{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d2ea5db64d4c996dc12a54e4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d2ea5db64d4c996dc12a54e4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d2ea5db64d4c996dc12a54e4","title":"Offshore Operations Engineer","description":"Oxy produces , markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy\n\nOxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.\n\nPRIMARY PURPOSE\n\nThe Operations Engineer will provide on-platform engineering support to maintain production uptime and optimize operating expense. The Operations Engineer will ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of offshore production facilities by providing engineering support for maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of mechanical, electrical, and control systems. The engineer will primarily interface with Field Operations, Process Engineering, Production Engineering and Topside Facilities.\n\nROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nOversee and assist in the operation of production, utility, and safety systems in line with company policies and regulatory requirements.\n\nMonitor system performance and implement corrective actions to maintain operational integrity.\n\nCollaborate with planners and technicians to minimize downtime and optimize resource utilization.\n\nAdhere to Process Safety Management principles and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations.\n\nParticipate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Permit-to-Work (PTW) processes.\n\nProvide engineering expertise for troubleshooting complex equipment issues.\n\nSupport upgrades, modifications, and commissioning activities for offshore assets.\n\nBe fully conversant with emergency procedures and act as technical support during incidents.\n\nPerform process surveillance in oil, gas and water treatment systems\n\nEnsure that export product quality meets pipeline and overboard water specifications\n\nIdentify process improvements that reduce expenses and increase operational efficiency\n\nUnderstand and optimize equipment and control systems to minimize process related downtime\n\nImprove production throughput through debottlenecking identification and mitigation\n\nDowntime root cause analysis and tracking\n\nAssist chemical team by tracking, reporting, troubleshooting and optimizing chemical programs\n\nPerform well production surveillance\n\nEnsure ramp-up, drawdown and flow assurance guidelines procedures are followed\n\nWitness and QA/QC 3rd party meter calibration and sample collection\n\nAssist subsea operations troubleshooting and integrity procedures\n\nAssist with subsea well tie ins, including subsea hardware commissioning\n\nParticipate in facility and major project hazard reviews\n\nInterface with platform operations staff on behalf of shore-based engineering disciplines\n\nReview and build isolations in Control of Work.\n\nREQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES\n\nEducation: Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.\n\nExperience: Minimum 5 years of oil and gas industry experience required. Process engineering experience (upstream or downstream) strongly preferred. Offshore Gulf of America experience preferred.\n\nProfessional/Technical Knowledge:\n\nAbility to read and understand P&IDs, PFDs and equipment data sheets\n\nFamiliar with oil and gas process; including gas-liquid and water-oil separation\n\nFamiliar with oilfield chemistry and their applications\n\nUnderstanding of pump, compression and process controls\n\nBasic knowledge of pressure relief, separator, heat exchanger, and control valve designs to evaluate capacities and identify bottlenecks\n\nBasic knowledge of corrosion, scaling, emulsion and foaming mechanisms\n\nBasic knowledge of project management, cost estimation and economic evaluations\n\nBasic knowledge of root cause analysis techniques\n\n Skills & Competencies:\n\nGood communication, organization, and collaboration skills\n\n Travel Requirements:\n\nRequired travel to an offshore facility for a 14 days on and 14 days off schedule\n\nRecruitment Fraud\n\nIt has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.\n\nOxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:\n\n• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees\n\n• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or\n\n• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.\n\nWe recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.","company":"Occidenta","rawCompany":"occidenta","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T10:41:34.453Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2041.00","title":"Chemical Engineers","slug":"chemical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2171.00","title":"Petroleum Engineers","slug":"petroleum-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"213112","title":"Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations","slug":"support-activities-for-oil-and-gas-operations"},{"code":"211120","title":"Crude Petroleum Extraction","slug":"crude-petroleum-extraction"},{"code":"211130","title":"Natural Gas Extraction","slug":"natural-gas-extraction"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Offshore Operations Engineer","description":"Oxy produces , markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy\n\nOxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.\n\nPRIMARY PURPOSE\n\nThe Operations Engineer will provide on-platform engineering support to maintain production uptime and optimize operating expense. The Operations Engineer will ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of offshore production facilities by providing engineering support for maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of mechanical, electrical, and control systems. The engineer will primarily interface with Field Operations, Process Engineering, Production Engineering and Topside Facilities.\n\nROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nOversee and assist in the operation of production, utility, and safety systems in line with company policies and regulatory requirements.\n\nMonitor system performance and implement corrective actions to maintain operational integrity.\n\nCollaborate with planners and technicians to minimize downtime and optimize resource utilization.\n\nAdhere to Process Safety Management principles and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations.\n\nParticipate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Permit-to-Work (PTW) processes.\n\nProvide engineering expertise for troubleshooting complex equipment issues.\n\nSupport upgrades, modifications, and commissioning activities for offshore assets.\n\nBe fully conversant with emergency procedures and act as technical support during incidents.\n\nPerform process surveillance in oil, gas and water treatment systems\n\nEnsure that export product quality meets pipeline and overboard water specifications\n\nIdentify process improvements that reduce expenses and increase operational efficiency\n\nUnderstand and optimize equipment and control systems to minimize process related downtime\n\nImprove production throughput through debottlenecking identification and mitigation\n\nDowntime root cause analysis and tracking\n\nAssist chemical team by tracking, reporting, troubleshooting and optimizing chemical programs\n\nPerform well production surveillance\n\nEnsure ramp-up, drawdown and flow assurance guidelines procedures are followed\n\nWitness and QA/QC 3rd party meter calibration and sample collection\n\nAssist subsea operations troubleshooting and integrity procedures\n\nAssist with subsea well tie ins, including subsea hardware commissioning\n\nParticipate in facility and major project hazard reviews\n\nInterface with platform operations staff on behalf of shore-based engineering disciplines\n\nReview and build isolations in Control of Work.\n\nREQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES\n\nEducation: Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.\n\nExperience: Minimum 5 years of oil and gas industry experience required. Process engineering experience (upstream or downstream) strongly preferred. Offshore Gulf of America experience preferred.\n\nProfessional/Technical Knowledge:\n\nAbility to read and understand P&IDs, PFDs and equipment data sheets\n\nFamiliar with oil and gas process; including gas-liquid and water-oil separation\n\nFamiliar with oilfield chemistry and their applications\n\nUnderstanding of pump, compression and process controls\n\nBasic knowledge of pressure relief, separator, heat exchanger, and control valve designs to evaluate capacities and identify bottlenecks\n\nBasic knowledge of corrosion, scaling, emulsion and foaming mechanisms\n\nBasic knowledge of project management, cost estimation and economic evaluations\n\nBasic knowledge of root cause analysis techniques\n\n Skills & Competencies:\n\nGood communication, organization, and collaboration skills\n\n Travel Requirements:\n\nRequired travel to an offshore facility for a 14 days on and 14 days off schedule\n\nRecruitment Fraud\n\nIt has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.\n\nOxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:\n\n• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees\n\n• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or\n\n• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.\n\nWe recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. 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