Oil and Gas Operations Performance Engineer

ProSidian Consulting • Washington, DC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

ProSidian seeks an Oil and Gas Operations Performance Engineer for Program Support on an Exempt 1099 Contract basis. This role is primarily remote within the USA, with expected on-site meetings. The position supports the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO), which provides debt financing for large-scale energy infrastructure projects. The engineer will provide Independent Engineering (IE) advisory services focused on Oil and Gas Operations Monitoring & Lifecycle Performance Support, contributing to risk management solutions for clients like the DOE. The role involves converting engineering, construction, compliance, operating, commercial, and risk findings into lender-ready due diligence, monitoring, certification, and decision-support outputs. Key activities include monitoring operational KPIs, assessing asset performance, and supporting technical due diligence, credit evaluation, and lifecycle monitoring.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, geoscience, petroleum engineering, mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, environmental, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience.
• Demonstrated work on oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
• Primarily focused on Engineering Services initiatives and aligned with Program Support activities Oil and Gas Operations Monitoring & Lifecycle Performance Support Functional Area Activities.
• Independent engineering review.
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) - Style documentation discipline.
• Technical due diligence.
• Risk assessment.
• Oil and gas operating metrics, throughput, production, reliability, and efficiency.
• Data room review.
• Information request tracking.
• Report writing.
• Excel-based analysis.
• Stakeholder coordination.
• Clear presentation of findings for credit, construction, monitoring, and certification decisions.
• Proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office (advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio).
• Ability to quickly learn other tools as needed.

Nice To Haves

• PE, PMP, CSP, API, NACE/AMPP, PMI, or discipline-specific credentials preferred where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provides Independent Engineering advisory support for Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities, with emphasis on oil and gas operating metrics, throughput, production, reliability, and efficiency.
• Reviews project documentation, evaluates technical and commercial interfaces, identifies risks and mitigations, validates assumptions, supports conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews where applicable, and prepares defensible work products including performance dashboards, bottleneck analysis, downtime reports, operating assumptions, and optimization recommendations.
• Coordinates with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls stakeholders to support timely lender and DOE decision-making.
• Monitors operational KPIs, throughput, efficiency, yield, production performance, and debt-service support capability.
• Assesses operational readiness, asset performance, production ramp-up, efficiency, yield, and reliability indicators.
• Participates in data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparation of Independent Engineer reports for DOE, LPO, credit, and program governance stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Health benefits
• Pre-tax employee benefits
• Incentives
• Group Medical / Dental / Vision Health Insurance Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits (2 weeks vacation, three sick days, 10 ProSidian holidays, and government holidays)
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs (Flexible Spending Account - FSA)
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans via the Corporate Perks Benefit Program
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program (up to $5,000)
• Performance Incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior