Role Purpose
- To provide technical and operational assurance forsafe, reliable, and optimized production from offshore facilities.
- The Onshore Senior Operations Engineer acts as the primary onshore technical interface for offshore production/maintenance team in supporting process/equipment troubleshooting, engineering team interface, asset integrity requirement, drilling & well work and subsurface while ensuring full compliance with company HSSE standards and regulatory requirements.
Role Dimension
- Pegaga Offshore Platform (or equivalent gas-condensate facility)
- Team Interface: Works closely with offshore OIM, production and maintenance supervisor, onshore maintenance engineer, discipline engineers, integrity engineers, wells and surface
- Provides technical recommendations that directly impact production uptime, safety, and compliance
Key Accountabilities
- Provide daily technical operations support to offshore production teams, ensuring process stability and compliance with operating envelopes.
- Analyze process performance data to identify optimization opportunities and drive efficiency improvements.
- Lead troubleshooting of production upsets, process deviations, and equipment failures by coordinating efforts between, maintenance, engineering, asset integrity, wells and subsurface as necessary.
- Ensure Safety Critical Elements (SCEs) remain fully functional through coordination with maintenance and integrity teams.
- Lead and coordinate operational Root Cause Analysis (RCA)and follow-up of corrective actions.
- Review and endorse E-deviation & Management of Change (MOC) proposals for technical soundness and operational safety.
- Support continuous improvement of operating procedures, standing instructions, and plant documentation.
- Participate actively in HAZOP, HAZID, SIMOPS, and risk reviews.
- Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior engineers and offshore operations personnel.
Framework, Boundries & Decision making Authority
- Operates within the company's HSSE, Operations, and Integrity Management frameworks.
- Makes day-to-day technical decisions relating to process adjustments, troubleshooting, and operational risk mitigation in consultation with Production Team Lead, Sr Operations Manager.
- Escalates high-risk or major cost-impacting issues to the Production Team Lead.
- Authority extends to providing technical recommendations and operational instructions that maintain facility safety, reliability, and production targets.
- Corporate standards guide decisions, as do MPM/PETRONAS regulations and international codes.
Communications & Working Relationships
Internal:
- Production Team Lead, Operations Engineer, Production Planner, Sr Offshore Operations Planner, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Engineer.
- Offshore OIM, Production Supervisors, CROs, Maintenance Supervisor & Maintenance Technicians
- Engineering Team : Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Integrity Engineers.
- Others: Asset Integrity, Wells, Subsurface, HSSE, Logistics, and Project Teams
External:
- PETRONAS/MPM and other regulatory bodies (for operational and safety compliance)
- Equipment OEMs, service providers, and third-party vendors for troubleshooting and technical support
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Bachelors Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering (or equivalent).
- Minimum 15 years of oil & gas experience with at least 5 years in offshore operations or production leadership roles.
- Strong technical understanding of gas-condensate process systems (compression, dehydration, stabilization, produced-water treatment).
- Proficient in PI Vision for performance monitoring.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary troubleshooting and RCA exercises.
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and communication skills with demonstrated leadership in operations.
