Production Engineer, Remote Operations Centre (Control Room)

PETRONAS Canada • Calgary, AB

5d • Onsite

About The Position

We have implemented PETRONAS Digital Collaboration Centre (PDCC), located in the Calgary head office. The PDCC includes a Remote Operations Centre (ROC) as well as supporting cross-functional teams, working together to optimize the performance and operation of our field assets. We have a fantastic role for a highly motivated professional who is passionate about leveraging technology to provide technical expertise to the field operations execution team while demonstrating safety as a top priority. As part of the ROC team, you will collaborate with ROC Operators, Schedulers, and Planners in real time to ensure the optimization of production while minimizing operation costs. You will be responsible for developing new tools and improve existing tools, in service of short-term optimization and operations management while collaborating with subject matter experts on longer-term initiatives. You will be based in our Calgary head office on a 7-days-on, 7-days-off schedule, working 12-hour day shifts. This is a safety sensitive position, and therefore you are required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with a minimum 3 years of relevant experience OR Production Technologist Diploma with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong production operations background, including gas well, compressor station optimization and operation
• Capable of working effectively in an open space work environment with multiple stakeholders
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills along with strong listening skills
• The ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with field operations staff

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to BC operations, Oil and Gas Commission regulations and field experience would be an asset
• Knowledge of industry and tech programs including PI AF, PI Vision, SCADA, Maximo, Virtuwell, Piper and Power BI are an asset

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and communicate daily production operation activities for wells, water and compressors; working alongside the ROC Operators and Integrated Schedulers
• Actively contribute to the 7-day work planning cycle while monitoring real-time production and financial impacts and shifting priorities as required
• Perform production and financial analysis including pigging optimization, well down tracking, as well as identifying production trends and anomalies
• Deliver effective setpoint optimization and failure tracking
• Use technology (PI Vision, Power BI) to create and maintain tools for optimization and troubleshooting
• Own and manage the artificial lift program. This includes being a subject matter expert for build up timers, plunger lift and gas lift, artificial lift candidate identification, continuous improvement of well production
• Collaborate and engage with cross-functional stakeholders including production accounting, marketing, HSSE, for daily/weekly analysis

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and bonus programs
• Top tier benefit package, including a generous Health and Wellness Spending Account and Savings Plan
• Support for training and professional development

What This Job Offers

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