Job Family Group: Engineering Group
Job Description: The Eagle Ford Chemical Program position is to protect the long-term integrity and production capacity of the asset through a disciplined, data-driven chemical program. The intent of the role is to work closely with the production and facility engineering teams of the business, chemical SME, and chemical field technician to ensure that every chemical applied in the field is tied to a defined treatment objective - corrosion and scale control, flow assurance, H₂S management, or separation performance - and to a measurable, cost-justified outcome at the well, facility, and route level.
The role is intended to translate operating needs, production data, analytical results, and integrity findings into executable treatment strategies. As well as holding single-point accountability for program performance, vendor delivery, budget, data quality, and continuous improvement across the asset.
Serve as the single point of accountability for the Eagle Ford chemical program, including corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, paraffin treatments, emulsion breakers, methanol, H₂S scavenger, biocides, batch treatments, and other specialty chemicals. Own the program from strategy and planning through field implementation, performance monitoring, optimization, and vendor management.
Key AccountabilitiesThe role is accountable for cost forecast, budgeting, invoices and purchase orders, chemical-vendor performance, chemical usage optimization, program updates, and coordination of applicable MOCs and work-management activities.
Program Ownership and Optimization- Develop and maintain the Eagle Ford chemical-management strategy, annual plan, budget, performance targets, risks, and improvement roadmap.
- Establish treatment philosophies and governance for continuous injection, batch treatments, H₂S scavenging, methanol, emulsion breakers, and specialty applications.
- Use production conditions, chemical usage, analytical results, operating feedback, and integrity data to identify under-treatment, over-treatment, poor performance, and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Maintain clear roles, escalation paths, decision rights, and handoffs among Program Engineering, Operations, Production Engineering, Facility Engineering, Integrity Management, Finance, Supply Chain, and vendors.
Technical Performance and Integrity- Monitor chemical injection rates, batch-treatment execution, H₂S scavenger efficiency, inhibitor residuals, corrosion coupons, water chemistry, bacteria, solids, emulsions, and oil-analysis results.
- Coordinate corrective actions when treatment performance falls outside established targets or analytical data indicates elevated corrosion, scale, bacteria, separation, or flow-assurance risk.
- Maintain a closed-loop relationship with Integrity Management so corrosion-monitoring and inspection results inform chemical-treatment decisions, and chemical-program changes trigger reassessment where appropriate.
- Support failure investigations and root-cause analyses where chemical performance, corrosion, scale, bacteria, paraffin, emulsion, or H₂S may be contributing factors.
Vendor, Commercial, and Cost Management- Own program-level chemical-vendor relationships and establish expectations for safety, service quality, technical support, chemical delivery, equipment reliability, reporting, responsiveness, and cost.
- Lead vendor performance reviews, track actions to closure, and escalate recurring performance issues.
- Develop the annual chemical forecast and track actual spending, treatment rates, product costs, and variances.
- Validate invoices, purchase orders, delivered volumes, chemical usage, and applicable service charges.
- Partner with Supply Chain on sourcing strategies, bid evaluations, contracts, renewals, product trials, and commercial improvements.
- Partner with Chemicals Subject Matter Expert on technical oversight, treatment philosophy guidance, chemistry expertise, benchmarking, vendor evaluations, emerging technology assessments, and strategic support for optimization of the Eagle Ford chemical program.
Data, Reporting, and Governance- Maintain accurate chemical inventories, treatment recommendations, injection rates, usage records, analytical results, cost data, vendor actions, and program risks.
- Provide routine program updates covering safety, treatment effectiveness, reliability, cost, emerging risks, and required decisions.
- Maintain auditable program documentation, technical recommendations, KPI records, vendor reviews, and analytical-data files.
- Coordinate MOCs, risk assessments, and site-specific documentation when chemical products, treatment strategies, equipment, or operating conditions change.
Work Environment & Leadership Expectations- Operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with shifting priorities and tight execution timelines.
- Demonstrate ownership, urgency, adaptability, proactive communication, and disciplined follow-through.
- Build productive working relationships across Facilities Engineering, Automation, Operations, Construction, Maintenance, Supply Chain, HSE, vendors, and engineering contractors.
- Prioritize competing demands while maintaining design quality, safety, documentation, and stakeholder alignment
Essential Experience and Education- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline. Directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the specified degree.
- Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in upstream oil and gas operations, production chemistry, facilities engineering, integrity management, or chemical-program management.
- Minimum 5 years of direct experience supporting U.S. onshore production operations. Candidates without an engineering degree should have at least 10 years of directly relevant oil and gas production-chemistry or chemical-program experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions involving chemical performance, injection-system reliability, corrosion, scale, bacteria, paraffin, emulsions, or H₂S.
- Experience coordinating MOCs, risk assessments, and field implementation activities associated with chemical, equipment, or treatment-strategy changes.
- Strong analytical, financial, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with operational databases, chemical-management systems, SAP, Power BI, or similar business systems.
- Ability to lead cross-functional work across Operations, Engineering, Integrity Management, HSE, Finance, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and chemical vendors.
- Ability to travel to field locations, work in operating-facility environments, and comply with applicable field-access, driving, PPE, and HSE requirements.
Desirable Criteria- Demonstrated experience managing or optimizing production-chemical applications such as corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, paraffin treatments, emulsion breakers, H₂S scavengers, methanol, biocides, and batch treatments.
- Strong working knowledge of corrosion, scale, bacteria, paraffin, H₂S, emulsions, flow assurance, chemical compatibility, and production-separation performance.
- Experience interpreting production data, chemical usage, analytical results, corrosion-monitoring data, water chemistry, bacteria results, oil analysis, and integrity findings to make treatment decisions.
- Experience managing chemical vendors, technical-service expectations, product trials, program KPIs, budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, invoices, inventory, and cost optimization.
Compensation & BenefitsHow much do we pay (Base)?
$165,000-$194,000Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.
We offer a reward and wellbeing package designed to support your life both inside and outside of work. Benefits may include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Long-term incentive program
- 401(k) matching program
Travel Requirement:Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:Relocation may be negotiable for this role
Remote Type:This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:Collaboration, Communication, Conflict Management, Construction, Engineering codes, Engineering in Projects, Influencing, OMS and bp requirements, Presenting, Project execution planning, Project HSSE, Project Leadership, Quality, Risk Management, Safe design and operating limits, Schedule and resources, Stakeholder Management, standards and practices, Strategy and business case, Workload Prioritization
