Senior Well Intervention Engineer

Elsa Talent Solutions Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a well intervention specialist with over 12 years of experience in the field. The role involves planning, executing, and coordinating well intervention operations, ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards. Candidates should have a degree in engineering and proven experience managing vessel operations. The position offers a chance to contribute technical expertise in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of oil & gas experience, with at least 10 years in well intervention.
• Proven track record in managing vessel operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and optimize well intervention operations.
• Lead and manage interventions involving slickline, electric line, and coiled tubing.
• Coordinate with teams to develop and execute interventions efficiently.

Skills

Planning and executing interventions

Well integrity diagnosis

Offshore and onshore operations

Coordinating multidisciplinary teams

Education

Degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

Description

• Plan, execute, and optimize well intervention operations, ensuring they meet reservoir, production, and integrity objectives.
• Lead and manage interventions involving slickline, electric line, coiled tubing, hydraulic workover, zonal isolation, and well stimulation.
• Prepare and review well intervention programs and procedures, ensuring they comply with regulatory and safety standards.
• Coordinate with subsurface, production, drilling, and service company teams to develop and execute interventions efficiently.
• Oversee vessel operations and logistics for offshore intervention campaigns.
• Support rig-based operations for offline intervention activities, such as pre-P&A tasks and perforation.
• Develop intervention strategies for well integrity restoration, surveillance, enhancement, and plug & abandonment.
• Ensure all intervention activities adhere to budget and regulatory requirements, including OPEX and Production CAPEX planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve challenges during intervention execution, ensuring minimal operational delays.
• Contribute technical expertise in deepwater well intervention and act as a subject‑matter expert where required.
• Monitor well intervention KPIs and report on performance, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.

Requirement

• Degree in engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 12 years of oil & gas experience, with at least 10 yearsin well intervention (slickline, electric line, coiled tubing, hydraulic workover stimulation, fishing, well integrity, etc.).
• Proven track record of planning and executing interventions(workovers, stimulation, gas lift, workover re‑completion, P&A,fishing, zonal isolation, well surveillance, well integritydiagnostics).
• Familiarity with offshore and onshore operations (deepwaterexperience is often a plus).
• Familiar with the regulatory requirement on well intervention,i.e. routine, non‑routine, PE-IWR, budget process (OPEX, ProdCapex etc).
• Experience in managing vessel operations and support for wellintervention.
• Capable with proven track record in supporting rig operationsfor offline activities related to well interventions, i.e. pre- P&A,offline perforation etc.
• Experience in managing deepwater intervention operations is aplus.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams (subsurface,drilling, production, service companies).