Field Technical Advisor Intern

PF Holdings; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

PF Holdings in Pleasanton, CA seeks an engineering-intern to support design, development and operation of well stimulation services. You will gain exposure to high-level technical advice, project coordination and data review in a field-focused environment.

The role requires active progress toward a bachelor’s degree in engineering, strong math and science skills, and the ability to communicate clearly. Expect a full-time schedule and hands-on experience across engineering, operations and safety

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled and working towards bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Knowledge of mathematical and scientific principles.
• Ability to assess and evaluate situations utilizing scientific, geological and operational education.
• Ability to draft technical reports.
• Ability to use and apply mathematics and scientific principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with management directives and policies by engineering, operations, and safety departments in assigned district.
• Assist operations with pre-job rig up process, quality control tests, material inventory, job setup, and equipment layout review to ensure fleet meets customer’s expectations.
• Conduct daily operations and safety location audits and review findings with supervisor and crew.
• Coordinate technical equipment to ensure proper operations and maintenance schedule.
• Monitor injection rates and pressures, perform quality control and development, and submit post-job assessments, evaluations, recommendations, analyses, and reports.
• Perform real-time monitoring and evaluation of well stimulation services performed for customers as needed.
• Analyze and evaluate issues involving job-site technical, operational, design, engineering, and geological issues and confer with and advise customer representatives of recommended solutions to issues involving jobs being performed for the customer.
• Collect samples of customer fluids for initial testing prior to treatment of reservoir and evaluate test results to determine proper fluids use for job as designed.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Mathematics

Scientific principles

Engineering knowledge

Technical reporting

English literacy

Education

Engineering degree in progress

Job description

Learn how to provide a high level of technical advice, counsel, management, and support in connection with the design, development and operation of well stimulation services utilizing specialized academic training in science, mathematics, and communications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with management directives and policies, processes and procedures by engineering, operations, and safety departments in assigned district.
• Assist operations with pre-job rig up process, quality control tests, material inventory, job setup, and equipment layout review to ensure fleet meets customer’s expectations.
• Conduct daily operations and safety location audits and review findings with supervisor and crew.
• Coordinate technical equipment to ensure proper operations and maintenance schedule.
• Monitor injection rates and pressures, perform quality control and development, and submit post-job assessments, evaluations, recommendations, analyses, and reports.
• Perform real-time monitoring and evaluation of well stimulation services performed for customers as needed.
• Analyze and evaluate issues involving job-site technical, operational, design, engineering, and geological issues and confer with and advise customer representatives of recommended solutions to issues involving jobs being performed for the customer.
• Collect samples of customer fluids for initial testing prior to treatment of reservoir and evaluate test results to determine proper fluids use for job as designed.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Educational and Other Requirements:

• Actively enrolled and working towards bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Knowledge of mathematical and scientific principles.
• Ability to assess and evaluate situations utilizing scientific, geological and operational education.
• Ability to draft technical reports.
• Ability to use and apply mathematics and scientific principles.

Mental and Physical Requirements:

• Knowledge of higher level mathematics and applicable scientific, technical, geological and engineering principals and demonstrated proficiency in application of these principals to services provided by company to its clients.
• Able to read, speak and write English.
• Ability to use sophisticated computer software programs to achieve job functions.
• Strong physical and mental health to maintain demanding workload.
• Able to work under stressful conditions at times.
• Communication – verbal and written communication, communication with personnel and vendors.
• Seeing - computer screen usage.
• Climbing - able to go up and down stairs.
• Position will require a minimum of 40 hours per week dependent on workload.
• Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Strong work ethics of integrity and honesty strives for excellence in all activities employing accompanying communication.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
• Performs day‑to‑day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships and maintaining them over time.
• Dependable, reliable, fulfills responsibilities.

This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification and is subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an employee/applicant be unable to perform the functions or requirements due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the employee/applicant when possible.