Production Engineer

Profile Middle East is looking for: Production Engineer.

MISSION:

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Production Engineer to join our team in the Oil & Gas sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting both site and Smart Room operations by providing technical expertise in monitoring, analysis, and optimization of production processes. A key focus will be minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing operational performance at the Tempa Rossa Oil Centre.

TASKS:

• Provide day-to-day operational and technical support to the Smart Room and site production teams.
• Monitor greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and flaring activity, identifying root causes and optimizing flare performance.
• Support site operations in areas such as wells management, chemical usage, production processes, and plant monitoring/optimization.
• Collaborate on process studies and recommend system improvements or facility upgrades.
• Prepare weekly reports on flared gas volumes and SO₂ emissions from the flare and incinerator.
• Investigate the source of flared gas and analyze correlations with maintenance activities.
• Support investigations of environmental exceedances and contribute to corrective action planning as per the Environmental Monitoring Plan.
• Track and summarize air quality and odorous emission exceedances identified via TEEPIT’s fixed monitoring network.
• Design, maintain, and optimize dashboards in PI Vision, including site-wide sensor integration and logic implementation.
• Develop advanced monitoring tools using PI System and PI Asset Framework (PI-AF) to analyze and optimize plant performance.
• Conduct and support field-based activities such as test runs, performance evaluations, and fiscal metering tasks.
• Monitor emissions data from six regulated emission points using the SME system.
• Quickly notify relevant teams in the event of anomalies or exceedances of authorized thresholds.
• Archive daily emissions data and prepare daily summary reports.
• Collaborate with site personnel during process upsets to troubleshoot and document causes, corrective actions, and system restoration.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reports as needed.
• Draft and circulate official notifications to authorities in line with Regional Decree DGR 588/2021 (AIA).
• Record and track anomalies (Production, Process, Environmental) and corresponding corrective actions.
• Support the CSR team in preparing air quality and odor reports for stakeholder communications or public complaints.
• Assist the Environment (ENV) department with monthly GHG calculations and conversion of flaring data.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in process engineering within the Oil & Gas industry.
• Strong knowledge of Oil & Gas production processes, process control, and facility operations.
• Proficient in PI System, PI Vision, PI-AF or similar real-time data systems.
• Understanding of GHG accounting and emissions monitoring practices.
• Competency in analyzing heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, and energy conversion.
• Experience with process safety management and regulatory reporting.
• Fluent level of Italian, written and spoken.

OTHER DETAILS:

• Job Location: Guardia Perticara (Potenza), Italy.
• Contract Duration: 1 year.
• Starting date: September 2025.

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