About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Engineer – Production & Production Systems Optimization to support production planning, forecasting, performance monitoring, and operational optimization within a complex industrial environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maximizing production efficiency, improving asset performance, supporting digital transformation initiatives, and leveraging advanced analytics to drive operational excellence.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Petroleum Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, Energy, Utilities, or other process industries.
- Solid understanding of production systems, wells, process facilities, and operational constraints.
- Familiarity with production planning tools, hydrocarbon accounting systems, and real-time production monitoring platforms.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Interest in digital oilfield technologies, advanced analytics, AI, and operational optimization tools.
Key Competencies
- Production systems engineering and facility performance management.
- Production planning, scheduling, forecasting, and optimization.
- Production deferment management and loss analysis.
- Real-time production monitoring and performance surveillance systems.
- Production data analytics and operational decision support.
- Understanding of hydrocarbon value chains and production operations.
- Knowledge of mass balance, allocation, and production accounting principles.
- Digital oilfield technologies, industrial data platforms, analytics, and AI applications.
- Cross-functional coordination between Operations, Planning, Commercial, and Digital teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and enhance production planning, forecasting, scheduling, and deferment management processes in line with industry best practices.
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term production plans that balance operational capabilities with business requirements.
- Prepare daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual production forecasts.
- Analyse variances between planned and actual production performance and recommend corrective actions.
- Integrate shutdowns, maintenance activities, operational constraints, and facility capacities into production planning models.
- Monitor well, asset, and facility performance to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and production losses.
- Recommend production optimization, debottlenecking, and operational improvement initiatives.
- Support and maintain real-time production monitoring systems, data historians, and operational dashboards.
- Develop and maintain production performance KPIs, scorecards, and management reporting tools.
- Ensure seamless integration between production monitoring, planning, and business systems.
- Support advanced analytics, machine learning, and digital transformation programmes aimed at improving production efficiency.
- Participate in the deployment of AI-enabled solutions for forecasting, production optimization, and deferment analysis.
- Conduct scenario modelling and production sensitivity studies to support decision-making.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Commercial, Digital, and IT teams to ensure alignment of production objectives and business priorities.
Additional Requirements
- Strong understanding of operational excellence, production performance management, and continuous improvement practices.
- Experience working in multidisciplinary and multicultural project or operational environments.
- Ability to support both office-based and field/site activities when required.
- Candidates will be subject to technical and competency-based assessments as part of the recruitment process.
