Snr Reservoir Engineer (CBM Experience required)

Position Description:

Provide high level technical expertise in the area of Reservoir Engineering to the Company’s Reservoir and Asset Managers. The role supports the Petroleum Engineering Departments key performance objectives of maximising reserves bookings, optimising field development and production.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for developing and maintaining the Asset Field Development Plans and associated reservoir simulations.

• Lead asset area reserves certification processes via reservoir modelling, accurate reporting and reservoir data gathering programs.

• Responsible for asset production long and short term production forecasting for business plans, budgets and field developments.

• Responsibility for engineering planning of pilot programs, predicting performance, monitoring and interpreting results.

• Advise on well data gathering programs and analyse results in exploration, appraisal and development wells including but not limited too permeability data acquisition, stress data and fluid compositions.

• Support the Asset continual improvement initiatives by studying and recommending optimal well spacing, infill drilling opportunities and enhanced recovery opportunities

• Actively support the Company’s commitment to occupational health and safety and the environment, including:

• Adopting standard safe work practices and procedures in accordance with the Company’s safety policies;

• Eliminating or reporting workplace hazards, taking part in safety drills and other activities and supporting the work of safety representatives and committees;

• Conducting activities in accordance with the Company’s environmental policies, codes and guidelines, in particular minimising energy and material usage in the workplace; and

• Actively adhering to the Company’s Human Resources policies.

Qualifications/Experience:

The following skills, qualifications and experience are required:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering or Science.

• CBM experience required

• A minimum of 10 years experience in the Petroleum industry with the specific reservoir management skills of simulation, field development planning and reservoir monitoring.

• The ideal candidate will have sufficient experience to contribute and/or lead project multidisciplinary projects and studies through to completion.

• Knowledge of other discipline tasks such as operations, drilling, facilities engineering, log analysis, geology and geophysics.

• Medium to high level business understanding particularly project economics and business planning.

• High level computing skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc)

• Exposure and knowledge of industry standard reservoir and production engineering software.

• Some travel and field work will be required in the performance of this role.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Self motivated, high initiative and adaptable.

• Well organised with attention to detail.

• Dedicated team player with ability to multi-task.

• Professional presentation and manner at all times.

• Sound written and oral communications skills with the ability to liaise with all levels of management and staff.

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