Facilities Surveillance Engineer

About the role

Wood is recruiting a Facilities Surveillance Engineer for its Iraq business unit, based in Basra. The engineer carries out daily production surveillance at each Degassing Station against approved KPIs, on a 5 days on, 2 days off schedule. This is a full-time on-site role with travel requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor crude oil or effluent water treatment parameters to meet specifications.
• Work with Operations & Maintenance so that reliability improvement plans are prioritized and implemented.
• Resolve process bottlenecks and technical challenges.
• Carry out routine facility and process monitoring at Degassing Stations and support daily crude oil production and water injection targets while minimizing unplanned downtime.
• Provide technical support for production troubleshooting and debottlenecking, and lead production enhancement and water injection optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate with departments so facility issues are resolved in a timely way.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for production issues and prepare investigation reports.
• Develop Scope of Work documents (SIFs) for facility modification projects, review contractor technical submissions and deliverables, and give operational and production expertise to project teams.
• Update and redline engineering documents such as P&IDs and PFDs to reflect field modifications and design discrepancies.
• Support the Management of Change (MOC) process and assess the impact of modifications on process safety and operations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Oil & Gas Surface Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional certificates recognized by the petroleum industry.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in facilities/operations covering process engineering, facilities surveillance, troubleshooting, debottlenecking and opportunity identification; candidates with less experience may apply if they have an exceptional academic background and skills, including HAZOP, HAZID and SIL.
• Strong commitment to safety, good teamwork, problem-solving and interpersonal skills, and good organizational, coordination, planning and interface skills.

Required skills

• Knowledge of crude oil production facilities (separators, desalter, exchangers, etc.).
• Knowledge of industry standards for onshore oil and gas processing.
• Familiarity with SCADA, PI System, production surveillance tools and operational reporting systems.

What we offer

• Competitive salary with regular reviews.
• Medical insurance covering inpatient and outpatient care.
• Tailored professional development plans.
• Access to experts worldwide and long-service awards at 5-year milestones.