Operations Production Engineer

Ithaca Energy; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ithaca Energy is seeking an Operations Production Engineer in Aberdeen. This role involves monitoring production systems, ensuring well integrity, and integrating across disciplines. The successful candidate will hold an engineering degree and have several years of experience in the oil and gas sector, with a commitment to safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience with an operating oil company or major service company.
• Understanding of well operations and offshore production systems.
• Commitment to safety and personal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Monitor day-to-day production system performance.
• Define well operating envelopes and guidance.
• Manage well integrity surveillance and maintenance.

Skills

IT literacy

Data analytics

Communication

Team player

Education

Undergraduate engineering degree

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Power BI

AVEVA PI

Job description

About Us

Ithaca Energy is a leading full cycle exploration and production company headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. The business has built a diverse and high value portfolio of operated and non-operated assets across the Northern & Central North Sea and West of Shetland.

We are a dynamic and ambitious business on a rapid growth journey, recognising that the energy industry is entering a new era. As we move towards energy transition, our commitment to the North Sea is unwavering.

As a leading North Sea Operator, we are an agile and driven business, taking a pragmatic approach to oil & gas production through innovative thinking and advanced technologies. Our goal is to maximise value through the safe, efficient and responsible production of our assets.

Success is dependent on our talent and, with bold and inspired people, we will create a workplace that is diverse and equitable, building a culture of collaboration and inclusion.

Position Overview

Ithaca Energy is accepting applications for the position of Operations Production Engineer, located in our Aberdeen Office. Occasional travel and offshore visits to Cygnus are required.

Reporting to the Production Lead, Cygnus Asset, the Operations Production Engineer will work as a core member of the Operations team, contributing to delivering optimum field production.

Responsibilities

• This role acts as the focal point, and primary communication route, for the offshore operations team regarding all production and well operations matter.
• Monitor day-to-day production system performance comprising Cygnus’s gas wells and topside gathering facilities at Cygnus Alpha and Bravo, which may include nodal analysis and integrated production modelling.
• Define well operating envelopes and issue well operating guidance as a means for offshore operations to optimise production.
• Act as an integrator across disciplines to lead the asset's production management process including field potential setting, loss tracking & reporting and where needed, facilitating root-cause/5-Why investigations.
• Manage operational well integrity surveillance and planned/corrective well maintenance & testing.
• Identify, direct and provide technical input to pursue of improvements that mitigate production threats and/or increase field potential.
• Support well (intervention) delivery which may include input to key operating data, operating procedures, technical design and assumptions and where needed, travel offshore during implementation.
• Technically responsible for Production Chemistry pertaining to well operations and flow assurance, and in addition, manage the production chemistry portfolio, e.g., chemicals sourcing, coordination of sampling & analysis and supporting offshore laboratory activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum educational requirement of an undergraduate engineering degree in a relevant discipline (chemical, mechanical, petroleum, etc.).
• The ideal candidate should have several years experience with an operating oil company and/or major service company or consultancy.
• Understanding of well operations and offshore production associated systems/equipment, including surveillance requirements.
• Understanding of nodal analysis and network modelling using the PETEX suite, flow assurance, rock mechanics, well completion design.
• Strong IT literacy and data analytics skills working with MS word, Power Point, Excel, PowerBI, AVEVA PI, databases.
• Good communication and influencing skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Show an unwavering commitment to safety and have high standards of personal integrity.
• Team player with ability to build strong working relationships between the various stakeholders.
• Takes personal responsibility, is proactive, goal oriented, agile in a high paced environment and transformative organisation.
• Innovative, self-learning, able to challenge conventional thinking and work out with the functional swim lane.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better we are.We recognise you may not fulfil every criteria but if you meet most of them, please apply.