Job Description
Upstream Petroleum Officer (Development And Production) (8 Positions) - Job Grade 6 (Permanent And Pensionable) REF : 20 / 8 / 2023
Qualifications
1. A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Energy Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology or equivalent qualification from a recognized university;
2. Membership in good standing of a relevant professional body, where applicable; and
3. Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Application Requirements
Applicants MUST upload the following documents during application:
1. A Signed application letter;
2. A detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating their current and previous employers, positions held, current and expected salary, level of education and names of at least three professional referees, two of which must be working in the current organization;
3. National Identity Card; and
4. Copies of academic and professional certificates;
Youth, female candidates, Persons with Disability (PWD) and marginalized are strongly encouraged to apply. Canvassing will lead to disqualification.
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to avail original and copy of a signed application letter, Curriculum Vitae; certified copies of the relevant academic and professional certificates; national identity card; birth certificate and valid clearance certificates from KRA; HELB; EACC; Credit Reference Bureau and Kenya Police as per chapter six of the Constitution during the interview.
Responsibilities
Drilling operations
1. Establishing the number of wells to be drilled to reach production objectives;
2. Determining the recovery techniques to be used to extract the fluids within the reservoir;
3. Assessing the type and cost of installations depending on environmental characteristics;
4. Assessing separation systems for gas and fluids and Establish proper treatment systems needed to preserve the environment;
5. Developing, preparing proposals and supporting projects;
6. Managing relationships with clients; and
7. Overseeing reservoir engineering.
Reservoir Operations
1. Checking on reservoir engineering studies made by oil companies as well as the development and application of reservoir optimization techniques;
2. Working within a multi-discipline team environment to review reservoir data, analysis and calculations, and apply models to characterize reservoir or field properties;
3. Reviewing economic evaluations as well as field evaluation, development and planning, and decline curve analysis;
4. Predicting and evaluate water flood and enhanced recovery performance;
5. Check on activities to optimize producing assets from a reservoir perspective carrying out reservoir simulation studies to optimize recoveries;
6. Developing reservoir performance prediction, cost-effective monitoring and surveillance programs and prepare estimates of in-place hydrocarbon volume;
7. Reviewing surveillance, analysis and provide direction on subsurface engineering required for proper reservoir management of assets; and
8. Checking on reservoir and production due diligence performed on potential farm-ins and acquisitions, developing and applying reservoir optimization techniques.
Production Operations
1. Undertaking petroleum production monitoring and evaluation;
2. Conducting Petroleum Assets management planning;
3. Working over design and execution;
4. Undertaking production equipment design;
5. Assisting in production cost estimates and budgets; and
6. Actively engage partners, service companies and regulatory Agencies on a regular basis.
Petroleum Operations
1. Liaising with geoscientists, production and reservoir engineers and commercial managers to interpret well-logging results and predict production potential;
2. Compiling development plans of reservoir performance using mathematical models;
3. Checking on companies’ selection of optimal tubing size and suitable equipment in the well for different functions;
4. Checking on the design of completion operations and suitability of possible secondary and other recovery techniques;
5. Checking on problems of fluid behavior and solutions of control tools; and
6. Studying and controlling the use of well and reservoir remote sensing technology and surveillance data for deciding on appropriate and enhanced engineering interventions.