FOPS Flow Assurance Engineer (Locals Required)
Aldelia — Baku, Azerbaijan
Target Start Date: To be confirmed Work Schedule: 5 days per week / 40 hours per week Work Location: Baku, Azerbaijan (Office and site) Employment Status: Residential, Office Day Rate: Please quote your rate for our proposal DEADLINE - Monday – 9 th October 2026 Qualifications: Level / Diploma: BA/MA degree in Petroleum Engineering, Process Engineering or equivalent. Professional Experience: minimum 10 years in Oil and Gas industry including a minimum of 5 years in Flow Assurance. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: adept at interaction with variety of contracts, including peers within a multi-disciplinary team, management, vendors and industry partners. Other required Competencies: Management of contractors/subcontractors, Strong HSE leadership, Field Operations Oil & Gas facilities. Fluent in English. Job scope: 1. Ensure the FFD production system can be safely commissioned, started, operated, pigged, shut down and restarted throughout field life while maintaining production, protecting asset integrity, and preventing hydrate, wax and other flow assurance related incidents. 2. Responsible for defining, coordinating, reviewing and validating all flow assurance activities throughout detailed engineering, commissioning, start-up and operations readiness. This includes hydraulic, thermal and transient analyses, production system operability, hydrate management, wax management, pigging strategy, slugging assessment, thermal performance, sand transport considerations and production operating envelopes from the subsea wells to the CPF. 3. Review and challenge Contractor studies and simulation models, ensure consistency across wells, subsea systems, pipelines, CPF and MEG facilities, maintain the Flow Assurance Dossier, and provide technical assurance for flow assurance deliverables. The role includes defining operating philosophies, procedures and strategies covering hydrate prevention, wax management, pigging, start-up, shutdown, preservation and restart scenarios, as well as developing mitigation and contingency measures for critical flow assurance risks. 4. Support pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities, including hydrotesting, dewatering, MEG conditioning and hydrocarbon introduction, validate actual field performance against model predictions, and update operating strategies accordingly. The position requires close interaction with Reservoir, Wells, Subsea, Pipeline, Process, Integrity, Operations and Commissioning teams, participation in design and operational readiness reviews, and maintenance of the Flow Assurance Risk Register, ensuring effective management of risks associated with hydrates, wax, slugging, pigging, MEG systems and pipeline restart following extended shutdowns. The Flow Assurance Engineer reports to the FOPS Methods Leader and shall demonstrate exemplary HSSE leadership while ensuring compliance with company specifications, procedures, standards and applicable international codes. Deliverables The Project Flow Assurance Engineer shall be responsible for delivery and maintenance of: Flow Assurance Dossier Integrated Production & MEG Operating Envelope Hydrate Management Strategy Wax Management Strategy Pigging Philosophy Pigging Frequency Plan Stuck-Pig Contingency Plan Slug Management Strategy Export Pipeline Management System Inputs Pre-Commissioning & Preservation Philosophy Commissioning & Start-Up Flow Assurance Plan Operational Procedures & Guidelines Flow Assurance Monitoring & Surveillance Philosophy Validated As-Built Operational Flow Assurance Model Flow Assurance Risk Register
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