Consultant - Heavy Oil Operation and Production

Anton; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anton is seeking a Consultant - Heavy Oil to provide expert technical consultancy on heavy oil production operations, surface facilities, and steam generation. Based in Kuwait City, you will lead troubleshooting, risk assessment, and improvement initiatives, supporting multidisciplinary teams to optimize performance.

The role requires 15+ years in Oil & Gas, 5+ years in senior advisory positions, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Heavy Oil Production, Energy Management, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of Oil & Gas experience, including heavy oil operations.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior technical/consultant role.
• Extensive experience with heavy oil production systems and surface facilities.
• Experience in troubleshooting, RCA, risk mitigation, and performance improvement.
• Strong knowledge of HSE, risk assessment, and permit-to-work.
• Proficiency with MS Office and project-management tools; knowledge of asset-management systems is a plus.
• Strong written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Certifications in RCA/HAZOP/Lean Six Sigma/PMI are a plus.
• Professional engineering registration is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert consultancy on heavy oil production operations and facilities.
• Identify and resolve complex operational and technical challenges.
• Lead troubleshooting, assessments, and root-cause analyses.
• Develop mitigation plans and coordinate cross-discipline teams.
• Review practices, performance, reliability, and energy efficiency opportunities.
• Recommend initiatives to optimize production and reduce costs.
• Provide technical input on surface facilities, steam generation, and OTSG systems.
• Prepare technical reports, guidelines, risk assessments, and lessons learned.
• Mentor less experienced personnel and promote knowledge transfer.
• Support improvement initiatives across heavy oil operations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum/chemical engineering

Master’s degree in Petroleum/Heavy Oil or Energy Management

PhD in relevant field (advantage)

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Anton is a globally leading integrated oil and gas value-added management service company committed to delivering resource value-maximizing solutions for clients through three core elements: technology, management, and resources. Headquartered in Dubai with a worldwide business footprint, Anton employs approximately 7,000 professionals from over 30 countries and regions. Anton's long-term vision is to become a world-leading green energy technology service enterprise, growing together with clients and talent while driving high-quality development in the energy industry.

About the role

Position Title: Consultant - Heavy Oil

Department: On-sync Energy Management Services Company.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical consultancy and guidance on heavy oil production operations, equipment, and surface facilities.
• Identify, assess, and resolve complex operational and technical challenges affecting safe, reliable, and efficient heavy oil production.
• Lead troubleshooting, technical assessments, and root-cause analyses for significant or recurring operational issues.
• Develop practical mitigation plans and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective implementation of corrective actions.
• Review operating practices, production performance, equipment reliability, and recurring issues to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Recommend initiatives to optimize production performance, equipment reliability, energy efficiency, and operating costs.
• Provide technical assurance for operational changes, modifications, and improvement projects.
• Support the preparation and review of operating procedures, technical guidelines, risk assessments, and lessons learned.
• Monitor key performance indicators and advise management on operational risks, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, HSE, Process Safety, Inspection, Corrosion, and other technical teams to support integrated decision-making.
• Review and optimize chemical usage, handling, compatibility, treatment effectiveness, and performance in heavy oil operations.
• Support compliance with applicable HSE requirements, technical standards, operating procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate and promote new technologies, digital tools, and data-driven solutions to improve operational efficiency, reliability, safety, and production performance.
• Provide technical input on heavy oil production systems, steam generation and injection, OTSG systems, surface facilities, and related equipment.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, recommendations, action plans, and management briefings.
• Provide technical mentoring, coaching, and knowledge transfer to less experienced personnel.
• Support continuous improvement, operational assurance, and risk-management initiatives across heavy oil operations.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Heavy Oil Production, Energy Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant Oil & Gas experience, including significant experience in heavy oil production, operations, surface facilities, production optimization, and technical support.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior technical, specialist, advisory, or consultant-level role.
• Extensive experience in heavy oil production operations, including production systems, steam generation and injection, OTSG technology, and related surface facilities.
• Proven experience in technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, operational assurance, performance improvement, and risk mitigation.
• Strong understanding of production optimization, equipment reliability, process performance monitoring, and operational risk management.
• Experience reviewing operating procedures, technical standards, process data, performance trends, and engineering documentation.
• Strong knowledge of HSE requirements, risk assessment, permit-to-work systems, and process safety practices.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools such as MS Project; familiarity with enterprise asset management and production reporting systems is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively under operational pressure, manage multiple priorities, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills; Arabic is an advantage.
• Training or certification in Root Cause Analysis, HAZOP/HAZID, process safety, production optimization, reliability engineering, or similar areas is preferred.
• Professional engineering registration or membership with a recognized engineering body is an advantage.
• Project management or continuous improvement certification such as PMP or Lean Six Sigma is an advantage.
• PhD in a relevant engineering or energy discipline is an advantage.