Senior Reservoir Engineer

Position Title

Senior Reservoir Engineer

Location

Calgary, AB

Approx. Hire Date

Immediate

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Senior Reservoir Engineer

NuVista Energy Ltd. is a Canadian oil and gas resource company on a growth journey. Since our inception in July 2003, NuVista has grown from 3,500 Boe/d of production to over 85,000 Boe/d. Our primary development is centered around the Montney formation near Grande Prairie, AB, where we continue to make our mark.

Are you an experienced Reservoir Engineer, looking for a team oriented, dynamic new opportunity to expand and build upon your technical experience? NuVista Energy is hiring a Reservoir Engineer for our Calgary head office. If you're looking for a role that offers the opportunity to gain exposure to multiple facets of the business in a fast paced, collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Reporting to the Director, Montney Development and Reservoir Characterization, you will be responsible for reservoir engineering within a tight knit team of high performance individuals. As a member of the reservoir Characterization team you will be responsible for providing technical insight to further optimize NuVista's producing assets as well as future well designs and field development strategy.

At NuVista, we work hard to live by our Core Values of Honesty and Integrity, Empowerment and Accountability, Respect, Open-Minded Teamwork, Excellence, and Safety.

We are dedicated to attracting and retaining employees who are aligned with these values, are passionate about the work they do, and are committed to making NuVista a great place to work. Investment in our people through the delivery of technical development and team effectiveness training is key at NuVista. We are constantly looking for new ways and opportunities to strengthen our team.

For more information about NuVista, please visit our website at: www.nuvistaenergy.com

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to construct predictive models to assist in field and well optimization efforts
• Generate type curves for use in well economics and budget planning
• Construct and maintain analytical and numerical models to aid in understanding and predicting reservoir behaviour
• Work with multivariate regression models to gain novel insights from large datasets
• Propose and implement new technologies to help evaluate and optimize D&C execution efficiency and resulting production performance
• Work with the development team to optimize field development plans
• Prepare and present technical updates and learnings to team members including leaders and Executives
• Fluid characterization to understand phase behaviour of various PVT systems in the Montney
• Work with third party evaluator and internal teams on preparing annual reserves
• Maintain effective communication within a multidisciplinary team of Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Operations and Land

Qualifications/Attributes

• A Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus in Chemical, Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Active Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation with APEGA or other Provincial Professional Organization is required
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in oil and gas with a strong reservoir engineering background
• Strong analytical modelling skills with experience in RTA and PTA (Whitson+ or other equivalent software exposure)
• Experience with numerical simulation in unconventional tight gas reservoirs (CMG or Eclipse) is an asset
• Experience in spotfire or equivalent data analytics tool considered an asset
• Experience in programming in one or more languages is an asset (Python, SQL, R)
• Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical and project management skills.
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Self-starter capable of working independently with minimal supervision.

What Makes NuVista Stand Out

NuVista has top quality assets, expert staff, and a management team focused on value and continuous improvement. At NuVista, we:

• Strive to be the best place you've ever worked.
• Believe the strength of our company is our people - our greatest asset.
• Have created a diversified, hardworking, and passionate culture.
• Encourage new ideas and support personal and career development.
• Are committed to work/life balance and creating a fun and rewarding environment.
• Invest in our people with a competitive Total Rewards program.
• Invest in our communities through volunteering, corporate donations and employee donations matching.
• Strive to be a leader in safety and environmental responsibility.