Expert Reservoir Engineering Advisor

Job overview:

Leading technical authority for Reservoir Engineering bringing industry leading expertise into the Reservoir Mgt team Provides expert technical support. Advises leadership on technical standards, capability development and technology.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert input on the highest impact / most technically critical areas across Reservoir Engineering and related areas including data acquisition, integrated reservoir description, fluid and rock properties, static and dynamic modelling, depletion planning to optimise recovery / value, contingent resource opportunity identification and progression, integrated field development planning, production forecasting, well completion design, well management and sweep management.
•   Provide an independent perspective to leadership on key challenges and opportunities for short and long term reservoir management and business plans from a reservoir engineering perspective
• Identify and support introduction of selected high impact external industry “best practices” and technologies
• Provide expert input to defining key reservoir engineering technical workflows and related digital toolkit / digital architecture
• Provide expert input to defining appropriate reservoir engineering standards
• Support selected assurance reviews focusing on those with the highest criticality from a reservoir engineering perspective
• Advise leadership on critical reservoir depletion risks and uncertainties and options to mitigate
• Advise leadership on reservoir engineering capability requirements:- skill types, skill levels, numbers
• Advise leadership on reservoir engineering capability development including support to recruitment and definition of experiential learning, formal training and career paths to build the required skill mix and depth.
• Mentor and coach selected senior staff.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher Petroleum Engineering

Technical:

• Work experience: 20+ years Reservoir Engineering related experience on a range of oil and gas reservoirs
• Recognised “international level” expert and thought leader in Reservoir Engineering
• Expert level knowledge and experience in managing waterflood reservoirs
• In depth technical knowledge across all aspects of Reservoir Engineering including analytical analysis, reservoir description, fluid and rock properties, reservoir surveillance, reservoir simulation and reservoir depletion planning.
• Strong cross discipline skills covering geosciences, well performance, well design, production operations, facilities, project management and commercial
• Operator experience is essential

Non-technical:

• Outstanding mentoring and coaching skills
• Exceptional leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Knowledge of the oil and gas industry, and familiarity with related technical and professional jobs