Senior Operations​/Production Engineer

Houston, United States | Posted on 05/27/2026

Senior Operations / Production Engineer — Houston

Energy Talent Search is working with a growing oil and gas company in Houston that is continuing to expand its engineering and field operations organization.

This is a highly visible Operations / Production Engineering role supporting conventional onshore oil & gas assets across multiple producing regions.

The company is looking for an engineer with strong experience tied to:

• field operations
• water flood / secondary recovery projects
• production surveillance and troubleshooting

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor lease production and field performance across producing assets
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues impacting production levels and operating efficiency
• Evaluate and execute opportunities tied to production enhancement and reserve optimization
• Support projects involving artificial lift improvements, recompletions, and water flood initiatives
• Perform well-level and lease-level economic evaluations
• Work closely with field personnel and operations teams to optimize production performance
• Support operating cost reduction and field optimization initiatives
• Participate in development planning and operational improvement projects
• Monitor production targets and field performance metrics
• Support capital project evaluations tied to production enhancement opportunities
• Periodically travel to field locations to support operational initiatives and field optimization efforts

This role offers strong operational exposure, visibility to leadership, and meaningful influence on production performance and field development initiatives inside a lean engineering environment.

• Petroleum Engineering degree required
• Approximately 5–10 years of oil & gas industry experience
• Strong Operations / Production Engineering experience supporting conventional onshore oil & gas assets
• Experience supporting mature field operations and production optimization initiatives
• Artificial lift experience preferred
• Experience supporting recompletions and well reactivation projects
• Secondary recovery/water flood experience preferred
• Strong field operations and production troubleshooting capabilities
• Experience performing economic evaluations and operational analysis
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with field operations teams
• Ability to work independently inside a lean operational environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Willingness to periodically travel to field locations
• Completions engineering experience may also be considered relevant depending on overall background
• Base salary target approximately $145K–$190K depending on experience and overall fit
• Bonus target approximately 15%–20%
• Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate
• High-visibility engineering role
• Broad exposure across operations, production, and field optimization initiatives
• Opportunity to work closely with leadership and field operations teams
• Meaningful operational and engineering impact within a lean environment
• Long-term growth opportunity within a growing engineering organization