Addax Petroleum Recruits Production Engineering/Services Manager

Job Duties/ Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:

• Identify oil rate enhancement opportunities
• Work with office based and field staff to successfully implement production enhancement projects and initiatives
• Review and analyse plant process performance on a regular basis and identify de-bottlenecking and plant optimisation improvements
• Apply new techniques, technology and equipment to increase oil production from existing assets
• Provide training and guidance to engineers and technical assistants as necessary.
• Identify solutions, by interpreting reservoir data with asset team in order to improve reservoir productivity.
• Develop an integrated asset model using Gap / Prosper modelling tools.
• Lead production planning efforts within the Operations department and interfacing with Asset Management and Facilities Departments as required.
• Manage production accounting assuring that all production reports are delivered to internal and external customers in a timely and accurate manner.
• Participate in conceptual design studies.
• Provide Production input at Factory acceptance testing and FEED Documents.
• Provide Production input at all Hazops and Hazids.
• Take responsibility for the integration of Production requirements within engineering design, and implementation of the required Operational Procedures into future oil and gas facilities.
• Provide answers for all technical queries from engineering group.
• Attend Project and other relevant meetings.
• Update current operational procedures for all assets.
• Key Performance Indicators/ Performance Goals:
• Incident free production operations in both planning, design and implementation of production optimization projects
• Meet or exceed production projections and within budget.
• New technology vs production increase part of production optimisation

Position Requirements

Education Qualification:

• A degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related discipline

Experience

• At least 10 years overall oilfield experience with 5 years’ experience at a management level in Production operations
• Strong mathematical modelling, process modelling, production process evaluation, plant/process optimization, process automation, and/or statistics skills
• Proven ability to increase process efficiency / performance and realize process optimization daily

Key Competencies Requirements:

Functional/Technical:

• Good written and spoken English and Computer Literate.
• In depth understanding of latest production optimisation tools.

Managerial:

• Supervisory, presentation and ability to develop staff.

Behavioural:

• Strong communication skills are essential along with an ability to collaborate effectively with operating and engineering staff as well as management.