Oil Reservoir Management Engineer - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Expat

Please note that this role is based in Saudi Arabia on a permanent, residential basis.

We are seeking an Oil Reservoir Management Engineer to join Petroleum Engineering/Oil Reservoir Management Department.

Petroleum Engineering/Oil Reservoir Management Department is responsible for developing and managing world‑class fields, reservoirs, and reserves, leveraging cutting‑edge technology and innovation at our state‑of‑the‑art Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Our organization also conducts pioneering research, introduces new technologies, and provides engineering services as part of our customised reservoir management practices.

As an Oil Reservoir Management Engineer your primary role is to serve as an expert in Oil Reservoir Management, providing guidance and expert advice to the design, implementation, and optimisation of best‑in‑class reservoir management programmes for the world’s largest onshore and offshore oil fields. The position is embedded within Petroleum Engineering business and as a senior technical role, you will engage with leaders and experts from across the upstream business.

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Provide expert guidance and oversight on best‑in‑class reservoir management principles, practices, and cutting‑edge technologies across all Saudi Aramco hydrocarbon assets.
• Formulate reservoir development, data acquisition, strategic surveillance, and monitoring of masterplans to optimise asset development and depletion strategies, utilising established reservoir management standards and guidelines to maximise Net Present Value (NPV) and hydrocarbon recovery.
• Lead, design and practice in integrated field reviews and field development plans.
• Prepare critical reservoir engineering inputs for drilling and workover proposals and programmes, recommending innovative completion techniques for complex well configurations, including horizontal and multilateral wells.
• Lead and participate in reservoir engineering studies focused on optimising ultimate recovery through reservoir stimulation modelling of various Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) processes.
• Engage in professional development activities, such as participating in technical societies and groups, sharing expertise, and mentoring young engineers to foster growth and excellence within the organisation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related Engineering discipline from an accredited university. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience including at least 7 years specialising in oil reservoir management.
• Training history of appropriate specialised courses and seminars is expected.
• Knowledge of open‑hole and cased‑hole logs, geological modelling, simulation, completion and production procedures and technologies.
• Technical knowledge and expertise are required in formation evaluation, geological modelling, simulation, reservoir appraisal and field development planning, completion, production/injection procedures, strategy‑technologies, water flooding, reservoir surveillance, SCAL, PVT, geochemical analysis, and fluid’s compatibility.
• Expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and data analytics are preferred.
• History of using modern reservoir management practices for oil reservoirs.

Our high‑performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world‑scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector‑specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programmes – one of the largest in the world.

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