Production Engineer, Remote Operations Centre (Control Room)

Petronas

$100K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (3 years experience) or Production Technologist Diploma (5 years experience) required
  • Strong background in production operations, particularly in gas wells and compressor station optimization
  • Knowledge of BC operations and Oil and Gas Commission regulations is a plus
  • Familiarity with industry software such as PI AF, PI Vision, SCADA, Maximo, Virtuwell, Piper, and Power BI is beneficial
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build relationships in an open environment
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Analytical and problem-solving capabilities essential for production and financial analysis

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize and communicate daily activities for production operations in conjunction with ROC Operators and Integrated Schedulers
  • Contribute to a weekly planning cycle while monitoring production and financial impacts
  • Perform production analysis including pigging optimization and anomaly detection
  • Deliver setpoint optimization and track failures effectively
  • Develop and maintain optimization tools using technology like PI Vision and Power BI
  • Manage the artificial lift program; act as a subject matter expert
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for analysis and reporting

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and bonus programs
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including a generous spending account
  • Casual yet professional dress code
  • Opportunities to contribute to a rapidly growing organization
  • Engagement in community support and volunteer initiatives
  • Annual employee-directed charity donation initiative
  • Support for ongoing training and professional development
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

We have implemented PETRONAS Digital Collaboration Centre (PDCC), located in the Calgary head office. The PDCC includes a Remote Operations Centre (ROC) as well as supporting cross-functional teams, working together to optimize the performance and operation of our field assets.

We have a fantastic role for a highly motivated professional who is passionate about leveraging technology to provide technical expertise to the field operations execution team while demonstrating safety as a top priority. As part of the ROC team, you will collaborate with ROC Operators, Schedulers, and Planners in real time to ensure the optimization of production while minimizing operation costs. You will be responsible for developing new tools and improve existing tools, in service of short-term optimization and operations management while collaborating with subject matter experts on longer-term initiatives.

You will be based in our Calgary head office on a 7-days-on, 7-days-off schedule, working 12-hour day shifts.

This is a safety sensitive position, and therefore you are required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:
  • Prioritize and communicate daily production operation activities for wells, water and compressors; working alongside the ROC Operators and Integrated Schedulers
  • Actively contribute to the 7-day work planning cycle while monitoring real-time production and financial impacts and shifting priorities as required
  • Perform production and financial analysis including pigging optimization, well down tracking, as well as identifying production trends and anomalies
  • Deliver effective setpoint optimization and failure tracking
  • Use technology (PI Vision, Power BI) to create and maintain tools for optimization and troubleshooting
  • Own and manage the artificial lift program. This includes being a subject matter expert for build up timers, plunger lift and gas lift, artificial lift candidate identification, continuous improvement of well production
  • Collaborate and engage with cross-functional stakeholders including production accounting, marketing, HSSE, for daily/weekly analysis


WHAT YOU BRING:
  • A Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with a minimum 3 years of relevant experience OR Production Technologist Diploma with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
  • Strong production operations background, including gas well, compressor station optimization and operation
  • Exposure to BC operations, Oil and Gas Commission regulations and field experience would be an asset
  • Knowledge of industry and tech programs including PI AF, PI Vision, SCADA, Maximo, Virtuwell, Piper and Power BI are an asset
  • Capable of working effectively in an open space work environment with multiple stakeholders
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills along with strong listening skills
  • The ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with field operations staff


Job postings are typically only open for applications for two weeks so please submit your resume today.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM:
  • Competitive compensation and bonus programs
  • Top tier benefit package, including a generous Health and Wellness Spending Account and Savings Plan
  • Dress for your day - a casual yet professional environment
  • Ability to contribute to a dynamic organization with large growth ambitions
  • Making a positive difference in our communities through volunteerism, community support and providing opportunities to those in the areas where we operate
  • Annual employee-directed charity donation program
  • Support for training and professional development

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