Experienced Reservoir Engineer

Var energi; Sandnes; On-site; NOK 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company in Norway is seeking experienced Reservoir Engineers to join their subsurface team. The ideal candidates will have a minimum of five years’ experience and will lead reservoir engineering studies that support strategic business decisions. The company offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits in a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension and insurance schemes

Access to cabins

Additional days off

Comprehensive welfare package

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in reservoir engineering.
• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Responsibilities

• Lead, execute, and deliver reservoir engineering studies.
• Integrate data from subsurface disciplines.
• Conduct reservoirs-related studies and provide recommendations.

Skills

Reservoir engineering experience

Fluent in English

Communication skills

Job description

Job function: Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

Application Deadline: 31.12.2025

Ready to make an impact? We’re hiring reservoir engineer

Vår Energi is seeking experienced Reservoir 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 key contributor within multi-disciplinary teams, you will lead, execute, and deliver reservoir engineering studies that inform and support strategic business decisions.

Your assignments may include a combination of the following responsibilities:

• Integrating data and interpretations from a wide range of subsurface disciplines
• Conducting studies and providing recommendations on reservoir-related topics such as characterization and simulation, drainage strategies, reservoir management, well planning, drilling and well operations, and production Optimisation.
• Mentoring early-career colleagues to foster professional growth
• Participating in internal and external peer reviews as needed
• Attending license meetings with external stakeholders when required

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in reservoir engineering
• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated 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.

Vår Energi is one of the leading oil and gas companies in Norway and a major supplier of gas to Europe.

At a time when stable access to energy is a crucial part of European security policy, we have a particular responsibility to contribute with energy to millions of Europeans. At the same time, we have committed to ambitious climate targets, extensively reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The challenges ahead are great. As are our ambitions. Working to supply energy has perhaps never been more important and meaningful than now.