Senior Engineer, Operations

ADNOC Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Operations Engineer to plan, coordinate, and supervise safe and efficient oil and gas production, processing, and exports. You will ensure water/CO2 injection and surface facilities operate reliably while complying with HSE standards.

The role involves collaborating with technical centers, planning teams, and field staff to optimize performance, manage alarms, and lead 5-year shutdown plans, with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in chemical engineering or equivalent.
• 8 years of experience, including at least 4 years in oil & gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Review operating data to meet planned production targets.
• Coordinate alarm management and field bottleneck analyses with stakeholders.
• Plan and supervise production/injection adjustments and data integrity in PIES.
• Lead shutdown planning and field capacity testing to optimize performance.
• Identify root causes of critical equipment failures and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Oil & gas operations

Process optimization

HSE compliance

Education

Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

Plans, coordinates, and supervises the safe and efficient oil and gas production, processing, and exportoperations and ensuring safe and efficient operation of the water injection, Gas injection, Gas lift, ESP wellsand CO2 injection and distribution. Maintain optimum operating efficiency and assure facilities and systemsintegrity/reliability while assuring compliance to HSE Management system. Troubleshoot and recommendscorrective actions to deal with abnormalities, de-bottlenecking, upgrading and optimum operating conditionsfor the plant and processes.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Review the operating data as per the planned production targets, past and present prevailing conditionsincluding laboratory analysis, operating plant performance; highlight any major deviations from theDesign Operating Envelopes (parameters.).
• Work closely with key stakeholders for alarm rationalization / alarm management and ensurecompliance with alarm management KPIs, to ensure comprehensive plans are in the pipeline to achievethe mandated growth, to plan and carryout Field Technical Rate (FTR) / Field Capacity Test (FCT) toidentify facilities’ bottlenecks, any potential problems and to establish optimum parameters for efficientand safe operation.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders in the planning and implementation of production and injectionadjustments to meet mandated oil production and gas, water, CO2 injection KPls. Ensuring data entriesaccuracy in PIES system related to production, injection, and export data periodically.
• Continuous follow up with Development and planning teams to conduct Field Sustainable Oil ProductionRate (FSOPR) exercise in line with the business plan, conduct Reservoir Monitoring Program (RMP)program and Water Alternating Gas Wells (WAG) changeover.
• Coordinates with Integrated Shutdown Planning Team and other stakeholders for the 5 yearly shutdownplans, conduct shutdown optimization exercises (related to shut down, handover and start up),manpower distribution and resource management and ensure yearly shutdown scopes are identifiedand performed within the approved shutdown period.
• Troubleshooting of plant chronic problems related to surface facilities and participates in the root causeanalyses of major/critical equipment repetitive failures to ensure production availability.
• Monitors the operation of equipment, prepares analytical reports with appropriate trends to track theperformance of all processes. Highlights abnormalities and advises operation personnel on correctiveactions. Checks, endorses and reviews regularly the operating procedures and standing instructions ofthe plant units for safe and cost-efficient operation.
• Actively engage with Technical Center and Project & Construction Teams in all stages of the projectsincluding Design Review, Value engineering, 3D model Reviews, Various HSE studies such as Hazardand Operability Review (HAZOP), Hazard Identification (HAZID), Occupational Hazard Identification(OHID), Inherent Safe Design (ISD), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Review, Plot Plan review capturing andproviding lessons learned and operations feedback and raising concerns and ideas to improve theoverall project. Involve in Ready For Commissioning (RFC) walkdowns providing feedback and punchpoints, Commissioning, and post commissioning performance monitoring.
• Represent Operations in new technology trials in the field and ensure all required reviews are completedprior to execution in the field. Ensure all temporary & permanent changes performed for the Operationalexcellence, is done through Change Management (MOC) processes and follow-up for appropriateapprovals and execution plans. Ensuring the completion of Engineering review, Scope of Work (SoW),Budget secure, Project inclusion for MOC execution etc.
• Direct involvement with Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Incident Management Team (IMT) Teamsduring emergencies by providing guidance and training, acting as On Scene Commander, and to bethe main channel of information providing a holisic view about all facilities and the ongoing activities.
• Participation in risk assessment, conduct site visits and supervise 27 Critical Work Activities/ High RiskActivities and non-routine critical activities. Participate in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) RiskRegister review including meetings, reviews of the risk register, process safety committee forums,providing supporting documents and mitigation plans.
• Ensure the Integrity of the Surface and subsurface facility is maintained by taking appropriate preventiveand remedial action on the facility anomalies observed by the Integrity team and Plan & perform theintegrity related subsurface activities such as communication tests / Below Cellar Inspection (BCI) /Sustained Annulus Pressure (SAP) investigations along with Well integrity team.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 8 years of experience, including at least 4 years in oil & gas industry