through questioning and observation.
• Good understanding of the fundamental concepts of Well Decommissioning, including Well Decommissioning assets, well construction, and reservoir isolation requirements.
• Development of the individual’s knowledge and understanding of the full well life cycle and well decommissioning projects.
• Achieve BEng (Hons) Engineering; Design and Manufacture
• 2 SQA Highers at grade B and 2 SQA Highers at grade C or above, to include Maths and either Engineering Science, Physics or Technological Studies. English at National 5 grade C or above is required if not held at higher.
• Organised and diligent.
• Hard working and pro active with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Self-starter
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Proactive and inquisitive, seeking and embracing opportunities to learn and take on new experiences.
About Well-Safe Solutions
Contact name
Haley Robertson
Contact phone
01224548465
Contact email
haley.robertson@wellsafesolutions.com