Senior Reservoir Engineer

Our client an oil and gas Operator is seeking an experienced Senior Reservoir Engineer for a 4-month contract position based in Aberdeen.

Purpose of Role:

• Deliver opportunities for production enhancement and resource additions by influencing the operator and joint venture partners, underpinned by robust subsurface technical work

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Provide subsurface decision support for non-operated assets, framing key decisions, identifying critical uncertainties and providing clear recommendations to management.
• Provide independent technical assurance and challenge of operator evaluations, focusing on uncertainties and assumptions material to value and decision quality.
• Develop and maintain client’s technical position through integrated subsurface evaluation.
• Build technical alignment between client, operators and co-venturers to enable effective decision making and maximise value to Harbour.
• Define and deliver reservoir engineering work programs in support of business strategy across multiple assets.
• Identify, mature and influence the operator to deliver opportunities for production enhancement and resource growth .
• Maintain production forecasts in support of mid and long term business plans
• Mentoring junior staff
• Interface and leverage technical expertise to influence subsurface team priorities and work programs.

Daily tasks include:

• Development of technical recommendations to support subsurface, asset and investment decisions
• Generation of production forecasts to support key business decisions using the appropriate tools e.g. analogue, DCA, material balance, simulation models
• Review, challenge and assurance of operator reservoir engineering evaluations and recommendations
• Analysis and integration of production, pressure, fluid and surveillance data to identify opportunities, risks and key uncertainties
• Evaluation of production enhancement and new well opportunities.
• Reserves assessments.
• Monitoring and assisting with specialists and contractors to manage reservoir engineering projects.
• Reservoir engineering input to internal and external business approvals, partner engagements and technical committee meetings.

Critical Skills, Qualifications, Experience, etc.:

Core Technical Experience

• Fully developed technical skill set
• Expertise in delivering complex reservoir engineering projects incorporating uncertainty.
• Expert in several anchor skills. Thoroughly understands technology and how it supports the business.
• Expertise in different aspects of reservoir engineering e.g. field development, simulation, material balance, pressure transient analysis, fluid properties, decline curve analysis, reserve evaluations.
• Identifies, develops, executes and evaluates business opportunities
• Experience of critically reviewing and assuring technical evaluations
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical and business decisions across multidisciplinary teams and joint venture environments
• Ability to integrate subsurface, wells, facilities, operational and commercial considerations into technical recommendations.
• Sound working knowledge of industry software packages

Qualifications

• MSc in reservoir engineering or a related subject.

Personal Characteristics

• Puts forward own views credibly and persuasively, linking communications with desired outcomes
• Takes accountability for the success of both their own and others’ projects, considering and integrating a wide range of information and views in making decisions. Recognises the importance of framing and strong multi-disciplinary narratives
• Works to build trust with a multi-disciplinary team. Proactively finds opportunities to assist others and provide guidance, promotes a teamwork-based collaborative approach
• Able to solve complex problems by balancing different needs, displaying creativity and considering innovative approaches when solving problems while looking for business efficiencies in their solutions
• Consistently completes tasks on time and to a high standard, taking responsibility for both personal and collective goals.