Subsurface Engineer at Amaiden Energy Nigeria

Job Type: Contracts
Job Nature: Normal (8 Hours daily)

Job Description
Main Functions:

• Provide guidance to support the Reservoir & Subsurface Leadership Team in achieving desired performance objectives
• Support / Advise Reservoir and Subsurface functional staff to aid in maintaining high technical standards
• Develop plans / programs as required by the Reservoir Management team
• Guide / support reservoir engineers to establish and implement plans that meet reservoir and subsurface engineering requirements
• Experienced in subsurface engineering and able to perform / guide detailed well completion design basis, including well design and performance modeling
• Perform / guide well intervention and other studies to evaluate various well completion schemes and to investigate technical issues
• Perform all related studies necessary to design well completions, including extended-reach, sand control, thermal and hydraulic stresses, inflow performance and other evaluations
• Lead and/or participate in Peer Reviews to ensure high technical standards are maintained
• Provide necessary input to drilling, facilities, and other groups as required to support projects
• Willing to mentor less experienced reservoir and subsurface engineers in performing well design, work over assessments and other studies
• Document results in a comprehensive and understandable format, both in written and in graphic forms
• Provide timely and focused updates of results/plans to management/partners/others

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop project-specific strategies with the Project Team to address identified risks and challenges
• Support risk assessments and studies as defined in the Project Risk Management Plan, and ensure results are addressed as relevant field work is executed
• Support uncertainty analysis studies and value of information assessments for data acquisition plans
• Share safety-related Learned across project(s) and within the company
• May facilitate Reservoir/Subsurface Functional Team meetings
• May be assigned other services / studies by the Reservoir/Subsurface Leadership Team
• Maintains a high degree of ethical conduct
• Ability to work in environment with changing priorities
• Develop / deliver technical presentations
• Provide regulatory compliance support as required

Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent
• 10+ years of demonstrated work experience in Subsurface and Reservoir Engineering positions in Oil & Gas Industry
• Exceptional knowledge of subsurface engineering fundamentals and technical skills
• Experienced in building, running and evaluating dynamic models to evaluate various technical issues
• Capability to identify issues and solutions and conduct evaluations independently
• Willingness to direct and guide the work of less experienced engineers
• Working knowledge of reservoir management practices, processes, and expectations.
• Ability and desire to function in an integrated project team environment, develop successful working relationships with emphasis on effective communications in an integrated team environment
• Must be able to effectively communicate / influence multiple levels, from Senior Level Manager to worker
• Willingness to travel / live away from home for extended time periods
• No training will be provided (other than company specific safety standards and procedures)