Operations Readiness and Assurance Engineer II

Job Summary

• The OR&A Engineer is responsible for integrating engineering, operations, and project delivery to ensure seamless transition from design and execution into stable operations. The role ensures that systems, processes, people, and tools are fully prepared to support startup, ramp-up, and sustained performance.
• The role supports real-time production optimization by ensuring that operational readiness, system integrity, and performance assurance frameworks are embedded into all project and operational activities. Ensures operational readiness frameworks are fully integrated into project delivery to enable early production optimization and sustained performance from startup.
• Ensures project delivery and operational changes translate into measurable production gains, reduced deferment, improved asset performance, and accelerated value realization.
• This position delivers measurable business value through:
  • Faster and more stable startup and ramp-up of facilities
  • Reduced operational risk and production deferment
  • Improved production efficiency and uptime
  • Enhanced alignment between projects and operations

Principal Accountabilities:

• Drive Operations Readiness & Assurance (OR&A) activities for all projects, modifications, and brownfield developments across assets.
• Develop and implement OR&A frameworks, checklists, and processes to ensure readiness across:
  • People
  • Process
  • Systems
  • Tools
• Ensure readiness for:
  • Pre-commissioning
  • Commissioning
  • Startup
  • Ramp-up
• Interface with Project, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure seamless transition from project execution to operations.
• Identify readiness gaps early in project lifecycle and implement mitigation plans to prevent startup delays or performance issues.
• Support development and validation of:
  • Operating procedures
  • Startup philosophies
  • Functional readiness plans
• Coordinate readiness reviews, including:
  • OR&A assessments
  • Startup readiness reviews
  • Pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR)
• Ensure availability and readiness of:
  • Personnel (trained and competent)
  • Documentation
  • Spare parts
  • Tools and systems
• Support integration of digital tools (e.g., simulators, optimization systems, analytics platforms) into operations readiness and startup activities.
• Track and report OR&A KPIs, including:
  • Readiness status
  • Startup performance
  • Ramp-up timelines
  • Deferment during startup
• Support post-startup performance stabilization and optimization activities.
• Collaborate with Reliability, Asset Integrity, and Capability teams to ensure readiness aligns with long-term operational performance requirements.
• Provide assurance that design intent is preserved during execution and translated effectively into operations.
• Capture lessons learned and ensure feedback into future project and operational improvements.
• Support audits, reviews, and regulatory engagements related to operational readiness and performance assurance.
• Ensure alignment between OR&A activities and Production Assurance objectives.
• Support integration of digital tools (e.g., simulators, analytics platforms, optimization systems) into commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.

Dimensions:

• Influences successful startup and ramp-up of production facilities
• Impacts production deferment and early-life performance of assets
• Supports delivery of production efficiency targets (>95%)
• Drives alignment between project delivery and operational performance
• Contributes to reduction of startup-related losses and operational risks
• Contributes to revenue protection through improved startup performance and reduced early-life production losses

Job Context and Main Activities:

• This role operates at the critical interface between project delivery and operations within the Production Assurance framework.
• The OR&A Engineer is responsible for ensuring that assets are fully prepared to transition from construction and commissioning into stable, efficient, and optimized operations.

The job holder is expected to:

• Drive readiness planning and execution
• Support real-time startup and operational stabilization
• Ensure integration of systems, people, and processes
• Enable early production optimization and performance assurance
• Acts as the critical bridge between project execution and sustained production performance, ensuring seamless transition from delivery to value realization.

Decision making Authority/Level of Supervision Required:

• Provides technical input into readiness and startup decisions
• Identifies and escalates readiness risks and gaps
• Supports decision-making through readiness assessments and performance data
• Operates with defined scope but strong cross-functional influence.

Job Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering
• 5–10+ years’ experience in Oil & Gas

Experience in:

• Commissioning & startup
• Production operations
• Project execution / brownfield modifications
• Production systems and optimization

Knowledge of:

• Production systems
• Commissioning and startup processes
• OR&A / readiness frameworks
• Basic reliability and asset integrity principles
• Digital tools and operational systems

Skills:

• Strong coordination and integration skills
• Analytical and problem-solving ability
• Stakeholder management
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.