Production Engineering Technician

Permian Resources; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Permian Resources in Midland, TX seeks a Production Engineering Technician to support post drilling and completions asset operations with a primary focus on the South Delaware Basin. The role is 80% analytical/reporting and 20% field-adjacent technical support, building and maintaining recurring production reporting and ensuring data quality for informed decisions.

Responsibilities include analyzing production and downtime data, supporting monthly/quarterly leadership reports, and coordinating

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in oil, gas, or energy production or a related field.
• Strong analytical and data quality skills.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical and field audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve recurring production reporting (flare volume, downtime, deferred production, workover cost, artificial lift performance) across the SDB Texas and PR asset base.
• Analyze production and downtime data to identify trends and surface cost or efficiency opportunities.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues across production data sources before leadership reporting.
• Support monthly and quarterly reporting packages and materials for department leadership.
• Coordinate with field personnel to validate data assumptions, downtime coding, and exception explanations.
• Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ad hoc projects as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Peloton WellView

SiteView

Spotfire

SQL/Databricks

Job description

Permian Resources (NYSE: PR) is seeking a Production Engineering Technician reporting to the Production Manager, supporting post drilling and completions asset operations with a primary focus on the South Delaware Basin (Texas surface footprint) and PR asset base, including flowback, artificial lift, workover, and gas compression. This role is approximately 80% analytical/reporting work and 20% field-adjacent technical support. The Technician will build and maintain the recurring production reporting, data quality checks, and field verification that keep the team's operating decisions grounded in accurate numbers.

General Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve recurring production reporting (flare volume, downtime, deferred production, workover cost, artificial lift performance) across the SDB Texas and PR asset base
• Analyze production and downtime data to identify trends, distinguish chronic vs. episodic events, and surface cost or efficiency opportunities for production engineers
• Identify and resolve data quality issues across production data sources (missing values, join errors, misclassifications) before they reach leadership reporting
• Support monthly and quarterly reporting packages and materials for department leadership
• Coordinate with field personnel as needed (foremen, pumpers, workover crews) to validate data assumptions, downtime coding, and exception explanations
• Communicate findings and documentation clearly to both technical (engineering) and non-technical (field) audiences
• Ad hoc projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in oil, gas, or energy production or a related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, Peloton WellView or SiteView, and Spotfire required

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL or Databricks query experience strongly preferred but not required
• Working knowledge of artificial lift, workover, flowback, or gas compression operations
• Familiarity with TxRRC, TCEQ, or EPA regulatory reporting requirements

Permian Resource is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.