Petroleum Engineering Consultant

**Job Summary**:
**1.**
This position will provide PE support to the ongoing drilling campaign. Sasol is currently executing a multi-well drilling and workover programme onshore Mozambique and this role will provide critical support to all activities delivering this programme. This includes concept completion design for new and existing wells, well test design, operational support during drilling, completions and data acquisition.
**2.**
In addition, this position will also provide functional advice and support to ongoing reservoir and field development studies and projects.

**B) Job Content**:
Roles and Responsibilities:
Hands-on petroleum engineering work on new well and workover designs for projects at various stages of maturity (exploration, appraisal, development and production).
Build and/or maintain integrated production models (IPM)
Support well operational planning and execution activities covering drilling, completions, testing, workovers and production activities.
Mentoring and functional support to all Sasol’s upstream subsurface teams.
Provide strong leadership in integration across all subsurface disciplines.
Provide front line technical assurance role prior to any project closeout or final review by the Petroleum Engineering Lead/SME.
Develop robust technical arguments and clearly present to management and technical staff.
Documenting, presenting and archiving of results of technical work.

**SHE Responsibilities**:
Familiarise with Sasol’s policies on SHE, Risk Management and Major Hazards.
Familiarise with work and be aware of all associated risks for People, the Environment, Office areas with an understanding of health (e.g. Covid responsibilities) and wellbeing
Report any incidents, near misses, hazards (unsafe acts/situations) and improvement suggestions such as safety moments.

**C) Competencies**:
**Job Specific Skills and Knowledge**:
Ideally educated to a post graduate degree level in reservoir or petroleum engineering (MSc) or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Minimum 20 years’ oil and gas experience ideally gained in an operating environment
Advanced level of understanding of reservoir and petroleum engineering principles and concepts and their integration with other subsurface (geology, geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir engineering), well engineering and surface engineering functions.
Experience in concept completion design, sand control, geomechanics, well interventions, well stimulation required.
Advanced understanding of both analytical and simulation based dynamic modelling techniques. Expert level expertise in integrated production modelling required.
Substantial experience across the full upstream value chain, from exploration, appraisal, development, mature production and abandonment. Ideally across multiple reservoir and fluid types and covering both field studies and operational activities.
Expert level expertise in integrated production modelling required.

**General Capabilities**:
A strong team player with good communications skills.
Self-motivated leadership skills to manage and complete projects.
Independent and able to work with mínimal supervision.
Available for occasional travel to South Africa and Mozambique.
Problem solver willing to consider new solutions and to lead discussions on adoption of non-traditional solutions.
Desire to learn, develop capabilities and take on greater responsibilities with a “can do” attitude.