Senior Production Engineer / E0647255

Position Description:COMPANY INFORMATION:Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and conducting business in approximately 180 countries, the company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transportation; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. POSITION OVERVIEW:Responsibilities of the Senior Production Engineer in the San Joaquin Valley Business Unit (SJVBU) areas include identification and implementation of production enhancing opportunities, expense monitoring and optimization and economic value-adding projects. The selected candidate will provide technical support to area operations, as well as maintain on-going communications with Technical Teams and Operations personnel. This role will involve working in one of the premier heavy oil operations in the world. The primary recovery method is gravity drainage, and the injection of steam into the reservoirs has resulted in significant increased recovery. Fields consist of horizontal and conventional vertical wells. Flexible work schedule, 9/80 or traditional 40-hour week.Qualifications:RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS POSITION MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Optimize existing steamfloods, oversee systems, data collection and analysis, measurement and process improvements.• Oversee implementation of capital projects.• Work with Operations to maximize economic production.• Develop and implement workover, replacement well, subsidence monitoring and mitigation and well stimulation opportunities.• Communicate and cooperate with Operations and Production Engineers, Asset Development Teams, Operators and other Technical personnel to maximize economic production, as well as assist in the execution of asset development plans.• Participate in general business activities, including business plan look backs, property tax reviews and business planning.• Lead/participate in special project assignments and teams.• Utilize analytical skills with engineering process knowledge to maximize results. • Mentor new hires, interns and experienced staff to ensure high level of proficiency.• Identify and implement new technologies for enhanced production and recovery.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Petroleum Engineering required.• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience required; a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience preferred.• Production Engineering experience and success in a variety of assets.• Strong fundamental wellwork opportunity identification skills and the desire to mentor less experienced engineers. • Heavy oil production operations, along with some shared facilities experience.• Steamflood experience and heat management skills desired. • Database querying and statistical analysis skills are critical competencies needed. • The ability to lead and mentor less experienced engineers and develop the skills of others.• The ability to develop workable solutions, and implement optimum results using available technical tools (DSS, MS Office, spreadsheet, query, macros, PEEP, etc.) EOE M/F/D/V Learn more about Chevron Location:US-CA-Bakersfield Status:Full Time, Employee Job Category:Other