Senior Metering Engineer

About the role

Geo-Jade Petroleum is looking for an experienced Senior Metering Engineer to join the Production Department on a daily or rotation basis in Basra, Iraq. The role focuses on custody‑transfer measurement, metering system integrity and data quality for oil and gas production.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain metering standards, procedures and uncertainty budgets in line with API, AGA, ISO and MPMS requirements.
• Specify, evaluate, commission and integrate metering devices (orifice, turbine, ultrasonic, Coriolis, PD meters), provers, sampling systems, gas chromatographs and flow computers with SCADA/DCS and data historians.
• Lead calibration, proving and verification programmes, manage certificates and ensure traceability.
• Develop CMMS strategies, spare parts plans and obsolescence management to guarantee high availability.
• Perform data validation, reconciliation, uncertainty analysis and monitor KPIs such as availability, bias and measurement loss.
• Provide expert troubleshooting, develop bypass or contingency metering methods during outages and quantify impacts.
• Interface with production, finance, commercial teams and joint‑venture partners on allocation and custody‑transfer matters.
• Manage vendor contracts, define SLAs and verify performance.
• Mentor junior staff, deliver training and drive digitalisation of metering assets.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electrical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 7‑10+ years of oil‑and‑gas metering experience, including custody‑transfer and allocation.
• Strong knowledge of API, AGA, ISO and MPMS standards, uncertainty analysis and calibration methods.
• Proven audit documentation and compliance experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.

Required skills

• Orifice, turbine, ultrasonic, Coriolis and PD meters
• Provers and sampling systems
• Gas chromatographs and flow computers
• SCADA/DCS integration and data historians
• CMMS planning and spare‑parts management
• Calibration, proving and traceability procedures
• Data validation, reconciliation and uncertainty analysis
• Root‑cause failure analysis (RCFA)
• API/AGA/ISO/MPMS standards
• Digitalisation of metering assets (smart meters, diagnostics)
• Cybersecurity and backup practices for flow computers