Production Engineer

Job summary

Provide technical oversight and consultancy for heavy oil operations, proactively identifying operational issues and recommending practical solutions and mitigation plans. Coordinate issue resolution, review operating practices and performance trends, and lead troubleshooting and root-cause analyses to improve reliability and reduce operational risks.

Job details

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.

What you’ll do

Provide technical oversight and consultancy for heavy oil operations, proactively identifying operational issues and recommending practical solutions and mitigation plans. Coordinate issue resolution, review operating practices and performance trends, and lead troubleshooting and root-cause analyses to improve reliability and reduce operational risks.

Requirements

Requires at least 15 years of relevant oil and gas experience, including significant exposure to heavy oil and production operations, surface facilities, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization. Requires a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline; an MSc in a related technical field is also specified.

Listed skills

• maintenance · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Continuous Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Heavy Oil Operations
• Production Operations
• Surface Facilities
• Operations Support
• Maintenance
• Process Troubleshooting
• Production Optimization
• Operational Risk Assessment
• Technical Assessment
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Mitigation Planning
• Continuous Improvement
• Team Coordination

Job areas

• Engineering
• Energy
• Management & Leadership

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