Senior Petroleum Engineer

• Salaried + Bonus 
• Career Development Opportunities 
• Brisbane based

Delivering good energy starts from within

It’s an exciting time to join Origin. Creating a great place to work means together we’re progressing our ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions. We’re always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers – and for our people.

About the role

A key role reporting to the Integrated Development Lead is responsible for providing petroleum engineering expertise to optimise future development plans while supporting current operations and development for Asset East. The role is critical in maximizing the value of the asset through effective reservoir management, field appraisal, and production optimisation strategies.

More about the role

• Identify and assess reservoir development opportunities, depletion strategies, and optimisation initiatives to maximise recovery and asset value.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to assess development opportunities, including new wells and infrastructure solutions.
• Provide petroleum engineering expertise for coal seam gas assets serving as a mentor to engineers and geoscientists.
• Collaborate with geoscientists, reservoir and surface engineers to develop yearly appraisal and development drilling programs.
• Create and maintain field development plans and strategies, including production forecasting to guide investment decisions.
• Develop and maintain reservoir simulation models incorporating subsurface data to support field surveillance and development planning.
• Conduct post-well studies and integrate new data into existing models.
• Evaluate well performance, pressure data, and production trends to identify opportunities for optimisation.
• Conduct economic evaluations of development scenarios, integrating subsurface uncertainties with commercial considerations.
• Generate reserves forecasts, classification, and documentation for assigned fields.
• Present development projects for peer reviews, internal management approvals, and join venture approvals.

About you

You will role model Origin’s values, be self-driven, with ability to be proactive and take initiative. A team player with ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of people across levels, building positive, productive working relationships.

More about you, essential requirements 

• 10+ years’ experience in petroleum engineering within the oil and gas industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related field
• Expertise in coal seam gas (CSG) petroleum engineering
• Strong background in production forecasting, analytics, well testing, and reserves estimation

Desirable requirements 

• Expertise with economics evaluation
• Have a pro-active attitude and the ability to be innovative and use initiative when problem solving and decision making 
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Independent, self-motivated, creative, results oriented, can work to given deadlines
• Well-developed interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the capacity to influence and gain the co-operation and support of other key stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain close working relationships with cross-disciplinary groups such as Production and Operations Engineering, Drilling and Completions, and Integrated Planning

Origin - Where good change happens

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse. 
 

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. 

Here's a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/

Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.

Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

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