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Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Engineering Technicians [541690 Contract Contingent]

Cape Town, WC, za💼 Contract🗓 2018-08-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior technical specialist providing expert advice and guidance on Oil, Gas, Extractives, and Renewable Energy Management, including designing and implementing best-in-class management programs for national development.

Role type

Senior IC Petroleum Engineering Technician (Policy & Operations)

Builds

National oil, gas, and mining management programs and capacity building initiatives for government stakeholders.

Domain

Energy & Extractives (Oil, Gas, Mining, Renewables)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Petroleum reservoir systems knowledge, geology, fluid production, decline curve analysis, rate transient analysis, full field production modeling, economic analysis, risk quantification, field development planning, unconventional reservoir expertise, financial modeling, regulatory reform expertise, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

Master's degree or Ph.D., experience in Mining Industry Engineering/Geosciences, training in specialized courses, technical publications

Technologies

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), decline curve analysis software, rate transient analysis tools, full field production modeling software

Responsibilities

Provide advisory support on national oil, gas, and mining policy, laws, contracting, and regulation; Increase institutional and technical capacity in the oil, gas, and mining sectors; Assist stakeholders in strategies, training, and knowledge management to improve strategic planning and operational oversight; Strengthen economic management, transparency, and fiscal policy in the sector; Strengthen environmental management in the sector; Participate in a Community of Practice to share best practices.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory scope

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