Production Engineer

About the Role

To provide professional oversight and consultancy for heavy oil operations, ensuring that operational and technical issues are proactively identified, effectively addressed, and resolved in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in oil and gas operations, with significant exposure to heavy oil operations, production operations, surface facilities, operations support, maintenance, process troubleshooting, and production optimization.
• Identify operational and technical issues proactively, assess their impact, and recommend practical solutions and mitigation plans in a timely manner to ensure reliable and sustainable heavy oil operations.
• Coordinate with relevant teams to resolve complex operational challenges and ensure agreed actions are effectively implemented.
• Review operating practices, performance trends, and recurring issues to drive continuous improvement and reduce operational risks for all relevant heavy oil facilities and machinery.
• Lead technical assessments, troubleshooting activities, and root-cause analyses for significant or recurring heavy oil operational issues, and develop mitigation plans whenever necessary.

Qualifications

• BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Heavy Oil Production, Energy Management, or a related technical field.