Production and Water Superintendent

Petrofac; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international energy services firm in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Production and Water Superintendent to oversee production and water operations across client assets. The ideal candidate will have strong contractor performance management skills and a commitment to safety culture. Responsibilities include managing operations supervisors, aligning activities with corporate objectives, and ensuring compliance with HSE standards. This exciting role offers the chance to influence the future of energy.

Qualifications

• Strong safety culture with a focus on compliance.
• Ability to manage performance across multiple providers.
• Effective problem-solving with minimal operational impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for production and water operations.
• Lead and manage the operations supervisors.
• Ensure alignment with business objectives and corporate HSE standards.
• Drive performance management and consistency in execution.
• Translate strategies into actionable plans with KPI monitoring.
• Review and validate operational reports, implementing improvement initiatives.
• Act as escalation point for field supervisors.
• Support budget preparation and operational planning.
• Uphold strong safety culture in line with HSE standards.

Skills

Contractor performance management

Safety culture adherence

Complex issue resolution

Job description

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs. This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION AND WATER SUPERINTENDENT This post is based in Abu Dhabi.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reporting to the Lead of Production Operations, the Production and Water Superintendent provide overall oversight and leadership for production and water operations across client assets.
• This role is responsible for managing and supporting Water & Production Operations Supervisors, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of production and water transfer activities.
• The Superintendent acts as the central coordination point between the field and office, driving alignment with business objectives, corporate HSE standards, and cost targets.
• Provide leadership, direction, and performance management to Production & Water Operations Supervisors, ensuring consistency in execution and adherence to company policies.
• Translate production and water management strategies into actionable field plans and monitor their execution against KPIs.
• Oversee daily production reporting, water handling performance, and operational data, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and timely submission to the Production Operations Lead.
• Coordinate and align operational activities with cross-functional stakeholders (Drilling, Completions, Facilities, HSSE, Reservoir/Development) to ensure cohesive execution.
• Review and validate operational reports, identify risks, and implement improvement initiatives to optimize production and water management.
• Act as the key office-based escalation point for field supervisors.
• Support the preparation and management of budgets, forecasts, and operational planning documents, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Drive a strong safety culture, ensuring the client’s HSE standards and community engagement practices are consistently upheld.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Contractor performance and compliance across multiple service providers, maintaining accountability on cost, safety, and delivery.
• Strong safety culture, ensuring the client’s HSE standards and community engagement practices are consistently upheld.
• Ensuring complex issues are resolved effectively with minimal impact on operations.