Artificial Lift System (ALS) Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Position:            Artificial Lift System (ALS) Engineer
Job location:     Saudi Arabia
Industry:            Oil and Gas

Purpose of the Job:

• To manage shop and installation crew activities to deliver artificial lift installations in KSA, including but not limited to:
  • Rod lift
  • Plunger lift
  • ESP
  • Chemical inhibition
  • Any other lift mechanism developed or requested by clients
• Site supervisor during installation / de-installation of ALS systems
  • Manage and oversee the installation of ALS systems (SRP systems) via continuous and / or conventional rods in live gas wells
    • High pressure, critical sour
  • Main focal point, and responsible for all personnel and equipment
  • Liaison with the company representative on-site, ensuring compliance with all client requirements
  • Ensuring the safety of all people on site by adhering to company and client policies and procedures
  • Coordination of equipment and logistics planning
  • Monitoring inventory and consumable material
  • Any operation associated with pulling or running both continuous and / or conventional sucker rod
  • Coordinating and planning the day-to-day services and activities.
  • Training and making workers aware of the dangers and precautions.
  • Compiling detailed reports, spreadsheets, and other relevant paperwork.
  • Reporting daily activities and providing the company representative with daily morning reports
  • Tracking the usage and inventory of all equipment
  • Ensuring that all equipment is serviced and kept in good working condition.
  • Managing consumable products, ensuring workers have all the necessary products and tools to carry out the required operation safely and efficiently
• Other Key roles of the position are as follows:
  • Work with supply chain to source the following services in the region and have contingencies for multiple providers:
    • Mechanical services
    • Hydraulic services
    • Electrical services
    • Foundation/civil services
    • Machining services
    • Labor / trucking services
    • Any service that compliments or is required for company’s installations.
• Setting up the current workshop and applying continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage and control inventories in KSA
  • Work with supply chain for deliveries and receiving goods
• Prepare training for internal and local staff to support installation activities
• Weekly reporting on current activities
• Assist in the delivery of work packages that detail every installation
• SOP/JSA development for installations and other activities
• Provide client requirements for reporting, work plans, and PO tracking activities.
• Ensure costing is accounted for and approved from both field and office level
• Responsible for planning, monitoring, and suggesting control measures to the management, for ongoing and new projects, competence assessment & performance indicators. 
• Responsible for implementation of QHSE management for new projects & in relation to contracts.

Experience:
Highly technical with extensive field experience and / or detailed knowledge in the following areas:

• Various forms of Artificial Lift
  • Beam Pump
  • PCP
  • Plunger Lift (casing, tubing, coiled tubing applications)
  • Gas Lift
  • ESP
  • Well automation
• Service equipment and the deployment process for the ALS systems
• Working with critical wells
  • High pressure
  • Critical Sour
• Well Process Safety
  • Well control barriers
  • BOP’s
  • Well kill procedures
  • Well secure drills and procedures
• Managing large-scale projects such as well services, drilling and workover services, coiled tubing, wireline services, and other similar project within Oil and Gas environment.

Qualifications / Experience Required:

• Minimum experience of 15 years in various disciplines of the Oil and Gas industry.
  • Including working with high pressure and sour applications
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Saudi Arabia
  • Excellent understanding of Aramco policies and procedures
• Project Management training or experience.
• Must have a high knowledge in computers, specifically MS Office.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Working in multi-cultural environment
• Well Control Procedures
• Permit to Work
• Safety Awareness
• Strong interpersonal skills, team management.
• Time Management Skills
• I.T. skills
• Excellent leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Managing maintenance budgets and controlling costs.

If you are Interested, kindly send your updated CV on yukta.mehta@nesfircroft.com

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