Consulting Engineer

Job Overview

This role involves managing hydrocarbon operational activities within the oil and gas sector, ensuring effective collaboration with all relevant stakeholders to maximize social and economic benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee review processes for all drilling activities including well design documentation prior to drilling commencement for any field or area.
• Manage monitoring programs for various well types (production platform wells, injection wells, subsea wells) ensuring compliance with periodic inspection and maintenance standards aligned with global industry benchmarks.
• Plan quarterly well abandonment report reviews covering abandonment justifications, environmental impact assessments of proposed operations, and mitigation strategies to reduce such impacts.
• Supervise examination of oil companies' requests for additional water needed in exploration and drilling, assess water quality, review sources availability, and evaluate required boreholes and target aquifers.
• Administer review and follow-up on development plans and programs submitted by licensees in concession areas, including annual exploration plans, quarterly exploration reports, annual discovery assessment plans, annual development plans, quarterly development summaries, and bi-annual production activity reports.
• Review annual hydrocarbon reserve reports per reservoir and field, plus any new data significantly affecting reserve estimates.
• Coordinate review of monthly and annual production reports.
• Manage activities related to discovery report evaluations.
• Oversee monitoring and implementation of licensee plans and programs ensuring compliance.
• Review and analyze licensee requests, provide feedback, and recommend approval or rejection according to applicable laws and regulations.
• Offer technical support to licensees on related matters.
• Supervise technical assistance in investigations of petroleum-related incidents including well blowouts, oil spills, and pipeline leaks.
• Manage field supervision of new discoveries, including follow-up on testing and related studies.
• Facilitate monitoring and evaluation of geological and engineering studies conducted by licensed companies to sustain production levels.
• Conduct technical reviews of drilling methods employed by licensees, assessing operational success and advising on improvements.
• Support development of technical training programs for department staff and oversee related projects backed by companies and governmental entities.
• Represent the department in committees associated with competitions, projects, contractors, and joint company committees.
• Provide expert representation at technical conferences, meetings, and relevant internal and international forums.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, administrative sciences, or any related field.
• A master's degree in an engineering discipline, administrative sciences, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the relevant field.