Senior Reservoir Engineer / Aberdeen

The client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Reservoir Engineer, based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:
* Take a lead subsurface role in the company's East Irish Sea carbon storage project team, delivering reservoir engineering and technical support to the business
* Assess the carbon storage capacity of depleted gas reservoirs
* Undertake carbon storage reservoir simulation studies.
* Evaluate reservoir fluid dynamics and impact on flow assurance in a carbon storage site
* Assess CO2 injection well performance and evaluate carbon storage development concepts and scenarios
* Provide subsurface and technical input to a mixed discipline technical team including Wells and Facilities Engineering
* Project management of outsourced subsurface studies.
* Prepare and present subsurface material internally and to regulators / authorities
* Work closely within other subsurface disciplines, and communicate effectively with Technical Authorities, Assets and other appropriate business areas.
* Share knowledge within the SE organization and mentor / coach within the team.
* Follow and support safety and environmental policies, guidelines, procedures and an incident free workplace.

Experience & Qualifications:
* Strong understanding of fluid dynamic behaviour and reservoir drive mechanisms.
* User of Petrel-RE, Eclipse, PETEX suite and experience with Intersect and other simulators an advantage.
* Good awareness of legislation, licensing and fiscal issues relevant to oil & gas and carbon storage activities.
* Good commercial awareness with an understanding of project financing and cost control.
* Proven ability to undertake complex tasks requiring the application of well-developed technical skills and knowledge with limited supervision.
* Track record of subsurface creativity, identifying growth opportunities and value adding activities
* Excellent communicator with the ability to manage various stakeholders and work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.
* Self-starter, highly motivated and well organized.
* Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Educated to degree level, ideally with an MSc in a relevant discipline.
* Experience of working on Carbon Storage projects and reservoir simulation of Co2 is preferable
* Broad subsurface knowledge of the UKCS, ideally with previous experience of depleted gas fields.
* Experience of working in an E&P operator and as part of joint venture groups.
* Experience of working within a challenging and diverse asset management environment.
* Experience in Carbon Capture and Storage advantageous but not necessary.
* There are no regulatory requirements the role-holder must satisfy.
* The company's mandatory training as requested, including Compliance training
* There are no role specific mandatory training requirements the role-holder must satisfy.

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