Description
MAIN FUNCTIONS
The DW Lead Metering Engineer is responsible for leading the technical and operational management of fiscal and technical metering systems and analysers across the Deep Water district. The role ensures measurement accuracy, equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, effective maintenance planning and proper management of metering-related contracts and budgets.
TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the technical and commercial focal point for all metering and analyser systems within the Deep Water district.
- Lead the maintenance, reliability and performance management of fiscal and technical metering systems.
- Ensure metering systems remain accurate, fully operational and compliant with regulatory requirements and international standards.
- Oversee certification and validation of fiscal oil and gas metering systems, liaising with relevant regulatory authorities, NLNG and commercial teams.
- Develop and maintain metering maintenance plans, procedures, spare parts inventories and technical documentation using the company's CMMS.
- Ensure periodic meter proving, prover loop calibrations and quarterly fiscal gas metering validations are conducted in accordance with applicable regulations and agreements.
- Coordinate metering system troubleshooting, corrective maintenance, equipment upgrades and obsolescence management.
- Provide technical guidance to site maintenance teams and coordinate corrective actions with maintenance contractors.
- Review and advise on technical and commercial terms of existing and new metering contracts.
- Specify new fiscal and technical metering systems in collaboration with instrumentation specialists.
- Review and validate flow measurement equations and their application within ICSS and metering systems.
- Prepare failure investigation reports (FITA), technical analysis and lessons learned (REX+).
- Monitor equipment performance, contract execution and expenditure to ensure compliance with approved budgets.
- Provide technical support to Process, Laboratory and Well Performance teams to ensure the integrity of production, well test, gas lift and water injection measurements.
- Ensure proper management of metering manuals, operating procedures, calibration records, data backups and audit documentation.
- Coordinate with Technical Support and Smart Room teams on investigations, performance issues and significant equipment events.
Job Requirement
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree (B.Sc./B.Eng.) in Instrumentation, Control, Electrical/Electronics, Automation, Petroleum, Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years' relevant experience in the Oil and Gas, manufacturing or oilfield services industry.
- Specialised training and proven technical competence in metering systems and technologies.
- Extensive expertise in fiscal and technical metering systems and international standards, including API, ISO and AGA.
- Strong experience in meter proving, calibration, certification, validation and maintenance of metering systems.
- Experience managing metering-related contracts, budgets, equipment reliability and offshore operations.
- Familiarity with computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) and process control systems