Production Chemist
BH-344908
Posted: 20/08/2026
- Competitive
- Australia Queensland Brisbane
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Production Chemist | Brisbane CBD based - 6 month contract
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Production Chemist to support production optimisation, well interventions and value realisation initiatives within a major upstream oil and gas operation.
This is a hands-on technical role suited to a production chemist with strong upstream experience who can quickly integrate into an established multidisciplinary team and deliver immediate value.
Occasional site visits to Chinchilla may be required.
Key Responsibilities
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Production Chemist to support production optimisation, well interventions and value realisation initiatives within a major upstream oil and gas operation.
This is a hands-on technical role suited to a production chemist with strong upstream experience who can quickly integrate into an established multidisciplinary team and deliver immediate value.
Occasional site visits to Chinchilla may be required.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of chemistry-related production optimisation and value realisation opportunities.
- Design and support well intervention programs, including foamer, solids control, scale, corrosion, microbial control and water treatment programs.
- Diagnose production performance issues using field, laboratory and production data.
- Lead Product Stewardship activities, including chemical approvals and compliance requirements.
- Provide Production Chemistry input into well, reservoir, facilities and production intervention planning.
- Develop intervention strategies, treatment designs and post-job evaluations.
- Work collaboratively with Operations, Wells, Reservoir, Facilities and Development teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Provide technical assurance for chemistry programs and intervention execution.
- Support contract management activities across chemical supply and laboratory services.
- Identify opportunities to improve production performance and reduce operating expenditure.
- Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years' experience within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Extensive upstream Production Chemistry experience supporting production optimisation and well interventions.
- Demonstrated experience across WRFM, chemical treatments and production enhancement programs.
- Strong technical understanding of corrosion, scale, microbiology, produced water chemistry and solids management.
- Proven experience delivering chemistry-based production uplift and OPEX reduction initiatives.
- Experience with laboratory testing, technical assurance and interpretation of production and laboratory data.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary asset teams.
- Experience with Production Chemistry modelling, including OLI and/or STIM2001.
- CSG and unconventional gas experience highly desirable.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.