Engineer – Hydrocarbon Accounting

Vulcain Engineering Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vulcain Engineering Group is seeking an experienced Engineer – Hydrocarbon Accounting (HCA) & Metering to support production data integrity, allocation, and metering validation in a complex industrial setting. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields and has at least seven years in Oil & Gas, with familiarity in hydrocarbon measurement, mass balance, and reporting.

You will collaborate across Operations, Metering, Planning, and Digital teams to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, data management, industrial systems, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience.
• 7+ years in Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, energy, utilities, or process industries.

Responsibilities

• Support daily hydrocarbon accounting, allocation, and metering activities for accurate production reporting.
• Validate, analyze, and reconcile production, consumption, inventory, and transfer data across systems.
• Assist in monthly and annual hydrocarbon allocation and reporting processes.
• Maintain and update allocation methodologies and reporting models.
• Support audits and ensure data integrity across production data systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Data Management

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Systems

Tools

Energy Components

SAP IS-Oil

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Engineer – Hydrocarbon Accounting (HCA) & Metering to support hydrocarbon accounting, production allocation, measurement validation, and reporting activities within a complex industrial environment. The successful candidate will contribute to production data integrity, hydrocarbon reconciliation, metering performance, digitalization initiatives, and continuous improvement programmes supporting operational and business objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Data Management, Industrial Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience.
• At least 7 years of experience within the Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, Energy, Utilities, or Process Industry sectors.
• Basic understanding of production operations, hydrocarbon accounting, metering, and production information systems.
• Familiarity with digital technologies, industrial data systems, and operational reporting environments.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary technical and operational teams.
• Understanding of hydrocarbon measurement principles and metering systems.
• Knowledge of mass balance methodologies, production allocation, and hydrocarbon accounting concepts.
• Experience with Hydrocarbon Accounting platforms such as Energy Components, SAP IS-Oil, or similar systems is advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills for production data validation, reconciliation, and discrepancy investigation.
• Familiarity with compliance, governance, and audit requirements related to production reporting.
• Understanding of industrial operations and production data management.
• Ability to work effectively with Operations, Production, Metering, Planning, and Digital teams.
• Interest in digitalization, automation, and data-driven process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily hydrocarbon accounting, allocation, and metering activities to ensure accurate production reporting.
• Validate, analyse, and reconcile production, consumption, inventory, and transfer data from various operational systems.
• Support daily, monthly, and annual hydrocarbon allocation and production reporting processes.
• Assist in investigating and resolving measurement, reconciliation, and allocation discrepancies.
• Maintain and update allocation methodologies, hydrocarbon accounting databases, and reporting models.
• Support administration and maintenance of hydrocarbon accounting applications and associated production data systems.
• Participate in reviews of hydrocarbon accounting processes, procedures, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Support internal, external, partner, and regulatory audits, including the closure of identified findings.
• Provide reliable production and historical data to support planning, forecasting, and business reporting activities.
• Participate in digitalization, automation, and reporting optimization projects.
• Prepare technical documentation, procedures, reports, and operating guidelines related to hydrocarbon accounting.
• Coordinate with Metering, Operations, Production Planning, Digital, and Commercial teams to ensure data consistency and operational alignment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing reporting accuracy, system reliability, and operational efficiency.

Additional Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary operational and technical environments.
• Ability to support both office-based and operational site activities when required.
• Candidates may be subject to technical and competency-based assessments as part of the recruitment process.