Production Engineering Team Lead

Department:Production EngineeringLocation:BrisbaneReporting to Title:

Description

About the role

Senex Energy is seeking a Production Engineering Team Lead to join our Operations & Growth team, providing Production Engineering support across both our Cooper Basin and Queensland assets. The successful candidate will lead a team of production engineers and be responsible for developing and maintaining production plans, utilising technology to optimise production and ultimately for successfully delivering upon the annual corporate production targets.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Managing the development of annual work programs and budgets for production operations activities;
• Developing production forecasts for producing fields and exploration success, which are integrated with the company’s work program;
• Monitoring production and operational activities to recognise any impediments to production targets and developing contingency/opportunity plans to ensure Senex achieves its targets;
• Post-drill production engineering design and planning for new production wells;
• Supporting Senex’s exploration, development and subsurface teams to optimize Field Development Plans and reserves;
• Tracking and ensuring that all wells are tested on a regular basis to meet regulatory requirements and good reservoir and production management;
• Managing the development and maintenance of procedures and standards for production optimisation, surveillance, conceptual completion design and artificial lift equipment, and new technology introduction;
• Manage the company’s hydrocarbon accounting system to ensure production data is accurately recorded and reported; and
• Managing the development of whole of life operational plans for assets, including production forecasts, activity plans and cost forecasts.

 
About the person

You will have at least 10 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry, with strong CSG and conventional oil and gas experience, particularly with latest technology developments and practices in the area of CSG. Your experience will be underpinned by a relevant tertiary qualification (preferably Petroleum Engineering) and you will have significant demonstrable knowledge and experience in onshore oil and gas reservoir, production and operational management. Strong knowledge of well completion design, artificial lift, surface facilities design and construction, as well as production data management and optimisation practices are essential.

A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, you will be confident quickly building relationships across the business. Your written and verbal presentation skills, coupled with strong analytical skills and attention to detail will ensure that you have a strong track record of delivering positive outcomes for the business. Prior experience leading a team of experienced engineers is essential.

About Senex Energy

Senex is an Australian oil and gas company with a 30-year history. We explore and produce from a diverse portfolio across the Cooper Basin and Surat Basin, two of the country’s most prolific onshore energy regions. Senex operates existing oil producing assets and we are growing our gas asset portfolio, contributing to future energy security for Australia's east coast. We are headquartered in Brisbane and an ASX 300 company.

Applications

All applications should include a current resume as well as a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia in order to be considered for this role. Applications for this role will close at 11.30pm on Sunday the 25th of November, 2018.

At Senex our people have opportunities to learn and grow, along with a range of great employee benefits. To find out more about our company and discover some of the other reasons why you should apply for this role, visit our corporate website at: www.senexenergy.com.au