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• Prepare and issue monthly and quarterly JV billing statements and cash calls in accordance with Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs).
• Track and reconcile JV costs, including CAPEX and OPEX, ensuring compliance with budget and AFE controls.
• Maintain detailed cost records to support JV audits and partner queries.
• Validate charges and liaise with asset teams to verify spend and variances.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and JV financial reporting packages.
• Perform variance analysis on actuals vs. budget and forecast for JV activities.
• Support planning cycles, including budgeting and reforecasting for JV-related expenditure.
• Ensure all JV financial activity complies with JOA terms, IFRS, and UKCS regulatory requirements.
• Assist with internal and external JV audits, coordinating with finance, commercial, and legal teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of JV accounting systems, processes, and controls.

• Part or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)

Experience

• Previous experience in JV accounting in the upstream oil & gas sector is essential
• Strong understanding of Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs) and AFE procedures
• Experience with SAP or bespoke ERP/JV systems
• Excellent reconciliation and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills for partner relationship management
• Comfortable working with large datasets and financial models (Excel proficiency)
• Familiarity with the UKCS fiscal and regulatory environment
• Understanding of hydrocarbon accounting and production reporting
• Previous involvement in JV audits or asset transitions (e.g., acquisition or divestment)

• Deliver consistent but appropriate cost engineering structures for projects, modifications and maintenance for ONEgas West
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly CAPEX and OPEX spending across all assets and projects.
• Develop and maintain cost tracking models and dashboards for management and field teams.
• Analyse variances between actual costs and budgets/AFE estimates and provide actionable insights.
• Work with Operations, Drilling, Completions, and Production teams to validate costs and explain variances.
• Support annual budgeting process and quarterly reforecasts.
• Maintain rolling forecasts of costs by project and asset.
• Assist with AFE preparation and tracking, ensuring alignment with operational plans.
• Prepare cost reports for management, partners, and stakeholders.
• Support monthly close process, providing accurate accruals and cost estimates.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and cost coding policies.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Land, and Accounting teams to ensure accurate and timely cost data.
• Work with Accounts Payable to ensure proper coding and allocation of invoices.
• Support Joint Interest Billing (JIB) accuracy by ensuring costs are coded correctly to wells, leases, and projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 4+ years of experience in cost control, project controls, or operations accounting, preferably in upstream oil & gas.
• SAP P16
• SAP Business Warehouse (BW) PB6 / PB7
• Experience with oil & gas accounting/ERP systems
• Strong understanding of upstream oil & gas operations (drilling, completions, production, facilities).
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and cost modeling.
• Ability to interpret operational data and financial statements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across departments.
• Self-starter with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Develop, maintain and communicate long-term production forecasts for late-life fields
• Support reserves/resource evaluation and classification in accordance with company guidelines and industry standards.
• Lead resource progression activities, including the identification and maturation of incremental recovery opportunities.
• Identify, assess, and communicate subsurface risks and uncertainties related to field performance and development options.
• Contribute to risk mitigation planning and scenario-based evaluations.
• Generate and evaluate development options to optimise ultimate recovery and field value.
• Support well intervention planning, redevelopment opportunities, and late-life production enhancement strategies.
• Collaborate closely with the Wells Manager on well delivery, surveillance, and abandonment activities.
• Provide key subsurface input into area development plans (ADPs) and life-of-field strategies.
• Contribute to investment proposals, project framing, and subsurface components of business planning processes.
• Work closely with Operations, Commercial, Wells, and Decommissioning teams to ensure integrated asset management.
• Interface with third-party operators, joint venture partners, and regulators as required.
• Provide subsurface input into commercial negotiations and operational planning.
• Conduct reservoir performance reviews and analysis of production and pressure data.
• Build and update reservoir simulation and material balance models where appropriate.
• Ensure subsurface data quality, integration, and availability for decision-making.

• Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, or related discipline.

Experience

• Proven experience in reservoir engineering, preferably with late-life field exposure in the UKCS or similar mature basins.
• Strong understanding of reservoir management principles, including forecasting, reserves/resource management, and development planning.
• Proficient in reservoir modelling tools (e.g Eclipse) and production analysis techniques.
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of value drivers in mature asset management.
• Experience supporting well activity (planning, execution, surveillance)
• Knowledge of UKCS regulatory environment and reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with subsurface aspects of decommissioning planning

Personal Attributes

• Strong team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work proactively and independently within a dynamic environment.
• Analytical mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

• Develop and maintain reliability models (e.g., RCM, FMEA,) for critical rotating and static equipment (compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, turbines).
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) following any significant equipment failure or performance deviation; produce clear, actionable reports with lessons learned.
• Lead failure mode, effects & criticality analyses (FMECA) to prioritise maintenance activities and drive design improvements.
• Implement and oversee condition monitoring techniques (vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography) to detect early signs of degradation.
• Define KPI dashboards (MTBF, MTTR, availability) and use CMMS/EAM systems to capture, analyse, and report reliability data.
• Collaborate with digital engineering teams to integrate IoT sensor data and advanced analytics into predictive maintenance models.
• Develop and optimise preventative and predictive maintenance plans in line with industry best practices and HSE standards.
• Provide engineering support to operations and maintenance teams during shutdowns, turnarounds, and major inspections
• Review and challenge maintenance tactics, spare-parts strategy, and vendor recommendations to ensure cost-effective reliability outcomes.
• Act as subject-matter expert for reliability within multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring new equipment and modifications are designed for maintainability.
• Interface with Operations, Integrity, HSE, Procurement, and Technical Authority to align reliability initiatives with overall asset management strategies.
• Deliver training and knowledge-sharing sessions on reliability tools and techniques to build capability across the plant workforce.
• Lead continuous improvement projects (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean) focused on reducing unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.
• Ensure compliance with UKCS regulations, Oil & Gas UK guidelines, and corporate asset integrity frameworks.
• Keep abreast of emerging reliability technologies, best practices, and regulatory changes; recommend adoption where beneficial.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of reliability or rotating equipment engineering experience in the oil & gas sector, with at least 2 years offshore/UKCS exposure.
• Proven track record in RCM, FMEA, RCA, and condition monitoring implementation.
• Hands-on familiarity with CMMS/EAM platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo).​​

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of gas processing equipment, hydraulic systems, and process safety principles.
• Proficiency in reliability software tools
• Excellent data analysis skills; able to translate complex datasets into practical reliability recommendations.
• Able to influence stakeholders at all levels and drive change in a matrix organisation.
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills.
• Committed to HSE excellence; experienced in risk assessments and barrier management.

• Monitor and analyse well and production system performance across late-life UKCS assets.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement production enhancement opportunities, including well interventions, artificial lift optimisation, and debottlenecking activities.
• Provide production engineering support for well and facility troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain well surveillance plans to ensure optimal performance and early identification of issues.
• Analyse well test, pressure, and production data to support reservoir management and production forecasting.
• Lead nodal analysis and system modelling to support well performance diagnostics and production optimisation.
• Provide production engineering input to the planning, execution, and post-analysis of well interventions, workovers, and production restoration activities.
• Collaborate with the Wells Manager and Subsurface team on candidate identification and prioritisation for intervention activities.
• Interface with third-party providers for well services and intervention planning.
• Provide production engineering input to area development plans (ADPs), well proposals, and life-of-field strategy documents.
• Support production forecasting and resource assessment processes.
• Contribute to late-life field management strategies, including well abandonment planning and facility optimisation.
• Collaborate closely with Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Geophysicists, Operations, Wells, and Commercial teams to deliver integrated asset management.
• Support production reporting, regulatory submissions, and reserves/resource evaluations.
• Interface with Operations teams to ensure alignment of subsurface plans with field execution and operational capability.

• Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Production Engineering, or relevant technical discipline.

Experience

• Strong technical background in production engineering, with experience in late-life or mature field management.
• Skilled in well and production system analysis, nodal analysis, and production forecasting.
• Familiarity with well intervention planning, execution, and performance optimisation.
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams in an upstream oil and gas environment.
• Knowledge of UKCS operating environment, production systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with artificial lift systems, scale/sand management, hydraulic stimulation and well integrity considerations.
• Experience supporting decommissioning activities or late-life asset strategies.
• Working knowledge of production engineering software and network modelling tools (e.g. Prosper, Petex suite).

Personal Attributes

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Analytical thinker with a pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach to challenges.
• Ability to balance short-term production delivery with long-term asset value optimisation.
• Commitment to safe operations, continuous improvement, and effective cross-functional working.

• Maintain accurate records of daily, monthly, and annual production data across all operated and non-operated assets.
• Reconcile production volumes with field data, metering reports, and third-party statements.
• Allocate production volumes to wells, fields, and partners in accordance with joint operating agreements and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and submit production and revenue reports to regulatory authorities (e.g., NSTA, HMRC, etc., depending on jurisdiction).
• Coordinate with operations, marketing, and finance to validate sales volumes and pricing.
• Manage monthly close processes related to hydrocarbon accounting and revenue recognition.
• Monitor and resolve production and revenue discrepancies.
• Support internal and external audits, including providing documentation and explanations.
• Develop and maintain processes and controls for hydrocarbon accounting.
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and reserves reporting where required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Petroleum Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in hydrocarbon accounting, preferably within the upstream oil & gas sector.
• Strong understanding of production operations, allocation methodologies, and revenue accounting.
• Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements and joint venture accounting.
• Proficient in Excel; experience with accounting and production software (e.g., EnergySys, ProdView, Petex, etc.) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently in a small, dynamic team.

• Deliver fit-for-purpose geophysical interpretation to support reservoir understanding in mature and late-life fields.
• Integrate seismic data with geological, petrophysical, and production information to enhance reservoir characterisation.
• Support mapping of remaining hydrocarbons and identification of bypassed or undeveloped resources.
• Identify and evaluate subsurface opportunities including infill wells, sidetracks, and intervention targets.
• Provide geophysical input to reserves/resource assessments and support resource booking processes.
• Manage legacy seismic datasets and evaluate new or reprocessed seismic where value-adding.
• Support seismic data conditioning, attribute analysis, and rock physics studies to enhance subsurface understanding.
• Provide input to 4D seismic feasibility and interpretation where applicable.
• Communicate geophysical risks and uncertainties clearly within multidisciplinary teams.
• Support risk-based decision-making in relation to development planning, drilling, and production operations.
• Work closely with Reservoir Engineering, Geology, Wells, Operations, and Commercial teams to deliver integrated subsurface solutions.
• Provide geophysical support to well planning activities, including well placement, seismic interpretation at well locations, and operational support as required.
• Engage with third-party operators, joint venture partners, and service providers to ensure effective delivery of geophysical work.
• Provide geophysical input into area development plans (ADPs) and life-of-field strategies.
• Support technical input to subsurface components of business planning, investment proposals, and decommissioning considerations.

• Degree in Geophysics, Geoscience, or related technical discipline.

Experience

• Strong technical geophysical interpretation skills developed in a production or development environment.
• Experience working with late-life or mature fields, ideally within the UKCS.
• Skilled in 2D and 3D seismic interpretation and integration of geophysical and geological data into subsurface models.
• Experienced in 4D seismic interpretation with integration of production data.
• Experience supporting well planning and operational geophysics.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of value drivers in mature asset management.
• Experience supporting well activity (planning, execution, surveillance)
• Knowledge of UKCS regulatory environment and reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with subsurface aspects of decommissioning planning
• Understanding of UKCS reservoirs, petroleum systems, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience with seismic reprocessing, seismic attributes, and quantitative interpretation techniques.
• Awareness of decommissioning subsurface considerations and late-life asset management.
• Knowledge of resource progression, reserves processes, and uncertainty management.

Personal Attributes

• Strong team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to distil complex geophysical information into clear recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Pragmatic and flexible approach to problem-solving within a mature asset environment.
• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement​

• Providing general administrative support for the General Manager and operations Management Team.
• Booking flights and hotels for business travel and training activities
• Focal point for training provider, responsible for coordinating data and updating training matrices
• Reception duties- answering calls, including receiving visitors, preparing meeting and training rooms, sorting and distributing mail
• Tracking and reporting on plans and budgets
• Utilising a variety of web based reporting systems to carry out performance measurement and benchmarking
• Maintaining registers and data gathered from a variety of web-based systems
• Ensuring all data is gathered and reported in a consistent and reliable manner
• Co-ordinating 3rd party support to technical teams
• Providing admin support to the office and the facilities within the office
• Collation of monthly reports
• Assisting with collating of any material for newsletters and other related publications or communications
• Preparing and providing control over presentation materials ​

• Further education/degree qualification

Experience

• Previous experience in a similar role within the Oil & Gas industry or within the Petrochemicals Industry is preferred

Specific skills

• Strong communication skills externally and internally – ability to build strong internal and external relationships with business counterparts
• Pro-active self-starter who is able to work independently with minimum guidance
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Good IT skills, especially in Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Willingness to adapt and learn new skills
• An ability to work under pressure
• Good communication (both verbal & written)
• Strong team working skills and the ability to work with all levels of personnel
• Ability to plan and manage workload within challenging timetable
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

• Coaching of Junior staff/ Contractors and engineers
• Actively participate and integrate discipline contributions to squad work
• Supporting modifications, day-to-day operational issues and projects.
• The incumbent is expected to play a leading role in one of the asset squads but also maintain a close connect and where required influence and provide discipline input and assurance to work managed in other squads in OGW.
• Drive compliance with the essential Process Safety Standards and emissions regulations.
• Ensure design integrity through fit for purpose application of guidelines, otherwise consciously deviate and ensures deviations are raised to document the risk assessment.
• Provide process engineering input in various own squad workflows
• Provide support to producing facilities by appropriate work distributing. This includes (but is not limited to) troubleshooting to resolve operational problems and restore or increase production; carrying out surveillance to enhance reliability and keeping production at capacity; finding optimization and debottlenecking opportunities to reduce OPEX, coordinating and leading Annual Facility Review, keeping process simulation models up to date.
• Support project departments in delivering new projects through technical review

• Able to act as an independent Process Engineer.
• Experienced in facility optimization work in the context of WRFM, proven record of being able to initiate and drive opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience in participation in engineering reviews such as HAZOP and IPF/SRS
• Proficient in process simulation: Unisim, Pipesim, HTRI
• Understanding of the wider engineering process. Previous work experience on upstream (brownfield) projects and operated assets is preferable.
• Experience in the upstream oil & gas industry.
• Knowledge of International Engineering guidelines and standards (e.g. API 520 & 521 as well as equipment specific codes)
• Knowledge/experience with offshore gas production will be a distinct advantage
• Flexible in terms of work location, willing to travel. Regular trips to offshore production facilities are an essential dimension of the job.

Leadership

• Provide technical Decommissioning leadership support to the Leman Alpha Complex, Bacton Terminal and Greater SolePit.
• Supervise and mentor a team of engineers ensuring high performance and development.
• Effective management and prioritisation of the team’s workload to ensure the requirements of the organisation are met.
• Effective supervision and leadership of the team, to ensure compliance with management systems, deliver high quality engineering solutions and high operational excellence across the Assets.
• Represent Viaro Energy on external industry bodies, ensuring that standards, specifications, guidelines, and strategies pertaining to the Decommissioning discipline conform to the requirements of relevant industry legislation, standards, and guidance.
• Keeping abreast of, and ensuring compliance with, legislation, standards, and industry guidance.
• Strong engagement with internal and external stakeholders in matters relating to reliability, including Viaro Senior Management, partners, the NSTA, HSE, BEIS and the IVB.
• Setting the strongest possible safety performance expectations and hold self and others accountable for same; including, managing risk in a way that meets or exceeds HES requirements but also achieves, as far as practicable, the business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Forming and stabilising a new UK-based Decommissioning department, following divestment of the Asset from the Shell portfolio. This is an opportunity to set the culture and define the capabilities required for the Decommissioning function.
• Oversee all Decommissioning activity for Viaro Energy which includes but not limited to review and challenge scopes for non-operated ventures.
• Lead and manage the preparation and delivery of an approved Decommissioning Programme (DP) for assets nearing or past CoP.
• Deliver Define Phase documentation in line with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Develop detailed decommissioning plans including well Plug and Abandonment (P&A), topside and subsea infrastructure removal, and site remediation.
• Ensure full alignment with UK legislation (e.g., Petroleum Act 1998) and regulatory guidance (e.g., NSTA/OPRED decommissioning requirements).
• Maintain effective relationships with key regulators including the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), BEIS, and HSE.
• Monitor and adapt to evolving decommissioning standards and environmental obligations.
• Act as Contract Owner for all D&R-related agreements, ensuring robust contract strategy, procurement, and contractor performance management.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships, alliances or consortia to enable cost-effective delivery in a resource- and rig-constrained market.
• Apply market intelligence and lessons learned from peer decommissioning projects to reduce costs and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders including Wells, Subsea, HSSE, Finance, Legal, and External Affairs.
• Represent the company in industry groups and initiatives to promote collaboration and continuous improvement in decommissioning.
• Lead decommissioning risk assessments and input into company assurance processes.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the oil & gas sector, with 5+ years in decommissioning or late-life asset management.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering complex decommissioning projects in the UKCS or similar basins.
• Strong understanding of UKCS regulatory frameworks, decommissioning cost structures, and contracting strategies.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder engagement, and contract management skills.
• Experience in Well P&A planning and execution.
• Familiarity with industry consortia, collaborative delivery models, and new technology solutions in decommissioning.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Exposure to ESG and sustainability issues in decommissioning.
• Experience leading a team and driving strong results.

Certifications

Willingness to complete and pass offshore training certification e.g. BOSIET, MIST, OEUK Medical etc.