Production Operations Engineer

WHAT IS MY OBJECTIVE?

• Support non-operated venture (NOV) Production, Operations and Maintenance related activities in alignment with business objectives.
• Able to identify risk/conflict and opportunities through internal and external stakeholder management (including attending meetings/review) to safeguard venture interest through delivery of oil/gas production targets, asset integrity assurance, and safe operations in a cost-effective manner.
• Supports Production Operations in reviewing production enhancement initiatives, uptime management, business planning and cost control and provides ideas/improvement recommendations.

WHAT IS THE JOB ABOUT?

1. Strategic and Operational Planning

• Participate in operations meetings/site visits/audits to protect company’s value and to provide improvement ideas to maximize investment returns.
• Assess operators’ maintenance plans and implementation effectiveness for reliable production and safe operations.
• Embrace the Reds by suggesting improvement ideas and challenge the Greens through evidenced questioning and reasoning judgment.
• Assist in reviewing operational excellence and cost leadership for cash call purposes and effective partnership.

2. Operational Excellence

• To review 60-day production forecast, tanker scheduling & lifting plan, entitlement block program prepared by Operators and to provide technical and commercial view if required.
• Analyse and benchmark the information across the years and across operating units to maximize the value of investment returns, obtain endorsement from peer and management for submission.
• Manage performance against budget and plan for interventions via variance investigation and effective internal and external relationship.
• Able to develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.

3. Process Improvement and Digitalization

• Evaluate Facilities Improvement and Infill projects to contribute to production.
• Able to embrace change, simplify the processes via digitalization in accordance with Pride in PETROS.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably required in line with skills, knowledge and experience.

WHAT DO I NEED TO QUALIFY?

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline with minimum 10 years of experience in energy industry.
• 5 – 10 years operational experience in oil and gas business.
• Excellent communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with a desire to improve solutions, systems, and processes and capable of enforcing processes and procedures.
• Internally motivated, able to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Willingness to travel.