Principal Reservoir Engineer

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.
We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
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PRINCIPAL RESERVOIR ENGINEER
Overall responsible for reservoir description and modelling, ensuring that models stay current and updated with the latest production, well data and geoscientist interpretation.
Ensure reservoir models are fit for purpose to evaluate development options, like infill drilling, changes in exploitation strategy or recovery mechanisms.
Review and verify legacy reservoir data and models.
Manage reservoir engineering studies conducted by consultants and third-party contractors.
Define and implement reservoir management strategy that demonstrably enhance production and optimize resource recovery.
Collaborate closely with Production Engineers on production optimization efforts, identification of opportunities for production enhancement and debottlenecking production, leading well by well reviews and contributing with process optimisation efforts.
Collaborate within a multidisciplinary subsurface team to assess incremental production and reserves potential of identified opportunities.
Provide reservoir and subsurface data to annual field report and reserve reporting process.
Support the development team with subsurface and production input for the purposes of CAPEX & OPEX budget and business planning process.
Identify key risks and uncertainties associated with development options, quantify their impact and create comprehensive risk assessment with associated mitigation actions.
Mobilize to client’s office, when appropriate, abroad or in country, to support team and activities.
Work with and provide mentor support to personnel as part of Technical Services Contract requirements.
Assist asset production team with production forecasting and package uplift planning and scheduling workflow.
Cost effective Surveillance Plan to reduce uncertainty, mitigate subsurface risks to deliver production plan, improve development strategy and verify reservoir management effectiveness.
Production forecasts: short term (3 months), medium term (18 months), long term (5 years) for operational and business planning purposes, as well as Life of field profiles for reserves reporting.
Develop and appraise field development opportunities for consideration of the client.
Concise reports for reservoir studies, maintaining comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date records of input and interpreted data.
Prepare detailed business cases to support opportunities to increase production and/or add resources.
The above is an outline of key duties and accountabilities, rather than an exclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, with respect to current projects and Technical Service Contracts with clients. Identify and act upon any areas of efficiency in a timely manner with a view of delivering cost savings without risk to safety or production
Degree qualified or with significant experience working in the oil and gas industry or similar industry in a similar position.
Must be able to demonstrate continuing personal and professional development. Professional membership as applicable supported
Produces work of accurate and presentable quality in the appropriate formats.
Activity planning, budgeting, and cost management.
Setting priorities and developing integrated project scopes from multiple inputs from the conception
Engineering Skills
Ability to frame and solve engineering problems with appropriate, innovative solutions.
Working knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of production engineering and well servicing.
Ability to engage with multidisciplinary teams to explain complex technical issues in a clear manner, to support operational and project management decisions.
Able to produce high quality written work and formal presentations which match identified requirements.
Builds strong constructive working relationships with a wide range of people both within the local organization and externally.
Can demonstrate examples of delivering high quality work, both as an individual and working with a team.