Metering Consultant

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. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

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.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

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.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: METERING CONSULTANT

Key Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for safety and adhere to Petrofac’s compliance and safety policies and training.
• Ensure Petrofac Values are applied and adhered to in day-to-day activities.
• Operate within the scope of the contract and perform duties as requested on a CTR basis.
• Perform and confirm design calculations, flowrate computations and flowrate uncertainty budgets for metering measurement systems.
• Working with client allocation systems as well as the development and review of hydrocarbon accounting reporting and calculation methods.
• Perform measurement and allocation audits / compliance checks to a high level as detailed in allocation / pipeline agreements.
• Preparation of conceptual detailed design specifications for new and upgraded measurement systems, software overviews, acceptance test procedures, recertification test procedures, and maintenance procedures.
• Preparation of flow, sampling and allocation philosophies.
• Review, monitor and control of measurement system performance and make technically sound recommendations to offshore and onshore personnel.
• Make representations at external forums; liaise with third parties on behalf of customers.
• Maintain close customer relationship and communications.
• Technical assurance for statement of requirements, basis of design and functional design specifications.
• Provide technical guidance and assurance to the metering support engineers.
• Support clients UKETS validation and assurance processes for annual reporting to the regulator.
• Able to attend Factory and Site Acceptance Tests where required on behalf of clients.
• Project Management
• Assessment of Petrofac Core Competencies as per the agreed framework.
• A proven track record of working on liquid and gas flow measurement systems and an in-depth working knowledge of their principles of operation
• Extensive working knowledge and experience on offshore environments and the operation of Fiscal, Allocation and Environmental metering systems.
• Able develop, monitor and control meter system performance and make technically sound recommendations to offshore and onshore personnel.
• Capable of reviewing and understanding process data in the evaluation of complex mismeasurements and providing sound justification when not required.
• Able to prepare flow, sampling and allocation philosophies
• Able to monitor and control meter system performance and make technically sound recommendations to offshore and onshore personnel
• Excellent working knowledge of relevant flow measurement standards, regulatory guidelines and industry codes of practice (IP, API, AGA, HM, BS and ISO standards).
• Experience of making representations at external forums, liaising with third parties on behalf of customers.
• Experience working with allocation systems and working knowledge of hydrocarbon accounting methods.
• Experience of design calculations, flowrate computations and flowrate uncertainty budgets
• Able to perform measurement and allocation audits / compliance checks to a high level
• Capable of preparing conceptual detailed design specifications for new and upgrade measurement systems, software overviews, acceptance test procedures, recertification test procedures, and maintenance procedures.
• Have prior experience in the development of Mass Balance tools.
• Able to provide accurate and precise information for the development of tender documentation.
• A proven track record for the development and coaching of team members to improve competency.
• Ability to perform flow calculation checks to support the wider team through the operation of standard software packages.

Essential Qualifications And Skills

Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent significant experience in measurement industry

• Minimum of 12 years’ experience in oil & gas flow measurement or a related industry
• Understanding and awareness of the oil and gas business as a whole and the impact of measurement activity on the business
• High level of numeracy and IT skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Team player with a proven record of operating within a team environment to deliver operational excellence.
• Offshore survival
• Willing to travel overseas
• MIST
• OGUK Offshore Medical
• Full driving license

Additional Information

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