Senior Production Systems Optimization Engineer

Vulcain Engineering Group; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Vulcain Engineering Group in United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Engineer – Production & Production Systems Optimization to enhance production planning, forecasting, performance monitoring, and operational optimization in a complex industrial environment.

The successful candidate will drive digital transformation, leverage advanced analytics and AI to maximize efficiency, support asset performance, and ensure tight integration between production monitoring and planning systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Petroleum or Process Engineering.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• 7+ years in Oil & Gas or similar process industries.
• Strong knowledge of production systems and facilities.
• Experience with production planning tools and real-time monitoring.
• Analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Interest in digital oilfield, AI, and analytics.
• Experience with integration of production vs planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and optimize production planning, forecasting, scheduling, and deferment management.
• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term production plans.
• Prepare daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual production forecasts.
• Analyze variances and propose corrective actions.
• Integrate shutdowns, maintenance into planning models.
• Monitor well and asset performance to identify bottlenecks.
• Recommend production optimization and debottlenecking initiatives.
• Support real-time monitoring systems and dashboards.
• Develop production KPIs, scorecards, and reports.
• Ensure integration between monitoring, planning, and business systems.
• Support AI-enabled forecasting and optimization initiatives.
• Conduct scenario modelling and sensitivity studies.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Commercial, Digital, and IT.

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

Performance monitoring

Data analytics

AI analytics

Cross-functional coordination

Digital oilfield

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Monitoring platforms

Job description

Vulcain Engineering Group in United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Engineer – Production & Production Systems Optimization to enhance production planning, forecasting, performance monitoring, and operational optimization in a complex industrial environment.

The successful candidate will drive digital transformation, leverage advanced analytics and AI to maximize efficiency, support asset performance, and ensure tight integration between production monitoring and planning systems.