Sr. Process/Flow Assurance 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

• The Process/Flow Assurance Engineer is responsible for the design of oil and gas production facilities and transport systems and assessment of their operability ensuring the continuity of production operations through the elaboration of strategies to prevent, mitigate, and remediate vulnerabilities in the production system associated with gas hydrate formation, wax deposition, asphaltene deposition, erosion, corrosion, and slugging.
• Use analytical and computational tools to model and predict single phase and multiphase transport in pipelines in both steady state and transient conditions; characterize and model the fluid behavior of fluids present in the production/injection systems and perform process simulations.

TASKS AND SCOPE OF WORK / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AREAS.

• Conduct technical studies during the life cycle of projects to assess system operability, including Fluid characterization using a thermodynamic simulator to model the PVT behavior of produced fluids.
• Develop and quality assure process simulations models (typically by use of HYSYS)
• Perform heat and mass balance analysis for the KAN Development Projecyt
• Provide process engineering expertise input into the KAN Development Project,
• Ensuring quality of process engineering deliverables.
• Perform hydraulic simulations, in in both, single-phase and multiphase flow to size production and injection pipeline systems.
• Perform transient multiphase fluid modeling to assess thermal and hydraulic transients during production rate changes, turndown, startup, shutdown, and blow-down; including flow line and riser slugging, cool-down, and warm-up.
• Use of modeling and/or laboratory analysis to predict solid formation, deposition, bedding and/or blockage behavior for hydrates, sand, wax, scale, asphaltenes, and other solids.
• Assessment of erosion and/or corrosion to guide proper material selection, conducted in collaboration with Materials Engineers.
• Provide support to the license Technical Committee (TC), required partners interaction, presentations, and reporting of project status.
• Participate in the preparation of concept design.
• Provide input in the preparation of the Basis of Design.
• Participate in the Stage Gate Process deliverables preparation.
• Contribute to project risk workshops. Identify and follow up relevant risks and mitigating actions. 
• Align with Subsurface, Operations, HSE, Drilling & Wells, Regulatory Coordinator and Commercial disciplines for proactive contribution to project success (delivery according to the Field Development Plan).

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Education

• University degree or master's degree in relevant oil and gas subject

Professional Experience

• Minimum 15 years' experience in production systems design/flow assurance assessment

At least 10 years working in field development multidisciplinary groups.

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technical Skills

• Proficient in flow assurance software (Pipesim or similar, LedaFlow or similar).
• Proficient skills in fluid modelling (PVTSim, or similar).
• Proficient skills in process simulation (Hysys, or similar).
• Good knowledge of international standards/ best practices and local regulation regarding process safety and process design.

Non-Technical Skills

• Trust, care, open-minded and brave.
• Result-oriented with a balanced focus on: HSEQ – Production – Cost awareness – People.
• Self-motivated.
• Excellent communication and cooperation skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a high tempo environment

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