Senior Production Engineer: Gas Lift & Field Optimization

Discovery Natural Resources; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Natural Resources LLC is seeking a Production Engineer to oversee the full lifecycle of production projects in the Denver area. You will lead conceptualization through optimization, supervising surface processing and downhole lift design, while coordinating procurement, logistics, and safety programs.

The role emphasizes maximizing production economics and ensuring compliance with governmental and contractual requirements, with 5+ years in oil and gas engineering preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of progressive oil & gas production engineering experience, with emphasis on gas lift development.
• Experience in well construction design, directional drilling, rig operations, logging, cementation, stimulation design/operations, logistics, wireline, wellbore cleanup, and/or fishing.
• Familiarity with energy industry software (PowerBI, Spotfire, ARIES, WellView, SiteView, ProCount Suites, AFE Navigator; Ignition, Carte, PipeSim).

Responsibilities

• Oversee production engineering responsibilities from conceptualization to optimization for the assigned area.
• Supervise surface processing and downhole lift design, procurement, logistics, and safety efforts.
• Manage project costs, onsite operations, and regulatory/contractual compliance.
• Focus on maximizing economical production and maintaining well lifecycle from turn-in to abandonment.

Skills

Oil & gas experience

Production engineering

Gas lift knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

PowerBI

Spotfire

ARIES

WellView

SiteView

ProCount Suites

AFE Navigator

Ignition

Carte

PipeSim

Job description

Discovery Natural Resources LLC is seeking a Production Engineer to oversee the full lifecycle of production projects in the Denver area. You will lead conceptualization through optimization, supervising surface processing and downhole lift design, while coordinating procurement, logistics, and safety programs.

The role emphasizes maximizing production economics and ensuring compliance with governmental and contractual requirements, with 5+ years in oil and gas engineering preferred.