Production Optimisation Manager

Location: Onshore Aberdeen, opportunity for hybrid working UK AB15 6BY

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this position will be responsible for driving enhanced production performance across Serica’s assets. The role will manage production and injection processes, improve visibility of production, potential and losses, and develop innovative production engineering strategies to protect and optimise well performance. Working closely with subsurface, wells, and operational teams, the role will support effective well interventions and provide solutions to operational challenges. It will also champion the use of data, digital tools and technology to strengthen production insights and maximise asset value.

What we are looking for in potential candidates:

• Proven experience in production optimisation, production engineering or similar discipline within the oil and gas industry
• Strong understanding of well performance, production systems, and key drivers of production efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to use data, digital tools and technology to enhance production and identify performance‑improving opportunities
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across subsurface, wells, operations and digital teams
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating production loss threats
• Ability to create clear visualisation of production, potential and losses to drive organisational understanding and action
• Experience preparing technical and commercial input for well interventions, workovers and production‑related investment decisions

Your future at Serica Energy

Serica offers the opportunity to be part of a busy, vibrant working environment with a strong culture rooted in mutual respect and trust. We are passionate about building an inclusive working environment that attracts and encourages diversity. We want our employees to feel that they can be their true self, we recognise the potential that this unlocks and the value it brings. We offer the opportunity to be supported with further training if required and access to competitive benefits such as:

• Company Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Share Save and Share Incentive Plans
• Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Personal Accident Insurance and Business Travel

We also offer the opportunity to work flexibly.

Serica’s Equal Opportunity statement

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer and conduct our recruitment and selection process in a fair and consistent manner that does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex or sexual orientation, religion or belief. Serica will make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Recruitment Process

We recognise that recruitment is a two-way process. We will acknowledge all applications and communicate clearly with candidates throughout the process. If you are unsuccessful, we will let you know. We will also provide advance information on interview question areas, as well as post interview feedback, for candidates attending this stage of the process. Serica will make reasonable adjustments during the interview process if required.