Senior Petroleum Production Engineer (Digital Stra
Published: 26 May 2025
Position: Senior Petroleum Production Engineer (Digital Strategy Consultant)
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)
Duration: 3+ Months contract
Role Summary
We seek two highly experienced Petroleum Production Engineers to support a strategic client engagement in Abu Dhabi. The consultants will review all current digital initiatives related to production operations, identify integration points and redundancies, and develop a forward-looking roadmap for digital optimisation. This is a critical engagement shaping the client’s production digitalization strategy.
Role Responsibilities
• Review and assess existing digital systems and initiatives supporting production operations.
• Map integration requirements and highlight process or system redundancies.
• Identify capability and technology gaps across production digital workflows.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders to validate requirements and shape future-state designs.
• Deliver a Conceptual Digital Design Document that:
o Defines a streamlined, integrated digital production landscape
o Highlights key gaps, duplication, and opportunities for enhancement
o Outlines a strategic roadmap for production optimisation
Required Experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Petroleum Production Engineering with an emphasis on onshore surface facilities.
• Demonstrable expertise in digital solution design in the petroleum production domain.
• Prior involvement in digital transformation, production surveillance, or optimisation initiatives.
• Ability to engage both business and IT stakeholders in defining digital architecture and data needs.
• Strong documentation, analysis, and communication skills.
Preferred Application Experience
Experience with the following applications—or equivalent alternatives—is highly desirable:
Function Relevant Tools or Applications
You will collaborate with:
• Field and Central Production Operations
• Digital Transformation Program Team
• SCADA and Automation Engineers
• IT and Enterprise Architecture Teams
• Engineering, Maintenance, and Asset Management functions
• Selected Technology Vendors and Integrators
Deliverables
• Conceptual Digital Design Document that includes:
o Current state system and data flow map
o Integration and redundancy analysis
o Gap analysis with proposed solution options
o Strategic roadmap for production digital optimization
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)
Duration: 3+ Months contract
Role Summary
We seek two highly experienced Petroleum Production Engineers to support a strategic client engagement in Abu Dhabi. The consultants will review all current digital initiatives related to production operations, identify integration points and redundancies, and develop a forward-looking roadmap for digital optimisation. This is a critical engagement shaping the client’s production digitalization strategy.
Role Responsibilities
• Review and assess existing digital systems and initiatives supporting production operations.
• Map integration requirements and highlight process or system redundancies.
• Identify capability and technology gaps across production digital workflows.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders to validate requirements and shape future-state designs.
• Deliver a Conceptual Digital Design Document that:
o Defines a streamlined, integrated digital production landscape
o Highlights key gaps, duplication, and opportunities for enhancement
o Outlines a strategic roadmap for production optimisation
Required Experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Petroleum Production Engineering with an emphasis on onshore surface facilities.
• Demonstrable expertise in digital solution design in the petroleum production domain.
• Prior involvement in digital transformation, production surveillance, or optimisation initiatives.
• Ability to engage both business and IT stakeholders in defining digital architecture and data needs.
• Strong documentation, analysis, and communication skills.
Preferred Application Experience
Experience with the following applications—or equivalent alternatives—is highly desirable:
Function Relevant Tools or Applications
- Production Surveillance OSIsoft PI System (AVEVA PI), TIBCO Spotfire
- Integrated Production Modelling Petex IPM Suite (GAP, PROSPER, MBAL), Schlumberger Avocet
- Simulation & Forecasting Kappa Workstation (Saphir, Topaze), OFM
- Field Operations Monitoring SCADA systems (Schneider, Honeywell, Yokogawa), RTU/PLC integration
- Visualization & Dashboards Spotfire, Tableau, custom dashboards
- Asset Integrity & CMMS SAP PM, IBM Maximo
- Experience designing or assessing digital workflows across these toolsets will be essential to delivering a fit-for-purpose integration and optimization roadmap.
- Stakeholder Engagement
You will collaborate with:
• Field and Central Production Operations
• Digital Transformation Program Team
• SCADA and Automation Engineers
• IT and Enterprise Architecture Teams
• Engineering, Maintenance, and Asset Management functions
• Selected Technology Vendors and Integrators
Deliverables
• Conceptual Digital Design Document that includes:
o Current state system and data flow map
o Integration and redundancy analysis
o Gap analysis with proposed solution options
o Strategic roadmap for production digital optimization
