What’s the role

The Reservoir Engineer will be responsible for providing reservoir and petroleum engineering expertise/support to the team in the areas of production monitoring, forecasting, reservoir management, well and field development planning activities.

What you’ll be doing

• Use expertise to design and ensure delivery of effective reservoir engineering practices (Fluid characterization, Reservoir Surveillance, Production Forecasting, Material Balance, Reservoir Simulation, Reserves Estimation) to support all exploration, development and production activities

• Support building and updating of reliable reservoir & network models (IPSM), underpinning investment decisions and business plans

• Support in ensuring effective management of development and depletion plans for producing fields to maximize value and meet business plan targets

• Responsible for the construction and maintenance of the integrated asset model

• Responsible for production monitoring and preparation of monthly forecasts

• Ensure timely and effective data acquisition, incorporation and analysis of well/reservoir data using standard storage and analysis applications (e.g. well test data, PVT, SCAL, PLT)

• Responsible for issuing and maintaining up-to-date Reservoir Management Plans for all fields in the execution and operational phases

• Present technical work to senior management, partners, and government representatives as needed

• Perform reserves estimation and classification in compliance with industry standards such as SPE-PRMS or SEC guidelines.

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in Trinidad & Tobago on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• BSc/MSc in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent

• 5+ years of reservoir engineering experience with a strong record of continuous development

• Experience in reservoir modelling and simulation using Eclipse, Petrel RE, or similar tools

• Familiar with uncertainty modelling and tools like MEPO

• Proficient in RE software (Petrel, PVTi, Saphir, IPM) and workflows (PVT, SCAL, reserves, decline/nodal analysis, forecasting, optimization)

• Solid understanding of related disciplines (geology, geophysics, drilling, facilities, economics)

• Strong collaborator in multidisciplinary teams

• Clear communicator with constructive challenge skills

• Proactive, flexible team player with cultural awareness

• Self-motivated, organized, and decisive under pressure

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Eager to learn and apply best practices

• Committed to ethics, quality, and HSSE standards

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).

Updated: 06/04/2025 | Application Deadline: not provided | Unposting: 06/30/2025  |Disclaimer: The unposting date is indicative from which no rights can be derived.|