Production Engineering Supervisor - Permian Job Listing at BHP Billiton in Houston, TX (Job ID bhpbilliton-753607)

Energy, Metals & Mining

Production Engineering Supervisor - Permian
Job number:
NASPQ753607

CSG:
Petroleum

Business / Project:
Production

Job type:
Full Time Regular (USA)

Location:
US - Texas - Houston
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PURPOSE

The incumbent will be a key member of a multi-functional Production Unit (PU), and will lead and coordinate activity for the Production Engineering team. Team responsibilities include: well and production optimization, well integrity management, well surveillance, well intervention planning, allocation and production reporting support, short term forecasting, and completion optimization support.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

The incumbent will be responsible to:

Supervise Permian Production Engineering team

Lead, coach and mentor production engineering team to deliver business plan

Ensure team support well surveillance and production optimization activities

Ensure quality well integrity management plan in compliance to company and regulatory standards

Ensure production engineering support in completion design optimization via analysis of well data

Ensure design and optimization of artificial lift

Coordinate periodic multi-functional well reviews

Mentor and Support junior engineers in daily monitoring of wells

Review and approve wellwork activity and draft procedures

Ensure team support for Operations on basic flow assurance, fluid management (oil, gas, water), and metering

Support well allocation quality assurance process

Review and approve regulatory well reporting

Ensure quality short term production forecasts are prepared to support business processes

Support of rig and frac schedule optimization

Support of surface engineering team in design of processing facilities

Participate in development of annual budgets (Capital, Operating, and volumes)

Participate in development of the Business Planning Process - Field Depletion Plan, the Life of Asset Plan, the Closure Plan, the Resource Development Plan, etc.

Report and present results of team work as required.

Develop and maintain networks and working relationships with key peers and colleagues in other asset teams

Adhere to Corporate Guide to Business Conduct

Adhere to HSEC Policy and Management Standards

Support HSEC initiatives and ensure compliance with the agreed HSEC procedures and practices of all activities in areas of discipline responsibility
BEHAVIOURAL & LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Leadership Model:

Vision

Accountability

Credibility

Action Orientation

Communication

Collaboration

Judgement

Feedback & Recognition

Other:

Ability to Influence

Highly Organized
KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The incumbent will work closely with:

* Production Engineering Manager
* Production Engineers within team
* Production Allocations and Reporting team
* Well Interventions Team
* Reservoir Engineers
* Operations Team
* Drilling and Completions Team
* Geologists
* Central Engineering
* Surface Engineering
* JV Partners
* Regulatory team
Direct Reports:

7-9 Production Engineers and Technical Assistants

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications:

BS Degree in Engineering

Experience:

+10 years relevant engineering experience

Operating company experience

Prefer shale operational experience

Prefer wellwork procedure experience

Prefer Artificial lift design and optimization experience

Languages:

English required
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Advertised:
10 Dec 2012 Central Standard Time