Upstream Value Chain Optimization Business Analyst / Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Visionary Tech Services LLC
- Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Full-time
وصف الوظيفة
We are looking for an experienced Upstream Value Chain Optimization Business Analyst / SME to transform workflows across subsurface, drilling, production, and field operations. This pivotal role is dedicated to pinpointing and executing optimization strategies that yield quantifiable business value.
Core Focus Areas:
- Optimizing production and network operations
- Managing lift allocation and well scheduling
- Overseeing deferment management processes
- Establishing effective surveillance cadence
- Tracking value delivery initiatives
إمتيازات الوظيفة
- Opportunity to influence upstream operations through process re-engineering and value optimisation.
- Lead strategic optimisation initiatives with direct impact on production efficiency, cost reduction, and safety performance.
- Work with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to drive business value and operational excellence.
- Develop leadership and stakeholder management skills in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.
- Engage with cutting-edge optimisation tools and data platforms in upstream oil and gas.
متطلبات الوظيفة
- Facilitate discovery workshops with asset and production teams to map current processes and capture detailed business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Define KPI trees, constraints, objective functions, and frame scenarios and what-if analyses to translate insights into operational actions and SOPs.
- Coordinate pilot programs, conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), track benefits, and develop SOPs, training, and adoption plans with planners and operations teams.
- Prioritize optimisation backlogs, collaborate with solution architects, and align leadership on project scope, roadmap, and KPIs.
- Lead review sessions, manage change and governance processes, and report on value delivered relative to production, cost, and HSE targets.
Education:
- Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
Background / Experience:
- Strong domain expertise in upstream oil and gas operations, including production systems, system constraints, network bottlenecks, lift methods, value-for-money analysis, and deferment analysis.
- Familiarity with planning and surveillance processes and hands-on knowledge of PI/SCADA systems, production networks, and planning cycles.
- Experience in end-to-end value chain mapping, process redesign, KPI and target setting, economic constraint definition, scenario design, policy rule development, business case and ROI analysis, benefits tracking, change management, training, and S&OP execution cadence.
- Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills, including strong executive communication and experience creating business requirements, user stories, and UAT scripts.
Soft Skills:
- Business storytelling
- Communication
- Expectation management
- Leadership
- Problem solving
- Stakeholder engagement
- Structured problem-solving
Technical Skills:
- Proficient with data platforms, optimisation and modeling software, production optimisation tools, and visualization/workflow tools.
