Senior Engineer, Operations

About the Role
This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising the safe and efficient operations of oil and gas production, processing, and export. This includes ensuring the effective operation of water injection, gas injection, gas lift, ESP wells, and CO2 injection and distribution. The role emphasizes maintaining optimum operating efficiency, ensuring the integrity and reliability of facilities and systems, and compliance with the HSE Management system. Additionally, the individual will troubleshoot and recommend corrective actions to address operational abnormalities, engage in de-bottlenecking efforts, and optimize plant conditions.

Key Accountabilities
Job Specific Accountabilities

• Review operating data against planned production targets while analyzing past and present conditions and laboratory results; highlight major deviations from Design Operating Envelopes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on alarm rationalization and management to meet alarm management KPIs and facilitate growth, including planning and executing Field Technical Rate (FTR) and Field Capacity Tests (FCT) to identify bottlenecks and establish optimum operational parameters.
• Coordinate production and injection adjustments with various stakeholders to meet mandated KPIs for oil production, gas, water, and CO2 injection, ensuring data entry accuracy in the PIES system.
• Maintain continuous communication with development and planning teams for the Field Sustainable Oil Production Rate (FSOPR) exercise and conduct Reservoir Monitoring Programs (RMP) and Water Alternating Gas Wells (WAG) changeover.
• Collaborate with the Integrated Shutdown Planning Team for five-year shutdown plans, optimizing shutdown processes, manpower distribution, and resource management to ensure yearly scopes are accomplished within approved timelines.
• Troubleshoot chronic plant issues concerning surface facilities and engage in root cause analyses to address major/critical equipment failures and ensure production availability.
• Monitor equipment operations, prepare analytical reports to track process performance, highlight abnormalities, and advise personnel on corrective measures. Regularly review and endorse operating procedures and instructions to ensure safe and cost-efficient operations.
• Actively engage with the Technical Center and Project & Construction Teams during all project phases including design reviews, value engineering, and various HSE studies (e.g., HAZOP, HAZID); provide lessons learned and operational feedback to improve projects, and participate in commissioning and performance monitoring.
• Represent operations in new technology trials and ensure all necessary reviews are completed prior to field execution. Manage temporary and permanent changes through Change Management processes, securing necessary approvals and execution plans, and confirming the completion of engineering reviews, Scopes of Work, and budget security.
• Participate actively with Tactical Response and Incident Management Teams during emergencies, providing guidance, training, and acting as On Scene Commander, ensuring effective communication about facilities and ongoing activities.
• Contribute to risk assessments, conduct site visits, supervise critical work activities, participate in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) reviews, and provide supporting documentation and mitigation plans.
• Maintain the integrity of surface and subsurface facilities by addressing anomalies noted by the Integrity team and performing integrity-related subsurface activities such as communication tests, Below Cellar Inspections, and Sustained Annulus Pressure investigations with the Well Integrity team.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 8 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with at least 4 years in relevant operational roles.