Consultant - Production Architecture (Process)

About the role

Anton, an integrated oil and gas value-added management services company headquartered in Dubai, is hiring a Consultant - Production Architecture (Process) for its On-sync Energy Management Services Company in Kuwait. The role provides specialist consultancy and expert advice on production architecture, process engineering, flow assurance and hydraulics for complex oil and gas developments.

Key responsibilities

• Define and lead technical studies to identify opportunities, risks and improvement areas for early production and new field developments.
• Review major technical, operability and integration challenges and direct data gathering and technical analysis.
• Conduct and review flow assurance and hydraulic studies covering multiphase flow, pressure and temperature profiles, long-distance tiebacks, slugging, erosion and corrosion, and production operability.
• Advise on production architecture concepts such as field layouts, gathering systems, flowline routing and surface facility configurations.
• Evaluate and support fit-for-purpose technologies such as boosting systems, multiphase pumping, gas treatment, sulfur recovery and production facilities.
• Provide technical advice for HP/HT, sour service, high water cut and other complex operating conditions.
• Review contractor and consultant deliverables against technical, operability, flow assurance and production readiness requirements.
• Provide process engineering input during concept, pre-FEED, FEED and project execution, including technical reviews and stage-gate assessments.
• Assess interfaces between new developments and existing assets, including tie-ins, brownfield modifications and operational integration.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Projects, HSE, Planning, contractors, consultants and technology providers.
• Mentor Process Engineers, support technical knowledge transfer and participate in strategic technical planning.
• Apply risk management principles and ensure compliance with HSE requirements.

Required profile

• University degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related engineering discipline; MSc or PhD preferred.
• At least 15 years of relevant oil and gas experience in process engineering, production facilities, flow assurance, hydraulics or production architecture consultancy.
• Demonstrated consultancy experience in early production, new field developments, complex facilities projects and large-scale oil and gas developments.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary technical studies and advise on complex engineering challenges.
• Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Required skills

• Production architecture, process engineering, flow assurance and hydraulic analysis.
• Multiphase flow systems, long-distance tiebacks, slugging, erosion and corrosion.
• Production facility design, field development concepts and technical interfaces between new and existing assets.