Specialist, Artificial Lift

JOB PURPOSE

Designated as Artificial Lift Specialist. Provides Artificial Lift related advice to Subsurface and Surface Teams to achieve their objectives in the areas of Technology Management, Technical Challenges, Standard Practices and Knowledge Sharing. Acts as technical authority for all Artificial Lift aspects related with petroleum engineering.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Assists and to advises ADNOC Onshore’s assets on the best/optimum artificial Lift design, technique and tools.
• Represents technical authority for Artificial Lift matters within ADNOC Onshore.
• Defines standards for Artificial Lift systems in the assets.
• Supports assets in determining opportunities for Artificial Lift design and optimization.
• Identifies Artificial Lift challenges across all assets and implements new technologies and workflows.
• Captures Artificial Lift related lessons learned / best practices and ensures their communication across assets
• Participates directly and indirectly in technical staff development (training, coaching, development, etc.)
• Coordinate with ADNOC HQ, shareholders and other OPCOs on relevant Artificial Lift Systems activities to ensure best practices are capture.

Generic Accountabilities

Supervision

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
• Performs any other related duties as and when required at the company’s discretion.

Budgets

• Provide input for preparation of the Section / Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section’s / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.

Performance Management

• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section / Department in line with the Company Performance framework.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

• Comply with the ADNOC Onshore/ ADNOC HSE procedure requirements
• Report all incident and occupational illness to line supervisor.
• If aware of any unsafe practice or condition, or if in any doubt about the safety of any situation, immediately consult their Line supervisor.
• Carryout the emergency responsibilities in line with the respective roles as per the emergency organization.

Reports

• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

• Daily contact with TC peers, Team Leader within the Department and other discipline Managers in Field Development and Operations

External

• Occasional contacts with ADNOC upstream, industry shareholders, and OPCOs to share industry lead practices and information.
• Occasional contact with Contractors and ADNOC Upstream

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor in petro-technical discipline, advanced degree is preferable.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 10 years in Well Engineering (design, analysis and optimization and R&D), along 5 years of artificial lift operations or development of which include Gas lift and ESP specialist roles. International experience is preferable