Reservoir Engineering Manager

Job Summary & Scope of Responsibilities

The role requires a strong technical foundation, leadership acumen, and the ability to communicate complex reservoir behaviours to multidisciplinary teams and executive stakeholders.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS
As a member of a multidisciplinary subsurface team, provide leadership and guidance to the reservoir engineering group.

• Lead field development planning (FDP) efforts across CP’s portfolio of assets.
• Drive integration of subsurface data, reservoir simulation, and economic evaluation to deliver robust, auditable, and value-maximised development plans.
• Be custodian of the Hydrocarbon Resource Maturation Process.
• Monitor reservoir performance to ensure GSA forecasts can be met and value from oil developments is maximised.
• Support the assessment and evaluation processes for new exploration blocks and/or new business opportunities as required.
• Coach and mentor the reservoir engineering community.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Field Development Planning (FDP)

• Oversee the preparation, validation, and submission of FDPs for maturing assets, ensuring optimal resource recovery and economic viability.
  Ensure alignment with corporate strategy, partners, regulatory requirements, and reserves booking standards (PRMS).

Field Planning and Development

• Play an active role in the project and business planning process.
• Oversee evaluation of project-specific development options (number of wells, reservoir production, plateau rate, and recovery methods) to enable optimal choice of facility type.
• Take part in the definition of well types, trajectories, and completions.
• Supervise simulation-based forecasting under different development scenarios.
• Drive the preparation of documentation for government approvals and joint venture alignment.

Reservoir Characterisation

• Lead RE data acquisition projects/studies (PVT, well tests, pressure surveillance, core data, etc.), including planning, field execution, data management, and data interpretation during well drilling and for surveillance activities.
• Lead the integration of geological, petrophysical, and dynamic data to define reservoir properties, architecture, and fluid distribution.
• Advance the understanding of reservoir pressure, heterogeneity, layering, and flow barriers to ensure an optimised production strategy.

Reservoir Performance

• Develop plans for continuous monitoring of reservoir performance to maintain production levels.

Project Economics

• Support investment decisions by ensuring all projects are economically viable through cash flow modelling, NPV/IRR assessment, and sensitivity analysis.
  Support project valuation and portfolio integration.

Policies, Processes & Procedures

• Recommend improvements to departmental policies, processes, and procedures.
• Direct the implementation of instructions and controls covering Reservoir Development activities.
• Ensure all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled.

Cost Control

• Monitor project spend versus budgets to minimise cost deviations from allocated budgets by implementing continuous tracking and analysing variances, and taking corrective actions.

Safety, Quality & Environment

• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within the feasibility analysis function to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality products/services, and a responsible environmental attitude.

Reporting and Communication

• Report to --- on reservoir development issues.
• Build relationships with counterparts in partner companies and beyond to keep pace with technical and market developments.

Continuous Development of Position

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and suggest new technologies that would increase productivity and reduce cost.
• Conduct technical research to be utilised for field development, exploration, and drilling plans. Recommend subsequent actions to top management.

Minimum Educational, Technical Qualifications, Certifications, Professional Experience Required

• Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering or an equivalent discipline with sound technical knowledge of Drilling, Geology, Geophysics, and Operations.
• 12–20 years of professional experience within the reservoir development field.
• Preferred to have fractured carbonates and tight oil reservoir experience working experience in Kurdistan / Iraq / or the Middle East will be a benefit.