Senior Reservoir Engineer - Field Development

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 312,480 - 468,720; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi Emirate seeks a Senior Reservoir Engineer to lead field development planning, surveillance, and reservoir modelling. You will coordinate tests, evaluate reservoir performance, and align subsurface plans with surface facilities to optimize future development.

The role requires 9-12 years of experience in reservoir engineering, with strong expertise in simulation tools and production forecasting. ADNOC offers challenging projects in a mature energy sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Extensive experience in oil and gas field development planning and reservoir management.
• Strong knowledge of reservoir surveillance and surface-facility interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Translate reservoir evidence into development decisions to improve recovery and cost performance.
• Design reservoir monitoring and surveillance programs aligned with objectives.
• Lead well surveillance, reservoir definition and performance-prediction activities.
• Interpret reservoir tests and analyze changes in pressure and fluid behavior.
• Define technical specs for field-testing contracts and manage bids.
• Develop production-sustainability strategies for efficiency and cost control.

Skills

Reservoir surveillance planning

Reservoir performance evaluation

Full-field simulation models

Reservoir simulation software

Well surveillance

Pressure-test interpretation

Production capacity testing

PVT data analysis

Reservoir characterization

Production forecasting

Field Development packages

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Reservoir simulation software

Job description

Senior Reservoir Engineer - Field Development

Role: Senior Reservoir Engineer - Field Development

Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy

Function: Engineering

Experience: 9-12 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview The Senior Reservoir Engineer - Field Development role in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is an expert-level hiring opportunity within the Oil and Energy industry. ADNOC Group is seeking a reservoir specialist to plan surveillance programs, interpret reservoir performance and integrate subsurface development requirements with production facilities and future infrastructure.

Job Details

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
• Industry: Oil and Energy
• Function: Engineering
• Salary: 28000-42000
• Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Role Context Accurate reservoir characterization is central to sustaining production and selecting economically viable development strategies. This position connects well surveillance, simulation studies and recovery-enhancement planning with surface-facility capacity, fluid behavior and field infrastructure. The engineer will influence full-field development packages while supervising technical activities and maintaining reliable reservoir data.

Key Responsibilities

• The role converts reservoir evidence into development decisions that improve recovery, production sustainability and cost performance.
• Design reservoir monitoring and surveillance programs aligned with approved reservoir objectives.
• Direct and participate in well surveillance, reservoir definition and performance-prediction activities.
• Interpret reservoir tests and evaluate changes in pressure, production capacity and fluid behavior.
• Define scopes and technical specifications for specialized field-testing contracts.
• Evaluate technical bids and recommend contract awards when external testing services are required.
• Assess emerging reservoir technologies and identify suitable applications for pilot studies.
• Recommend pilot locations and program features for enhanced oil or condensate recovery methods.
• Develop production-sustainability strategies that improve operational efficiency and control costs.
• Define reservoir engineering requirements for production capacity testing, special core analysis and logging activities.
• Confirm that reservoir studies and testing programs follow company guidelines and accepted technical practices.
• Maintain reservoir engineering records and ensure timely receipt of essential subsurface data.
• Quality-check and update production, pressure, PVT, core-analysis and capacity-test information.
• Manage reservoir information within approved technical files and databases.
• Evaluate the interaction between reservoir plans and surface production facilities.
• Coordinate studies required to complete integrated Field Development packages.
• Identify incompatibilities between current infrastructure and planned future developments.
• Verify that development plans support approved production profiles, fluid compositions and gas-lift requirements.
• Assess opportunities for fluid-stream blending, segregation and field gas separation.
• Coordinate reservoir requirements with treatment-facility and production-system packages.
• Compile and validate information covering flowlines, degassing stations, water injection, lift-gas networks and manifolds.
• Define technical battery limits and interfaces affecting field-development activities.
• Align reservoir plans with stakeholders involved in oil and gas production.
• Resolve interface issues and pursue optimization opportunities across development packages.
• Support development schedules, assigned responsibilities and associated cost estimates.
• Plan and supervise work within the assigned technical area.
• Develop assigned personnel through technical guidance and practical training.
• Contribute to departmental budgets, work plans and performance objectives.
• Introduce improved tools and methods for reservoir evaluation and data management.
• Follow all applicable HSE procedures and exercise Stop Work Authority when unsafe conditions arise.
• Provide technical input for management information and progress reports.

Ideal Profile

Candidates must hold a Bachelor "s Degree in Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering or an equivalent discipline. The position requires 9-12 years of general petroleum engineering experience, including at least six years in reservoir engineering. Applicants should demonstrate substantial exposure to oil and gas field-development management, full-field simulation studies and software-based reservoir modelling. Strong knowledge of reservoir surveillance, production data quality control, subsurface-fluid behavior and surface-facility interfaces is essential. No professional certification is specified.

Skills Set

• Reservoir surveillance planning
• Reservoir performance evaluation
• Full-field simulation models
• Reservoir simulation software
• Well surveillance
• Pressure-test interpretation
• Production capacity testing
• PVT data analysis
• Special core analysis
• Well-log evaluation
• Reservoir characterization
• Production forecasting
• Enhanced recovery studies
• Oil and condensate recovery planning
• Gas-lift development
• Fluid composition assessment
• Water-injection planning
• Production data quality control
• Reservoir database management
• Field Development packages
• Surface and subsurface integration
• Flowline and manifold planning
• Technical bid evaluation
• HSE risk awareness

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to influence reservoir strategy across complex producing assets and future field developments. It combines advanced subsurface analysis with infrastructure planning, technology evaluation and production optimization, providing substantial technical scope in Abu Dhabi 's mature and strategically important energy sector.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is an integrated energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its technical teams apply subsurface expertise, advanced engineering and disciplined field-development planning to strengthen reservoir performance, production reliability and responsible resource recovery.