Production And Subsurface Lead

First Recruitment Group; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Production & Subsurface Lead on a contract basis to maximise production from the Morecambe asset, Barrow-in-Furness.

The role covers production forecasting, subsurface support, regulatory compliance and reserves reporting, with responsibility for end-of-field life decisions.

Candidates should have degree in production/petroleum engineering and proven experience in oil and gas production optimisation.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in production/petroleum engineering or related field.
• Experience in oil and gas production optimisation.
• Knowledge of UK regulatory requirements.
• Experience with reserves and resources reporting.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain Production Management Standard.
• Generate and regularly update life-of-field production forecasts for the Morecambe asset.
• Monitor production performance against forecasts, providing analysis, recommendations and reporting to the Asset Leadership Team.
• Coordinate daily, weekly and monthly production reviews to ensure wells and facilities are optimised.
• Analyse production loss events and ensure robust root cause investigations and learnings are captured.
• Identify production bottlenecks, risks and improvement opportunities to maximise asset performance.
• Ensure production threats are recognised and effectively mitigated.
• Manage production regulatory consents and maintain compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Manage the hydrocarbon value chain through accurate production and emissions allocation.
• Lead reserves and resources reporting processes.
• Provide subsurface support to decommissioning activities, including well Plug & Abandonment planning.
• Manage NSTA Information and Samples Coordinator (ISC) requirements and ensure all regulatory obligations are met.
• Act as a Lead Investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques as required.
• Undertake any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Production Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

Forecasting

Production Optimisation

Regulatory Compliance

Reserves Reporting

Investigation Kelvin TopSet

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Production/Petroleum Engineering

Job description

Maximise Production Performance and Play a Key Role in the Future of a Major UK Offshore Asset!

Our Client has a requirement for a Production & Subsurface Lead, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Barrow-in-Furness / Morecambe Asset.

Role Purpose:

• Accountable for generating production forecasts and monitoring performance to maximise economic hydrocarbon production from the Morecambe asset through to end of field life.
• Provide production engineering expertise to optimise asset performance and support business objectives.
• Manage subsurface and reserves reporting activities to support safe and effective operations.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across production, subsurface and information management activities.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the Production Management Standard for the business.
• Generate and regularly update life-of-field production forecasts for the Morecambe asset.
• Monitor production performance against forecasts, providing analysis, recommendations and reporting to the Asset Leadership Team.
• Coordinate daily, weekly and monthly production reviews to ensure wells and facilities are optimised.
• Analyse production loss events and ensure robust root cause investigations and learnings are captured.
• Identify production bottlenecks, risks and improvement opportunities to maximise asset performance.
• Ensure production threats are recognised and effectively mitigated.
• Manage production regulatory consents and maintain compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Manage the hydrocarbon value chain through accurate production and emissions allocation.
• Lead reserves and resources reporting processes.
• Provide subsurface support to decommissioning activities, including well Plug & Abandonment planning.
• Manage NSTA Information and Samples Coordinator (ISC) requirements and ensure all regulatory obligations are met.
• Act as a Lead Investigator using Kelvin TopSet investigation techniques as required.
• Undertake any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Degree qualified, ideally in a Production Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Subsurface or related discipline.
• Strong Production Engineering/Petroleum Engineering skillset.
• Ability to critically evaluate and validate production forecasts.
• Experience of production optimisation and performance monitoring within the oil and gas sector.
• Knowledge of hydrocarbon accounting processes and production allocation.
• Experience of reserves and resources reporting.
• Understanding of UK regulatory requirements and compliance obligations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary asset teams.
• Knowledge of investigation methodologies, including Kelvin TopSet, would be advantageous.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on a key UK offshore gas asset.
• Influence production strategy and asset performance through to end of field life.
• Varied role combining production, subsurface and regulatory responsibilities.
• Collaborative and technically focused working environment.
• Competitive contract opportunity.