Ready for Production Operations Engineer

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.

JOB OBJECTIVE / JOB EXPECTATIONS

• To ensure operational experience, operational planning and coordination, and supporting project execution, completion and start up towards the project objectives and project schedules
• Establish operations philosophies, provide input to project contracts SoW and ensure the right    quality of operational input and planning related EPC deliverables
• Responsible in ensuring smooth transition from project completion into production operation

TASKS AND SCOPE OF WORK / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AREAS

• Establish and maintain Ready for Production Operations (RFPO) plan during execution phase.
• Provide input to the operation and maintenance philosophy.
• Coordinate operation readiness sessions across delivery lines
• Contribute to design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP and other HSEQ related activities through production operation perspective.
• Provide support to technical disciplines to enhance and safeguard fabrication and installation
• Support production operations activities.
• Identify and organize necessary training of staff prior to Start Up and operations.
• Coordinate the update of operational procedures and instructions.
• Identify and organize the initial start-up procedures
• Contribute and ensure handover of systems from project to operations
• Provide input to operation readiness reviews and pre start-up audit, supporting the project
• Verify documentation handover according to requirements.
• Ensure follow-up of relevant discipline standards.
• Interface with facilities teams (SURF and Platform to fulfil system design requirements.
• Provide operability assurance from design to production start-up.
• Provide RFPO input to project plan.
• Identify specific activity or project/operations risks
• Provide input to design basis for platform and FPSO modification scope especially from the perspective of production operation
• Planning of project activities that requires safety analysis, HAZOP, HAZOP, LTA including SIMOP).
• Provide input to handover requirements and acceptance criteria
• Contribute to safe start-up of new facilities and equipment.
• Define to operating specifications and modes of operation.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Education (Level of educational required)

• Bachelor's degree in the area of Earth Sciences, Geology, Geosciences. (Required)
• Master’s Degree (Optional)

Professional Experience (Required experience in a clearly definable field of activity and total years)

     Between five to ten (5 - 10) years of experience in static reservoir characterization, specifically for complex Turbidite environment with large amount well data and logs. Experience in the generation of 3D geological models.

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technical Skills (Special Technical knowledge: As: Software. Law knowledge, standards knowledge, etc.)

• 5+ years relevant experience in geology reservoir characterization 
• Relevant experience with static reservoir characterization, specifically in complex Turbidite environment
• Relevant experience with reservoir characterization software’s (e.g. Petrel)
• Experience with preparing 3D geological models and well initiation requests
• Experience in operational geology and drilling follow-up

Non-Technical Skills (It refers to soft skills: i.e. leadership, management skills, negotiation, communication, etc.)

• Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Strong written and oral skills to efficiently communicate ideas, plans
• Teamwork and collaboration with different stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• Strong problem-solving capacities
• Detail-oriented focus on reaching the tasks/objectives proposed

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