Operations Advisor - Oilfield Operations

About the role

As Operations Advisor at Rumaila, one of the world's super-giant oilfields near Basra, Iraq, you will lead safe and compliant operations at site. You act as the key link between the ROO Operations team and field activities, with a strong focus on coaching, safety leadership and operational discipline. The role carries decision rights such as stopping work for safety, prioritising tasks and deciding the 2-week schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Lead by promoting a strong safety culture, guiding daily safe production, managing incidents with root cause analysis and coaching direct reports.
• Oversee risk management and operating discipline: Management of Change, engineering queries, operational risk assessments, plant handover, Control of Work compliance, incident reporting and stop-work authority.
• Develop and coach national staff, ensure HR compliance, motivate the team and manage performance.
• Oversee daily plant and well performance, support optimisation and maintenance planning, run root cause analyses and drive continuous improvement.
• Interface with BOC Site Leadership, the Operations Line, the Operations Coordinator, Site Maintenance Advisor, Permit and Area Authorities, the Control of Work Team and cross-functional teams.
• Attend daily, weekly and ad hoc meetings including Operations & Maintenance reviews, Control of Work meetings (as chair), schedule planning and project coordination.
• Manage alarms with engineering monthly and join project meetings ad hoc.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years' hydrocarbon operations experience, including 5+ years in supervisory roles.
• Strong HSE knowledge and mastery of Control of Work systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for coaching and leadership, proven ability to work independently with integrity, and ongoing professional development.
• Experience in diverse, multicultural teams preferred.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of ROO procedures: Control of Work (ORA, LO/LC, SORA), MOC/EQ process, Work Management, Activity Planning, Risk Management, PSSR, GOC and SOPs.
• Proficiency in Worksafe, Maximo, PI Vision, Power BI, SharePoint, Sharecat, PMCS, FMD and GIS.