Senior Reservoir Engineer, Oil Sands

Sep 13, 2026 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

Type

Permanent (Full-Time)

Location

Calgary AB

Remote Option

On-Site

Petro China Canada (PCC) is a wholly owned subsidiary ofPetro

China Company Limited which is partially owned by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), a state-owned enterprise. CNPC is China's largest oil company and the world's third largest oil company, operating 91 energy-related projects in over 35 countries and regions. PCC has invested billions of dollarsin an asset-rich portfolio of upstream, midstream and downstream operations. InAlberta, this includes our Mac Kay River and Dover oilsands projects, Duvernay Shale Gas and a 50% interest in the Grand Rapids Pipeline.

In British Columbia,we hold joint venture interests in the Groundbirch tight gas project and LNGCanada.

Petro China Canada is recruiting for a Senior Reservoir Engineer, Oil Sands, tojoin the Resource Management Team in Calgary.

Reporting to the Manager, Reservoir & Production Engineering, the Senior Reservoir Engineer will provide overall reservoir engineering support to SAGD start-upand well conversions, production optimization, reservoir management and safe operations. This role will work closely with Production, Geoscience, and Operations to ensure reservoir inputs incorporated as critical considerationsfor both short term operational decisions and long term development planning and optimization.

Accountabilities:

The accountabilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Working with multidisciplinary team members including Production, Operation,Geosciences, etc. to manage daily field operation.
• Reservoirengineering support to SAGD operations, start-up, circulation, conversion,production ramp up and performance optimization.
• Conduct field data analysis, analytical and numerical simulation studies toprovide operational strategies dealing with reservoir impairments
• Propose,coordinate and review laboratory or field testing programs to help understand and resolve operational issues and design mitigation strategies.
• Historymatch and performance forecast update of well/pads based on fieldproduction data
• Analyzingfield surveillance data to ensure safe operations
• Supportreporting internal and to shareholders as required
• SupportSAGD new technology screening and field testing design
• Mentor junior engineers and/or internship students

Qualifications:

• Relevant post-secondary degree in Engineering and APEGA Professional Engineer Accreditation or immediate eligibility
• An advanced degree will be considered as additional asset
• 15+years of related reservoir engineering experience with 8+ years of oilsands SAGD reservoir engineering experience required.
• Strongexpertise in the numerical simulation of thermal recovery methods (STARSpreferred).
• Familiar with decline analysis techniques
• Knowledge of geological principles impacting reservoir quality in in-situ oil sandsdevelopment.
• Software:
  
  Familiar with CMGL suite, GeoSCOUT, OSIsoft PI, Wellview or equivalent
• Skillsto react quickly in a fast pace work environment
• Abilityto fully integrate into a multidisciplinary team and ensure reservoirengineering considerations being incorporated in decision making
• Strong oral, written, and organizational skills complemented with a strong workethic.
• Abilityto travel to site as required
• Adoption and demonstration of Petro China Canada Values (Honorable, Unified,Passionate, Accountable)

Petro China Canada (PCC) is awholly owned subsidiary of Petro China Company Limited which is partially owned by China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC), a state-owned enterprise. CNPCis China's largest oil company and the world's third largest oil company,operating 91 energy-related projects in over 35 countries and regions. PCC has invested billions of dollars in an asset-rich portfolio of upstream, midstream and downstream operations. In Alberta, this includes our Mac Kay River and Doveroilsands projects, Duvernay Shale Gas and a 50% interest in the Grand Rapids Pipeline.

In British Columbia, we hold joint venture interests in the Groundbirch tight gas project and LNG Canada.