Experienced Petroleum/Production Engineers

Var energi; Sandnes; On-site; NOK 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An energy company is hiring experienced Petroleum/Production Engineers to optimize production and maximize reserves. Candidates will lead engineering studies and work with various teams. Minimum five years of experience and fluency in English are required. Competitive salary and benefits, along with a dynamic work environment, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension and insurance schemes

Access to cabins

Additional days off

Comprehensive welfare package

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in petroleum/production engineering.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Passion for digitalisation and continuous improvement.
• Experience working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Responsibilities

• Lead, perform, and deliver petroleum and production engineering studies.
• Maintain regular communication with offshore and onshore teams.
• Monitor well performance to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Work with Drilling and Reservoir Engineering teams.
• Provide expertise to field development projects.
• Represent the organisation in licence meetings.

Skills

Petroleum engineering

Production optimisation

Team collaboration

Fluency in English

Job description

Experienced Petroleum/Production Engineers

Work Location: Multiple locations

Job function: Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

Application Deadline: 31.12.2025

Ready to make an impact? We’re hiring petroleum/production engineers

Vår Energi is seeking experienced Petroleum/Production Engineers to join our subsurface team at one of our office locations. Successful candidates will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrate a proven track record of delivering value through the integration of key subsurface data to optimise production and maximise reserves at the well, reservoir, and field level.

We offer stimulating opportunities across both our operated and partner-operated portfolio.

Key responsibilities

As a senior contributor within multi-disciplinary teams, you will lead, perform, and deliver petroleum and production engineering studies to inform and support key business decisions.

• Maintain regular communication with the offshore Central Control Room and collaborate closely with onshore teams across disciplines, including Subsurface, Operations, Facilities/Subsea, and Drilling
• Monitor well performance to identify opportunities for production optimisation
• Work in partnership with Drilling, Well, and Reservoir Engineering teams on completion design for new wells and the implementation of new technologies
• Provide petroleum and production engineering expertise to field development projects
• Contribute to internal and external peer reviews as required
• Represent the organisation in licence meetings with external stakeholders, as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in petroleum/production engineering
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Passion for digitalisation and continuous improvement
• Experience working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

We are offering

• Challenging tasks in a dynamic and a strong competent environment with the opportunity to grow, learn and be creative
• Competitive salary and benefits such as pension, insurance schemes, loan arrangements, access to cabins, additional days off and a comprehensive welfare package
• Internationally diverse working environment and internal development opportunities
• To be a part of a company which believes in the future of the NCS and offers rewarding tasks and responsibilities across a diverse portfolio of assets for the right candidate
• A strong corporate culture where we are team players, with focus on new solutions, learning and integrity

Contact person

As part of our standard recruitment process, background checks will be performed on all final candidates. For this position, Vår Energi will also assess the applicant's security suitability, including affiliations to high-risk countries. Please note that the outcome of such assessments may affect the recruitment process and the possibility of employment.

As we are recruiting for multiple positions, we are reviewing applications on a continuous basis.