Exploitation Engineer (Development Planning)

Petronas

  • Calgary, AB
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
At PETRONAS Canada, we are committed to building Canada’s energy future – and people are fundamental to our success. We foster a culture of open collaboration and empowerment across our team of skilled professionals, while supporting career development opportunities. To support our growth plans, we are looking for can-do problem solvers to join our team who are innovative and passionate about driving strong safety, operational and sustainability performance in everything we do. Our unique culture and commitment to growth makes the company a great place to build your career.THE ROLE:
We’re expanding our Development team, and have an opportunity for an Exploitation Engineer to join our dynamic organization in Calgary. Reporting to the Manager of Development Planning, you play a pivotal role in optimizing the development of our significant Montney unconventional resource landbase. As a key player, you will lead initiatives that drive growth, in an efficient and value focused way.HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:
  • Project manage the medium term (10-15 years) development plan through integrated activities with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes appraisal planning, identifying development opportunities, building executable drilling location inventory, planning associated infrastructure and egress networks, and conducting economic evaluations and analysis
  • Develop and refine growth opportunities through optimized area planning and scenario evaluation, in collaboration with subsurface, execution and strategy teams
  • Contribute to the progression of Field Development Planning workflows, ensuring they meet corporate governance milestones for necessary updates and approvals
  • Enhance area engineering activities by identifying improvement opportunities through benchmarking and researching industry best practices and emerging trends
  • Conduct technical research to support field development, which includes gathering data/information, conducting surveys, developing data models, analyzing data, and interpretating results
  • Collaborate with Business Development and Marketing functions to optimize midstream commitments and align with business strategies
  • Work with a multi-disciplined team to identify and evaluate development trials and optimization opportunities to maximize the value of assets
  • Provide support to the petroleum engineering team in booking corporate reserves and working with third party evaluators to ensure comprehensive assessments and interpretations are completed
WHAT YOU BRING:
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in a Development/Exploitation Engineering role or in an engineering project management role supporting a development discipline
  • Proven work experience within unconventional resources with a thorough understanding of all aspects involved in managing a resource play
  • Strong working knowledge and proficiency in Val Nav, Enersight, GeoScout, Generwell, or equivalent
  • Detailed Development planning experience including the creation and optimization of full field development plans and models
  • Working knowledge and experience in prediction of type curves and production performance for unconventional reservoirs is an asset
  • Experience in production and/or reservoir engineering will be considered a benefit
  • Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively work with cross functional teams and engage others to support projects and initiatives
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to tailor messages appropriately to address the target audience
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects simultaneouslyTop of Form
  • Strong analytical and project-management skills, with demonstrated competency to multi-task and be agile when priorities change
Job postings are typically only open for applications for two weeks so please submit your resume today.WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM:Flexible arrangement options including working from home and a compressed work week with Friday afternoons off (office-based roles)Dress for your day - a casual yet professional environmentAbility to contribute to a dynamic organization with large growth ambitionsCompetitive compensation and bonus programsTop tier benefit package, including a generous Health Spending Account and Savings PlanMaking a positive difference in our communities through volunteerism, community support and providing opportunities to those in the areas where we operateAnnual employee-directed charity donation programSupport for training and professional developmentPETRONAS Canada would like to thank all applicants for their interest in joining our team; however only the candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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