Production Engineer

This position will be part of the oil and gas field operations team, being a key role to perform production control, monitoring, and optimization of Golfinho Field, offshore Brazil.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate records of operational and production reports using best practices 

• Actively contribute to the implementation of digitalization initiatives within the production team 

• Track and classify production activities and losses and follow-up the root-cause analysis of production losses to define corrective actions to restore production 

• Contribute to identification of gaps to operational envelopes and work in conjunction with multidisciplinary team to implement corrective actions 

• Support the well test planning and execution 

• Contribute to execution of optimization projects such as chemical and gas fuel optimization 

• Contribute to production performance reviews 

• Contribute to analysis of management of changes; ensure queries are identified and directed to the management team; actively participate and raise risk assessment exercises such as HAZID/HAZOP by providing technical advice and following-up mitigation plans 

• Be comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team 

• While working offshore: 

• Execute troubleshoot procedures, leading problem solving to restore production 

• Monitor, analyze production performance and identify gaps to production potential and targets; execute and contribute to the surveillance plan offshore 

• Focal point aboard of the FPSO for subsea and well intervention activities when necessary 

• Actively participated in incident/accident investigations using root-cause analysis methodology 

• Actively participate in root-cause analysis of production losses events 

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in any field of Engineering; preferably Petroleum Engineering 

Experience:

• +3 years of experience in production engineering field and oil and gas operations in deepwater environment, preferably in brownfield environment; Wellsite experience is a plus 

• Skilled in executing wells’ start-up / shut-down procedures and in production optimization (e.g.: artificial lift optimization such as gas lift and MOBO/ESP) 

• Knowledge of flow assurance aspects of deepwater fields; production accounting and well testing programming; well and subsea integrity management 
• Experience with production surveillance tools and software (e.g.: SCADA, PI). 

• Knowledge of offshore production facilities, well operations, and intervention techniques