Upstream Completions Engineer – Hybrid, Design & Optimize

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Exposure to innovative completion tech

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an Upstream Completions Engineer in Soweto to design, plan and execute well completion strategies, select equipment, and monitor post-completion performance. The role is hybrid, combining office and field work.

You will work with drilling and production teams to maximize hydrocarbon recovery, ensure well integrity, and support safe operations across upstream oil & gas projects in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in well completions engineering within the upstream Oil & Gas sector.
• Proven experience with open-hole, cased-hole, and intelligent completions.
• Solid understanding of artificial lift systems (e.g., ESPs, rod pumps, gas lift).
• Familiarity with wellbore integrity, formation damage, and stimulation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize well completion programs, including selection of completion string components, artificial lift systems, and stimulation techniques.
• Develop detailed completion procedures and contingency plans to address potential operational challenges.
• Oversee and supervise well completion operations on location, ensuring adherence to safety and operational standards.
• Analyze well performance data post-completion to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
• Collaborate with reservoir engineers to ensure completion designs align with reservoir objectives.
• Manage service providers and equipment suppliers involved in completion activities.

Skills

Well completions

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Open-hole completion

Cased-hole completion

Intelligent completions

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an Upstream Completions Engineer in Soweto to design, plan and execute well completion strategies, select equipment, and monitor post-completion performance. The role is hybrid, combining office and field work.

You will work with drilling and production teams to maximize hydrocarbon recovery, ensure well integrity, and support safe operations across upstream oil & gas projects in South Africa.