The chance to join one of the world's most innovative energy businesses and to focus on their foremost producing asset group at a time of dramatic growth.

Sasol Petroleum International (SPI) is the E&P division of Sasol, one of the top 50 global energy companies. SPI has operations in Mozambique and Papua New Guinea and interests in South Africa, West Africa, and Australia.  SPI's strategic focus is exploration and monetisation of stranded gas. Its current equity production is 40,000 boepd and it is in the middle of an expansion project to increase production to 55,000 boepd by 2011. The company strategy is to achieve 150,000 boepd by 2025.

To support this expansion, SPI is looking to recruit a Principal Petroleum Production Engineer to its Technical Services function, which is responsible for ensuring that the company's strategic, tactical and operational decisions are well founded on sound technical study and analysis in line with good oilfield practice.

Role Requirements

The key requirements of this role are: to provide high quality operational reservoir engineering support to the development, operation and reservoir management of the onshore Mozambique assets; to work with the asset staff to optimise production planning, well testing, pressure surveying, wireline interventions and other maintenance and production enhancement activities; to assist with functional initiatives, training and supervision of junior members of the group and to manage technical work carried out by specialist consultancies.

Key Skills & Knowledge

To be a candidate you will have demonstrable experience of working in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas assets, as well as operational experience of gas and gas condensate field appraisal, development and operation.  Other essential requirements include: in-field management experience of well production operations, expertise in well test analysis, nodal analysis, material balance analysis and production monitoring techniques; and experience in well and well test design, detailed planning and operational guidance.

Qualifications & Capabilities

Degree educated in a strongly mathematical or physics-oriented subject, you might also have obtained an MSc or PhD in Petroleum or Reservoir Engineering. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential and knowledge of Portuguese would be an advantage.  Current and up to date software capability, using office and collaborative applications, is also required and you must be comfortable to work in a geographically dispersed virtual team.

SPI operates a matrix structure and you will report to the Manager, Petroleum Engineering. Based in Rosebank, Johannesburg,  you will be required to undertake regular inter-continental travel.  

This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible and newly created role.  With both the financial and technical capabilities to capture and develop opportunities quickly, SPI provides a secure employment environment and the chance to develop an exciting global career. An excellent remuneration package will be provided including expatriate benefits where appropriate.

Please note that neither Simpson Crowden nor SPI will accept speculative CVs from agencies for this position. Any applications sent directly to SPI/Sasol will be forwarded to Simpson Crowden.