Senior Development Engineer - Oil & Gas | Perth
PERSOLKELLY is partnering with a leading international energy company to appoint a Senior Development Engineer into a high-performing Asset Management team based in Perth.
This is a rare opportunity for a seasoned upstream skilled to step into a strategic and influential role, contributing to joint venture decision-making, asset development planning, and long-term performance optimisation. The role requires strong technical expertise, stakeholder engagement skills, and commercial acumen across the upstream and midstream oil & gas lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Represent the company in joint venture (JV) activities related to oil and gas exploration, development, and production across all assets.
- Participate in JV meetings as OGA's technical representative.
- Develop a deep understanding of project development challenges and issues related to onshore and offshore facilities, including process, production, subsurface, and flow assurance.
- Provide expert technical advice and guidance to operating companies as required.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with JV partners by establishing effective networks with technical counterparts.
- Evaluate development concepts with a focus on technical feasibility, cost, schedule, and risk.
- Review production operations strategies, including well and reservoir surveillance programs.
- Monitor and assess drilling, well completion, and workover activities.
- Critically review field development plans and associated regulatory or compliance documentation.
- Analyze technical, commercial, and schedule documentation across project phases-covering concept select, basis of design, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, and operations.
- Assess JV operator recommendations and reports for alignment with OGA's strategy and provide recommendations to the OGA Management Team.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (e.g., Petroleum, Process, Reservoir, Subsea, or related disciplines)
- Over 15 years of experience across the full oil & gas lifecycle, including exploration, development, and production
- At least 7 years in a senior engineering role within an Exploration & Production (E&P;) operator
- In-depth knowledge of project engineering, execution, and development planning processes
- Proven experience working within joint ventures involving upstream and midstream assets
- Familiarity with LNG operations is highly advantageous, though not mandatory
- Strong capability to manage complex technical challenges and effectively influence strategic decisions
- Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally as required
Interested?
Please click on the apply button or contact Supreet Singh at: *************@persolkelly.com.au or call on: 08 9216 2***.
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