Senior Production Engineer

Brunel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking a Senior Production Engineer in Houston, Texas, for a year-long contract. The role involves supporting the maturation and execution of well intervention activities, requiring 10+ years of petroleum engineering experience and 5+ years in production operations management. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to safety, possess significant well intervention experience, and have experience with Petroleum Experts Prosper software. This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a dedicated team in the energy sector.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of petroleum engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience in production operations management.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support the maturation and execution of well intervention activities.
• Understand and adhere to Shell safety guidelines.
• Take ownership of intervention activities from framing through execution.

Skills

Petroleum engineering experience

Production operations management

Well intervention experience

Safety adherence

Petroleum Experts Prosper software

Wellbore calculations

Integrated team collaboration

Education

BS Degree in related technical field

Job description

Brunel is currently looking for a Senior Production Engineer to join one of our clients on a 1 year contract to start with. This Senior Production Engineer will be part of a well‑invention team focused on the near‑term maturation and execution of well‑invention activities. The successful candidate will have 10+ years of petroleum engineering experience with 5+ years of experience directly supporting production management and optimization and a proven track record of safely and effectively delivering well intervention activities.

Purpose and Accountabilities:

• Over a few months directly support the maturation & execution of 10-15 well intervention activities
• Quickly understand and adhere to Shell safety guidelines and standards when delivering work
• Learn and adopt Shell processes to deliver intervention work
• Take ownership of the maturation of intervention activities from framing through execution
• Work well with integrated team consisting of Production Engineer, Reservoir Engineer, Wells Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Process Engineer, Offshore Operations
• Effectively manage key stakeholders with immediate team and with operations

Skills and Requirements:

• BS Degree in related technical field with 10+ years of petroleum engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience supporting production operations in a well and reservoir management capacity
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage production operations
• Significant well intervention experience specifically around stimulation/pumping activities
• Demonstrated commitment to safety with a track record of following defined safety guidelines and standards to deliver work
• Experience with Petroleum Experts Prosper software and the ability to perform wellbore calculations
• Ability to drive maturation of work in an integrated team without any formal authority
• Deepwater experience is a plus but not required