Research Reservoir Engineer

This is an entry level position for a Research Reservoir Engineer to join a multinational blue chip company. This role in their reservoir engineering research team will help ensure the company remain at the forefront of emerging technology in this area.

Reservoir engineering is becoming increasingly technically and commercially challenging. The Research Reservoir Engineer will play an important role in the overall management of reservoir engineering activities within the company.

This is an entry level position and applicants must have the following qualifications / experience:

* PhD in Reservoir Engineering or Petroleum Geosciences related discipline.
* Familiar with principles of multi-phase flow in porous media, hydrocarbon phase behaviour, oil recovery processes, reservoir modelling and simulation.
* In depth knowledge of one or more technical fields related to applied reservoir engineering: computational fluid mechanics, optimisation, numerical analysis, geo-statistics, reservoir monitoring, history matching, etc.
* Computer and workstation literacy and familiarity with reservoir modelling and simulation software.
* Computer programming skills.
* Report-writing and communication skills (presentation and intra-team communication).

The main activities of this role will include:

* Conduct research into one or more of the reservoir engineering projects (coding algorithms and testing them on synthetic and real data) in accordance with the defined work plan, under the supervision of the team and/or project leader.
* Develop a sound understanding of best technical practice and apply this routinely.
* Maintain awareness of new developments in the field of projects undertaken.
* Initiate studies / analyses to resolve technical issues.
* Report research results in written form and through internal / external presentations.
* Participate in the interchange of ideas and knowledge within a research pluri-disciplinary environment.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

Matchtech Group UK Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.