Lead Forecasting Engineer

BH-194914
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  • Iraq Basra
  • Contract
  • Oil & Gas
Hello Everyone,

Greetings from NES Fircroft !!!

We are looking out for below role for one of the leading company in Iraq;

Job Title: Lead Forecasting Engineer
Rotation: 21/21 days
Location: Basra, Iraq

Role Synopsis & Job Responsibilites:
This is a rotational position working in the Production Management Team. The Lead Forecasting Engineer will be responsible for generating short (monthly) and longer term (annual) production forecasts and will support the management of performance against the forecast assumptions. Furthermore, the successful candidate will assist in the development of a new water injection forecasting process and toolkit.
  • Generate short and long term production forecasts. Understand and communicate the impact of forecast uncertainties
  • Track performance against forecast assumptions to support the delivery of the annual production plan
  • Assess and communicate the impact of changes to the activity assumptions in the forecast to support business decision making
  • Integrate across different departments to continually improve the production forecasts process
  • Collaborate with the Water Injection Teams to develop a new water injection forecasting process and toolkit
  • Modernise & transform Production Management tools such as the Forecasting Tool

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential Education
Petroleum Engineering or similar Engineering degree

Essential experience and job requirements
  • Proven industry experience working as a Petroleum or Reservoir Engineer(minimum of 5 years)
  • Strong numeracy skills, including statistics
  • Proficient in English and competent communications skills
Desirable criteria and qualifications
  • Experience in production forecasting
  • Data science skills, preferably Python
  • Data analysis and presentation techniques, e.g. Power BI
  • A motivation to continually learn and develop


If this position matches with your skills and if you are interested, kindly share your updated cv on sayali.kothmire@nesfircroft.com

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.

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