Greenfire Resources Operating Corporation

Development Engineer

Calgary, AB

Full-time

About This Job

Position: DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

This position is responsible for contributing to and executing Greenfire’s growth strategy and assets including the ongoing assessment and development plans for the optimization of facility projects and SAGD wells in Greenfire’s portfolio at its Demo and Hangingstone Expansion operations. This role works closely with all engineering disciplines to identify development opportunities.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the VP DEVELOPMENT

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

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Conduct well and asset development project activities, including production forecasts, economic analysis, regulatory application support, early-stage project engineering and optimization of well design while providing recommendations for efficient corporate growth.

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Analyzes SAGD reservoir performance, recommends asset depletion plans and manages forecasts for near term sustainability and long-term planning of well pads.

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Model scenarios by gathering analogue data and developing models to support the development plan of an asset.

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Leads competitor analysis on the SAGD industry and provides presentations and updates to management.

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Identifies engineering projects and collaborates with other disciplines to understand project scope, design, timelines, and resources for proposed initiatives.

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Providing recommendations with industry best practices and emerging trends by developing strong relationships with external stakeholders.

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Collaborate in the capital and budget planning process by providing data to drive recommendations for short- and long-term strategic optimization of assets.

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Work closely with the subsurface and engineering teams in reviewing and booking corporate reserves while evaluating comprehensive assessment of assets.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SET:

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Valid APEGA membership with a Professional Engineer designation

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5+ years of experience in the in-situ thermal oil sands industry with an aptitude for economics

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Experience in a subsurface focused engineering role or in an engineering project management role supporting a development discipline, such as drilling, completions, production, reservoir, project or process engineering.

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Experience in the Canadian Oil and Gas industry, specifically with comparable in-situ thermal oil sands field operations is a required skillset.

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Knowledge of well completions, thermal operations, production and development, completions, and wellbore hydraulics

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Strong working knowledge and proficiency with Excelmodelling, and the Office365 suite as well as petroleum industry software such as Geoscout would be considered an asset.

Why Greenfire?

Greenfire is the newest oilsands company to publicly list on both the NYSE and TSX (ticker:GFR). Greenfire operates its two SAGD assets in the Fort McMurray region of Alberta, Canada. In 2020, the Company’s operations team was awarded the Energy Excellence Awards Champion for Project Excellence in Oilsands, voted by its peers to recognize energy excellence and focused advancement and collaboration with Canada’s energy sector.

Compensation commensurate with experience

Job Type: Full-time

Additional pay:

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Bonus pay

Benefits:

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Dental care

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Disability insurance

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Employee assistance program

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Employee stock purchase plan

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Extended health care

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Life insurance

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RRSP match

Schedule:

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8 hour shift

Application question(s):

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Do you have knowledge of well completions, thermal operations, production, completions, and wellbore hydraulics?

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Do you have an aptitude for economics?

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Do you have experience in a subsurface focused engineering role?

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Do you strong proficiency with Excel Modelling and Office 365 Suite?

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Do you have experience with in-situ thermal oil sands field operations?

Experience:

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Canadian Oil and Gas industry: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

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APEGA Membership with Professional Engineer Designation (required)

Work Location: In person