Production Optimization Specialist - Petroleum Engineering

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is seeking a Production Optimization Specialist to guide ADNOC Offshore subsurface and surface teams. You will focus on improving well and field production performance, evaluate technologies, and strengthen engineering practices to support safe, cost-efficient asset operations.

The role requires collaboration across petroleum engineering disciplines to integrate well and surface models and share practical solutions across asset teams, mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Reservoir/Petroleum/Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• 9–10 years of experience in petroleum production optimization.
• 5 years in a production optimization specialist role.
• Strong knowledge of subsurface production optimization at well and field levels.
• Experience with artificial lift systems (gas lift, ESP).
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Center's subsurface strategy and identify production optimization challenges across ADNOC Offshore assets.
• Assess technologies, software, engineering tools, and methodologies for suitability in production challenges.
• Advise asset teams on production optimization studies, well performance, and integration between subsurface and surface systems.
• Develop and review production optimization frameworks, guidelines, performance indicators, and technical standards.
• Ensure optimization activities meet asset requirements, company specifications, and safety and cost expectations.
• Provide specialist input on well and field performance analysis, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and improvement opportunities.
• Capture lessons learned and share technical practices through workshops, forums, peer reviews, and cross-asset collaboration.
• Coordinate technical knowledge exchange with ADNOC headquarters, shareholders, other operating companies, contractors, and technology providers.
• Mentor production optimization personnel and graduates, and deliver in-house training.
• Supervise assigned activities, support staff development, and contribute to budgets, work plans, and performance reporting.
• Recommend process improvements aligned with ISO standards and ADNOC HSE and sustainability requirements.

Skills

Well Performance Analysis

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Optimization

English Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Reservoir/Petroleum/Chemical Engineering

Equivalent discipline

Tools

Engineering Software

Job description

Role: Production Optimization Specialist - Petroleum Engineering

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy

Function: Engineering

Experience: 9-10 years in petroleum production optimization or related activities, including 5 years in a specialist role

Job Type: Full Time

Position Overview ADNOC Group is seeking a Production Optimization Specialist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to provide technical guidance to ADNOC Offshore subsurface and surface teams. The role focuses on improving well and field production performance, evaluating production technologies, strengthening engineering practices, and supporting safe, cost-effective asset operations. The specialist will work across petroleum engineering disciplines to integrate well and surface models and share practical solutions across asset teams.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Industry: Oil and Energy Function: Engineering Salary: Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality: Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement: On-site

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Center 's subsurface strategy and identify production optimization challenges across ADNOC Offshore assets.
• Assess technologies, software, engineering tools, and methodologies for their suitability in addressing production challenges.
• Advise asset teams on production optimization studies, well performance, and integration between subsurface and surface systems.
• Develop and review production optimization frameworks, guidelines, performance indicators, and technical standards.
• Ensure optimization activities meet asset requirements, company specifications, and safety and cost expectations.
• Provide specialist input on well and field performance analysis, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and improvement opportunities.
• Capture lessons learned and share technical practices through workshops, forums, peer reviews, and cross-asset collaboration.
• Coordinate technical knowledge exchange with ADNOC headquarters, shareholders, other operating companies, contractors, and technology providers.
• Mentor production optimization personnel and graduates, and deliver relevant in-house training.
• Supervise assigned activities, support staff development, and contribute to departmental budgets, work plans, and performance reporting.
• Recommend process improvements aligned with applicable ISO standards and comply with ADNOC HSE and sustainability requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor 's degree in Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• 9-10 years of experience in petroleum production optimization or related activities, including 5 years in a production optimization specialist role.
• Strong knowledge of subsurface production optimization at well and field levels.
• Broad petroleum engineering expertise covering drilling, completions, stimulation, well testing, workovers, and rigless activities.
• Experience with artificial lift systems, particularly gas lift and electrical submersible pumps (ESP).
• Skills in well performance analysis, production diagnostics, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Proficiency in English.

Working Relationships The specialist works regularly with Technical Center disciplines, asset teams, and other technical functions. External coordination may include ADNOC upstream stakeholders, shareholders, operating companies, contractors, and technology service providers.

About the Company This ADNOC Group position supports production optimization expertise and knowledge sharing for ADNOC Offshore asset