Senior Production Engineer (Non-operating)

Do you have experience optimising deepwater production systems and well performance? Can you provide technical leadership on production engineering challenges while working with multidisciplinary offshore teams?

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We are looking for a Senior Production Engineer (Non-operating) who can provide technical expertise to optimise deepwater production operations, well performance, and field development throughout the lifecycle of offshore assets.

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Tasks & responsibilities:

• Advise multidisciplinary asset teams on well start-up, ramp-up, gas-lift operations, flow assurance, and well-intervention activities.
• Develop and maintain wellbore and surface network models to support field development, production forecasting, and operational decision-making.
• Review production strategies, operational procedures, and mitigation plans for hydrate, scale, corrosion, and emulsion management.
• Support production start-up, surveillance, well optimisation, and workover programs throughout offshore development projects.
• Perform production engineering analyses, including NODAL analysis, well testing, and production optimisation.
• Provide technical guidance on flow assurance, subsurface integrity, and production performance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and efficient production operations.
• Ensure all production activities comply with HSE standards and industry best practices.

• Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in deepwater production engineering.
• Strong experience with production modelling software, including:
  • IPM
  • GAP
  • PROSPER
  • PIPESIM
  • Integrated production modelling
  • Wellbore/surface network modelling
• Extensive expertise in:
  • Production optimisation
  • Well start-up and ramp-up
  • Gas lift operations
  • Well interventions
  • Production surveillance
• Strong knowledge of flow assurance, including:
  • Hydrate management
  • Scale inhibition
  • Corrosion inhibition
  • Emulsion management
  • Chemical treatment strategies
• Experience supporting offshore field development projects, including start-up, commissioning, and operational execution.
• Advanced knowledge of:
  • NODAL analysis
  • Well testing
  • Formation damage
  • Subsurface integrity planning
  • Well optimisation
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to provide technical leadership while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commitment to safe, efficient, and HSE-compliant production operations.