Operations Engineer II

Description

The Operations Engineer will provide on-platform engineering support to maintain production uptime and optimize operating expense. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of offshore production facilities by providing engineering support for maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of mechanical, electrical, and control systems. The Operations Engineer will primarily interface with Field Operations, Process Engineering, Production Engineering, and Topside Facilities.

• Oversee and assist in the operation of production, utility, and safety systems in line with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor system performance and implement corrective actions to maintain operational integrity.
• Collaborate with planners and technicians to minimize downtime and optimize resource utilization.
• Adhere to Process Safety Management (PSM) principles and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Participate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Permit-to-Work (PTW) processes.
• Provide engineering expertise for troubleshooting complex equipment issues.
• Support upgrades, modifications, and commissioning activities for offshore assets.
• Be fully conversant with emergency procedures and act as technical support during incidents.
• Perform process surveillance in oil, gas, and water treatment systems.
• Ensure export product quality meets pipeline and overboard water specifications.
• Identify process improvements that reduce expenses and increase operational efficiency.
• Understand and optimize equipment and control systems to minimize process-related downtime.
• Improve production throughput through debottlenecking identification and mitigation.
• Perform downtime root cause analysis and tracking.
• Assist the chemical team by tracking, reporting, troubleshooting, and optimizing chemical programs.
• Perform well production surveillance.
• Ensure ramp-up, drawdown, and flow assurance guideline procedures are followed.
• Witness and perform QA/QC for third-party meter calibration and sample collection.
• Assist with subsea operations troubleshooting and integrity procedures.
• Assist with subsea well tie-ins, including subsea hardware commissioning.
• Participate in facility and major project hazard reviews.
• Interface with platform operations staff on behalf of shore-based engineering disciplines.
• Review and build isolations in Control of Work.

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.

• Minimum of 5 years of oil and gas industry experience required.
• Process engineering experience (upstream or downstream) strongly preferred.
• Offshore Gulf of America experience preferred.

• Ability to read and understand P&IDs, PFDs, and equipment data sheets.
• Familiarity with oil and gas processes, including gas-liquid and water-oil separation.
• Familiarity with oilfield chemistry and its applications.
• Understanding of pumps, compression systems, and process controls.
• Basic knowledge of pressure relief, separators, heat exchangers, and control valve design to evaluate capacities and identify bottlenecks.
• Basic knowledge of corrosion, scaling, emulsion, and foaming mechanisms.
• Basic knowledge of project management, cost estimation, and economic evaluations.
• Basic knowledge of root cause analysis techniques.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed.

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