Senior Economist

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. 

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Play a pivotal role in our MENA finance team, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records while facilitating interactive collaboration with headquarters, partners, and joint ventures. The role will focus on PSC accounting, IFRS reporting, JV coordination, and asset accounting. Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Own and maintain the economic models of BU MENA, ensuring alignment with corporate methodologies and integration of local assumptions.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Economics team to implement and align Economic Models (EMOs) and ensure correct application of metrics and pricing assumptions.
• Lead the development and enhancement of local economic tools and methodologies tailored to each specific business case.
• Conduct comprehensive economic evaluations and financial analyses to support planning cycles, project approvals, and strategic decisions.
• Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis on key variables such as prices, production, costs, and timing.
• Prepare and maintain financial memorandum, including full documentation of assumptions, results, and alignment with Stage Gate and Project Approval processes.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, including M&A, farm-in/farm-out prospects, and bid rounds, by assessing options from an economic and commercial perspective.
• Support impairment testing and calculation of Federal Investment Guarantee (FIG) metrics in coordination with the corporate team.
• Support the BU MENA Risk Management process by assessing the financial impact of risks and opportunities and contributing to ERM submissions.
•  Support the Management Team with ad-hoc requests, economic analyses, strategic presentations, and project ranking activities as needed.
• Follow up the execution of the relevant work procedures and the operating work instruction pertaining to HSES requirements.
  
  
  

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

For further information or support on any of these points, please reach out to us at careers@harbourenergy.com