Field Operations Engineer (Onshore)

Our client is a North Sea Operator currently recruiting for the position of Field Operations Engineer, based in Aberdeen. 
This is an onshore PAYE contract position that needs a background of carrying out a similar role with an operator or duty holder in the North Sea sector.
 
Responsibilities:

• Support the Operations Manager, Field Superintendent and OIM's as required.
• Interact and collaborate closely with offshore leadership team, CROs etc to support safe and efficient operations on Mariner.
• Interact and collaborate closely with maintenance team to ensure prioritisation of safety and production critical maintenance.
• Monitoring plant performance and debottlenecking to maximise production efficiency.
• Troubleshooting issues that are highlighted from offshore or identified through production deviations.
• Responsible for loss prevention - ensuring level of urgency on onshore support / follow up is understood across the departments.
• Prioritising of production critical equipment breakdowns and system/process outages.
• Ensure process operating parameters are kept up to date in live Production tracking dashboard
• Manage experience transfer across the field to ensure best practice and lessons are learned.
• Utilising process simulator to evaluate process improvements and model future operating scenarios incorporating proposed projects, where applicable.
• Ensuring processes comply with safety and quality standards.
• Be involved in relevant risk assessments.
• Support Energy & Production Optimisation Group where required; process optimisation scenarios, holiday cover, troubleshooting, etc.
• Suggest potential modifications to reduce costs and improve production rates.
• Contributing to managing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) portfolio with focus on longer term improvement actions.
• Development of business cases for medium to longer term asset improvement projects
• Assistance with Emissions Reduction Action Plan (ERAP) project portfolio, including prioritisation of projects and progressing to closure.
• Assistance with modification portfolio from draft through to Decision Gate Meetings
• Assistance with technical queries from draft to close out.
• Support for vendor mobilisation for production critical activities such as flushing, N2 leak testing, etc.
• Interface closely with the Well Integrity TA to ensure the condition of wells is clearly understood and risk levels are visible and managed.
• Support HAZOPS/HAZID’s as required.

 
Experience & Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in hydrocarbon extraction activities
• Experience in frontline operations support; production, maintenance & subsurface
• Preferable, but not essential, to have experience in an offshore position
• Engineering degree / relevant knowledge and experience
• Excellent collaboration and communications skills are essential
• Adaptable and dynamic approach required to support frontline operations
• Adaptable to change

 
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