Architect Jobs - Basra Iraq

<p><h4>About company</h4> <p>Belong, connect, grow, with KBR!<br> The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.<br> KBR sustainable technology solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.</p> <h4>Job purpose</h4> <p>The reservoir engineer is part of the well reservoir facilities management team in the petroleum engineering department. The primary job purpose is to ensure asset value maximization, development planning and optimization decisions. The incumbent also needs to ensure the optimum recovery of remaining reserves and production within optimal operating envelope.</p> <h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4> <ul> <li>Overview and participate in in-house reservoir studies and provide technical consultation support to internal/external reservoir studies (validation, assess quality of deliverables).</li> <li>Check with the study team on the dynamic simulation model for short, medium and long term production forecasts and design a reservoir management strategy.</li> <li>Support the study team to update the reservoir simulation model for field development plans, depletion planning, forecast and reserves assessment.</li> <li>Daily reservoir production and performance monitoring in order to meet production criteria while adhering to prudent reservoir management plan.</li> <li>Formulate, review and enhance reservoir management and surveillance plans.</li> <li>Evaluate opportunities to improve reservoir ultimate recovery and production targets.</li> <li>Provide support to other groups for well intervention, proposal, data acquisition and reservoir evaluation.</li> <li>Provide technical advice and support on infill, appraisal and development drilling.</li> <li>Get production forecasts from the study team (simulation models and/or other acceptable reservoir engineering techniques).</li> <li>Conduct well and reservoir review, present recommendation to team and stakeholders as required.</li> <li>Ensure a comprehensive range in subsurface uncertainties understanding has been thoroughly evaluated and passed on to develop production forecast, input, assumptions for WPB, STPF/LTPF etc.</li> <li>Ensure integration and consistency between engineering and geological interpretations by close collaboration with the study team and other professionals (production technologist, petrophysicists, geologists, geophysicists, operations and facilities engineers).</li> <li>Evaluate new technologies and applications to the reservoirs to improve ultimate recovery and encourage knowledge sharing amongst peers and colleagues.</li> <li>Mentoring, training, and enhancing capability of less experienced colleagues and junior staff in all aspects of surveillance and reservoir management.</li> </ul> <h4>Qualifications</h4> <p>Degree in petroleum engineering. In-depth knowledge of reservoir management. Experience and good technical knowledge and understanding of reservoir drive mechanisms, stimulation design, well test analysis, decline curve analysis, production forecast and artificial lifts applications. Previously working in a multi-cultural and multi-national team. Knowledge of well completion, intervention, drilling and workover procedures and regulations. Oil and gas wells design and integrity monitoring and management from conceptual and construction until abandonment. Experience in reservoir engineering software: PI, PVTSim, Kappa’s Sapphire and OFM.</p> <h4>Experience</h4> <p>Minimum 10 - 15 years’ experience with an operator with in-depth technical knowledge and capability in reservoir engineering and reservoir studies (water flooding, gas injection etc.). Experience in both clastic and carbonate reservoirs development and recovery strategies. Previously working in a multi-cultural and multi-national team, international experience.</p> <h4>Language proficiency, computer and software skills</h4> <p>Must be able to speak upper intermediate and above English. Arabic is an advantage. Knowledge of Eclipse (basic), Petrel RE, IPSM, OFM. Experience in other petroleum engineering standard software (intermediate): EC, PVTSim, Kappa’s Sapphire or other software is an advantage.</p> <h4>Skills</h4> <ul> <li>Good communication and analytical skills are essential.</li> <li>Eagerness to learn and develop own skills.</li> <li>Strong leadership skills, ability to delegate, and work with minimum supervision.</li> <li>Must have a HSSE driven mindset.</li> <li>The ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds will be essential.</li> <li>The position will involve working with government, vendors or partner representatives.</li> <li>Experience and good understanding of reservoir development, simulation, stimulation design, well test analysis, decline curve analysis, production forecast and artificial lifts.</li> <li>Knowledge of well completion, intervention and workover procedures and regulations.</li> <li>Experience and knowledge of oil and gas wells integrity monitoring and management from construction until abandonment.</li> <li>Experience in supervising operations of production enhancements, well completion, intervention and workover procedures and regulations.</li> <li>Good diagnostic skills are required to troubleshoot problems.</li> <li>Must be able to communicate at a technical level with various stakeholders including:<br>     - Production technologists/planners: well performance, analysis and well integrity.<br>     - Petroleum engineers: production performance, production forecasts, development planning.<br>     - Finance/commercial department: reporting and forecasting of produced and export volumes.<br>     - Operations & maintenance: system performance and optimization opportunities.<br>     - Metering: metering and mismeasurement issues.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><br></p><ul> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <strong> Job Objectives: </strong> </p> <p>As a Process Engineer, you will support the delivery of process engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. You will: </p> <ul> <li>Execute process engineering activities in accordance with applicable HSEQ requirements, project procedures, regulatory requirements, industry codes, and engineering standards. </li> <li>Prepare and review key process engineering deliverables, including design basis documents, BFDs, PFDs, P&amp;IDs, heat and material balances, process simulations, process datasheets, equipment and line lists, process descriptions, and control and safeguarding philosophies. </li> <li>Perform process calculations, equipment sizing, hydraulic assessments, relief and depressurization studies, facility capacity evaluations, and other technical assessments required by the project scope. </li> <li>Participate in site visits, facility walkdowns, field data collection, and as-built verification activities to confirm existing facility conditions and obtain the information required for engineering studies and project execution.</li> <li>Identify discrepancies between existing field conditions and available engineering documentation and support the preparation and updating of accurate as-built process documents. </li> <li>Identify and implement improvement to plant facilities, processes, methods of operations and turnaround, troubleshoot for process and equipment problems to minimize safety and quality risk as well as to ensure greater operational efficiency. </li> <li>Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs, and other process safety and technical assessments </li> <li>Ensure deliverables are prepared and checked in accordance with applicable standards and project requirements </li> <li>Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including piping, mechanical, and instrumentation engineers</li> <li>Interface with clients, facility operators, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders as required.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Executes Assigned Scopes of Work: </strong> </p> <ul> <li>Establishes detailed designs and performance specifications to fulfill the requirements of assigned general specifications for components, systems, processes, etc. </li> <li>Plans and carries out successive steps and handles problems with general guidance from instructions, policies and precedents </li> <li>Responsible for meeting discipline cost and schedule requirements in production of dliverables, coordinates own work schedule, and prepares progress reports. </li> <li>Prepares process calculations, simulations, PFDs, P&amp;IDs, datasheets, specifications, reports, technical requisitions, and other process engineering deliverables. </li> <li>Performs process studies, equipment sizing, hydraulic calculations, facility capacity assessments, and evaluation of existing process systems. </li> <li>Participates in site surveys, facility walkdowns, field data collection, as-built verification, and preparation of site survey reports where required. </li> <li>Identifies discrepancies between site conditions and existing engineering documentation and supports the updating of as-built documents. </li> <li>Interprets specifications and investigates difficulties </li> <li>Reviews vendor documents </li> <li>Active participation in design reviews</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Process Design and Engineering Studies:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Prepare and review BFDs, PFDs, P&amp;IDs, utility flow diagrams, heat and material balances, equipment lists, line lists, and process datasheets. </li> <li>Prepare process design basis documents, process descriptions, operating philosophies, control philosophies, safeguarding philosophies, and shutdown philosophies. </li> <li>Perform steady-state process simulations and other simulations as required by the project scope. </li> <li>Undertake equipment and system sizing calculations for separators, vessels, tanks, columns, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, control valves, restriction orifices, relief devices, and other process equipment, as applicable.</li> <li>Perform hydraulic calculations for process piping, pipelines, flowlines, utility systems, relief systems, and flare systems, where applicable. </li> <li>Evaluate the adequacy and capacity of existing process equipment and systems against revised production profiles, fluid properties, operating conditions, and project requirements. </li> <li>Compare engineering alternatives based on process safety, technical performance, operability, maintainability, constructability, cost, schedule, and impact on existing operations. </li> <li>Document the basis, assumptions, calculation methods, limitations, and conclusions of engineering assessments.</li></ul><ul> </ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p> <strong>Expected:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>ISCED Level 6 Bachelors (minimum) or Level 7 Masters (preferred) Degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent relevant engineering discipline.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Knowledge, Skills and Experience</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Typically requires more than five years of progressively responsible process engineering experience, preferably within the oil and gas energy. </li> <li>Demonstrates practical experience in process design, engineering studies, brownfield modifications, facility assessments, and support to existing operating facilities. </li> <li>Competent in preparing and reviewing process engineering deliverables, including BFDs, PFDs, P&amp;IDs, heat and material balances, process datasheets, equipment sizing calculations, technical reports, and specifications. </li> <li>Able to perform process simulations, hydraulic calculations, facility capacity assessments, and process optimization activities. </li> <li>Experienced in site surveys, facility walkdowns, field data collection, as-built verification, and identification of discrepancies between site conditions and engineering documentation. </li> <li>Proficient in Aspen HYSYS and experienced in the use of PIPENET and Aspen Flare System Analyzer (FlareNet), as applicable to the assigned scope. </li> <li>Proficient in the use of relevant engineering calculation templates and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. </li> <li>Able to understand and interpret technical information, engineering drawings, specifications, datasheets, operating data, and vendor documentation. </li> <li>Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, engineering procedures, HSEQ requirements, and project specifications. </li> <li>Experience in process safety activities, including participation in HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, and Management of Change reviews, as applicable. </li> <li>Able to coordinate effectively with other engineering disciplines, operations personnel, clients, vendors, and contractors. </li> <li>Maintains awareness of relevant industry practices, technical developments, and emerging process engineering technologies.</li> <li>Good command of written and spoken English, with the ability to prepare clear technical reports and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and vendors. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Personal attributes:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Able to communicate clearly verbally and in written form </li> <li>Good interpersonal and team working skills, builds positive relationships with supervisors, subordinates, peers and clients </li> <li>Enthusiastic, conscientious and committed to continuous professional development </li> <li>High level of awareness and commitment to safety in all aspects of daily work. </li> <li>Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. </li> <li>Highly motivated and demonstrates personal initiative. </li> <li>Possesses integrity, strong work ethic, positive attitude, and is dependable. </li> <li>Adaptable and flexible to the changing needs of projects and assignments. </li> <li>Prepared to take on new tasks and learn new technical subjects and skills. </li> <li>Continuously develops own knowledge and abilities.</li> </ul>