Exploration and Production (E&P) Capital Project Analyst

INDEPENDENT PROJECT ANALYSIS PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family health insurance reimbursement

Sabbatical after 6 years

Job summary

INDEPENDENT PROJECT ANALYSIS PRIVATE LIMITED is seeking an Exploration and Production Capital Project Analyst in Singapore. The role focuses on analyzing complex capital projects, linking business needs with project data, and delivering insights to clients with a consultative approach.

Candidate should have strong analytical skills, 5 years in related E&P roles, and a degree in engineering or science. Travel within Asia-Pacific is expected to support client engagements and project improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in engineering, science (physics, chemistry, petroleum, geology) or statistics.
• Minimum 5 years in related roles or E&P sector.
• Strong written and oral communication; client-facing experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project data and drive insights for capital projects.
• Prepare reports with clear, client-focused conclusions.
• Deliver verbal and virtual feedback and presentations to clients.
• Collaborate with project teams to improve competitiveness and relationships.

Skills

Client-facing

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering/science

Job description

Are you passionate about what makes complex capital projects really tick -are you curious how the business and projects worlds combine to deliver future assets? Are you interested in how the E&P world is transitioning? Do you love making connections and solving puzzles or problems? Are you that rare combination of detailed and focused, and yet youhave broad interests and ideas? Do you enjoy analytical research work while also comfortable being client-facing ?

About the Role

We have an opening in our Singapore office for an Exploration and Production Capital Project Analyst. The role is one with potential to become a consultant and trusted advisor in your specialisation in Industry.

IPA's client portfolio includes world-leading companies in the both heavy and light industries around the world. IPA has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, China, Australia, Brazil, and Singapore; as such, major industry leaders globally rely on us to assess the health of their capital project systems and provide recommendations to improve their performance. We examine cost, schedule, and asset quality, with a strong focus on risk management activities to drive project success. The IPA project databases are unique and the most comprehensive sources of capital project experience in existence.IPA takes a leading role in empirical research into the drivers of better projects and project systems, using our extensive databases of past project performance, and ensuring that research applies to project problems in AsiaPacific.

IPA Singapore seeks candidates for the Project Analyst position with strong analytical skills and intellectual curiosity who are looking to contribute as a thought leader. The candidate's interest in studying the factors that determine success in complex,technologically advanced projects and organisations is critical. Aptitude for and demonstrated skills to be a successful consultant include your ability to connect real life with data and vice versa, knowing when to ask more questions and when to just listen, and to back yourself as you learn and thrive (onrepeat).

IPA pays a competitive salary with excellent benefits, including family private health insurance reimbursement, and a paid 4-month sabbatical after every 6 years of continuous service for employees with good performance. We provide a supportive environment so that new members of staff can develop to their full potential.

Day in the Life

Responsibilities of the Project Analyst role includes:

• client-facing work to collect and analyse project technical data
• writing reports with insight and customer-focus
• delivery of verbal (including virtual delivery) feedback and public presentations
• working directly with capital project teams and project organisations to improve business competitiveness and grow the client relationship
• conduct research on the drivers of project success and failure using statistics and the projects database

Essential Skills

With the right combination of experience, curiosity, and relationship skills, our ideal candidate will be someone who can quickly take on a client engagement lead position to guide core clients through their capital project improvement journey. IPA analysts must have excellent written and oral communication skills and display the interpersonal skills needed to develop and maintain relationships at senior levels with client companies. The position requires solid analytical skills and the ability to analyse and understand various levels of metrics in the assessment of overall project status. Flexibility is on offer and a lifestyle of travelling extensively is part of the deal (with the virtual platform blend). Travel is primarily within AsiaPacific, although may extend to the United States, and is primarily on weekdays.

A minimum of 5 years working experience in related roles or the E&P sector, and a Bachelor Degree or Masters Degree (preferred) or equivalent in engineering, science (physics, chemistry,petroleum, geology) statistics, operations research, economics or allied fields is a requirement for the Project Analyst position. Previous experience in subsurface or well construction is an advantage.

Why IPA?

IPA is the preeminent global benchmarking and consultancy for capital projects. IPA guides capital-intensive organisations to establish the right combination of people, work process, and governance to maximise cost, schedule, safety, and operability performance. We have a dataset of nearly 26,000 capital projects as the basis of our work. Our clients are leading companies in process, extractive, and technology sectors who conduct capital projects in the petroleum, minerals, infrastructure, chemicals, infrastructure and renewables. IPA is committed to social and ethical responsibility, and all global offices initiate or participate in local charity initiatives to support those in need .