Introduction

Our client is a leading Australian energy company renowned for its innovative approach and commitment to sustainability. With operations spanning across natural gas and electricity production, exploration, and distribution, they play a pivotal role in powering the nation. The company is dedicated to transitioning towards renewable energy sources and reducing carbon footprints, ensuring a sustainable energy future for Australia.

What are you going to do 

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Well Engineer to join their team. You will play a key role in delivering stimulation and some completion scopes of work to support the development activities. This role involves the design, planning, and execution of projects through a gated process, with a strong focus on well integrity. You will work closely with field teams to ensure safe and efficient operations, while driving continuous improvement and innovation.

This position is primarily office based, although regular field trips are expected to build understanding and relationships with field personnel.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Plan wellsite execution, ensuring all equipment and services are organized, and operational programs, including risk assessments, are completed.
  • Execute well work in coordination with field teams, prioritizing safety and efficiency.
  • Optimize fracture stimulation designs and continuously improve operations.
  • Plan and execute well integrity assessments and remediation activities.
  • Manage operational changes and program deviations through the Engineering Change Management (ECM) framework.
  • Ensure all well designs and operations comply with company standards and government regulations.
  • Prioritize process safety in all well work planning and execution.
  • Lead well engineering projects from conception to field execution, including cost estimation, well design, operational programs, risk assessments, and technology implementation.
  • Review and generate change management documentation to assess impacts on risk, cost, and design functionality.
  • Coordinate and manage service providers, equipment, and materials.
  • Evaluate and implement value improvement initiatives.
  • Develop well integrity reports and assessments.
  • Promote continuous HSE improvement, aiming for zero harm.

Essential skills and knowledge

Essential:

  • Strong safety culture focus with the ability to influence positively.
  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering.
  • Proficiency in upstream technical disciplines such as petroleum engineering, reservoir engineering, project management, geoscience, and environment.
  • Strong communication skills to drive collaborative results across various internal and external groups.
  • Operational experience in fracture stimulation.
  • Experience in fracture stimulation design. (Desirable)
  • Completion engineering design and operational experience.
  • Field experience in land-based oil and gas development projects.
  • High-level understanding of multi-disciplinary oil and gas upstream development.
  • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ). (Desirable)

What we offer 

  • Perm role - working hours; 38hours p/w
  • Up to $220k package p/y - depending on experience
  • Flexible working arrangements available
  • Primarily office based, although regular field trips are expected.
  • Training and Development opportunities
  • Energy discounts across a range of products, plus other benefits available!

Are you the perfect match for this vacancy? Apply in 5 minutes and let's get in touch!

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

Welcome to Brunel

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