Reservoir Engineer job at Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Reservoir Engineer job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 25 March 2022

Hiring Organization: Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Job Details:

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Ltd was established under the Petroleum (Exploration, Development, and Production) Act and the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission, and Midstream Storage) Act, both of 2013 and incorporated under the Companies Act, 2012. It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda.
The overall function of UNOC is to handle the State’s commercial interests in the Oil and Gas industry and ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable manner.
UNOC now invites applications for persons interested to develop their career with a dynamic results-oriented Company to occupy the following positions:

Upstream Department
Job Title: Reservoir Engineer (1 Vacancy)
Reports To: Reservoir Engineer Specialist

Job Purpose:
Responsible for identifying and quantifying oil and gas reserves and developing strategies to maximize recovery.

Essential Duties
• Liaise with geoscientists, production, and petroleum engineers to develop subsurface dynamic reservoir models and predict production potential.
• Provide reservoir engineering inputs required for the preparation of Field Development Plans and Reservoir Management Plans, such as predicted production profiles, well count, data acquisition plans, etc.
• Perform the development, maintenance, and history matching of dynamic reservoir simulation models.
• Participate in the estimation of the petroleum resources/reserves including the development of production and reserve booking profiles.
• Evaluate partners’ reservoir engineering proposals and participate in meetings with
• Partners and Authorities, when required.
• Assess opportunities for future infill wells, workovers, near-field exploration targets, and enhanced oil recovery and prepare appropriate recommendations.
• Assist in the development of operational procedures for E&P operations and in ensuring that all operations are conducted according to approved procedures.
• Support an integrated team of geoscientists, drilling, and production engineers to monitor field performance and optimize production.
• Monitor the acquisition of engineering data to ensure quality and adequately.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes:
o Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Engineering, Geosciences, or any relevant degree. b) Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Petroleum E&P Operations.
• Substantial experience in dynamic modelling of petroleum reservoirs, history matching, and sensitivity analysis using Eclipse (or similar software).
• Be skilled in integrated reservoir modelling and simulation. Have knowledge of development and production operations, Health & Safety standards, and operational procedures.
• Ability to work independently, but also work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team environment to develop appropriate work programs.

Application procedure

UNOC will ONLY consider online applications submitted through her website on the career’s portal at https://careers.unoc.co.ug
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All applications should be submitted not later than Friday 25th March 2022 by 17:00 hours (5:00 pm EAT).
NOTE:
• ONLY online applications will be considered. Applications submitted by e-mail will not be accepted.
• Applicants are required to scan and attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents only e.g., Degree, Transcript, Diploma, A-level and O-level certificates
• Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification
• Please forward any inquiries regarding this advert to recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug call telephone number +256 312 444 600.
• UNOC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from the Albertine Graben are encouraged to apply.
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda National Oil Company
P.O. Box 36316,
Kampala
Plot 15, YUSUF LULE ROAD