Operator, Panel

Role Overview

Operator, Panel at ADNOC, responsible for monitoring and controlling process parameters across various plants from the Control Centre and managing well pad and plant operations in an onshore oil and gas environment.

Role Purpose

Monitor and control process parameters for various plants from the Control Centre. Take quick and safe corrective actions in case of process upsets or emergencies in line with standing instructions. Manage well pads and plant operations, maintenance activities, turn-around and start-up sequential activities, and troubleshoot plant day-to-day problems to enhance operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Process Control

• Monitor and control plant continuous operations including identifying causes of production limitations and recommending improvements to meet Company oil and gas production and water injection targets.
• Monitor and control process parameters in oil, gas, utilities and plant operations.
• Take timely remedial actions in case of process alarms or plant upsets to ensure safety of plant and personnel.
• Liaise with AON operations personnel on quantity and quality of oil and gas produced on daily basis for accurate hydrocarbon accounting.
• Communicate with field Production personnel for any variation in parameters and update field team of any alarms or abnormalities occurring in the field.

Maintenance & Field Coordination

• Coordinate field activities including Surface facilities PM plans, Wellhead PM including cleaning and servicing X-mass tree, SSVs, choke and isolation valves, flow line maintenance, track maintenance, transfer line pigging, and surface casing repairs.
• Manage handover and acceptance of wells to and from Drilling.
• Monitor mobile equipment on location and record utilization.
• Monitor fire and gas panel and interact with Maintenance team for rectification of failure of any plant protection system.
• Initiate work request for maintenance in case of equipment or instrument failure in coordination with field operators and Duty Operations Engineer.
• Follow-up work permits, take equipment and instruments out of service for maintenance and take back in service after maintenance intervention.

Emergency Response & Plant Restoration

• In case of emergency, take appropriate actions as per emergency procedures and contingency plans.
• Safely shut down the affected Plant partially or totally.
• Restore the Plant to normal operating conditions safely and efficiently once the situation is normalized.

Health, Safety, Environment & Compliance

• Carry out assigned tasks and duties in a safe manner, in accordance with instructions, in compliance with safety rules, procedures, regulations and ADNOC codes of practice.
• Report HSE non-conformances, incidents and near-misses to respective supervisors and HSE representatives including logging into SAP.
• Stop and report any work that is considered unsafe or not in line with HSE policy and procedures.
• Carry out emergency responsibilities in line with respective roles as per the emergency organization.
• Maintain the work environment clean and tidy before and during operations, in line with established standards of Hygiene and Housekeeping.

Training, Improvement & Development

• Provide on-the-job training to meet Competency Based Training programs for UAE Nationalization.
• Contribute to the identification of areas and opportunities for continuous improvement in operating procedures and functional processes.

Policies & Systems

• Implement and comply with all relevant functional policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures to accomplish operational objectives.

Reporting

• Provide inputs to prepare Section progress reports for Company Management.
• Prepare various Key Performance Indicator (KPI) checklists for management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical Diploma in relevant field, or Secondary School Certificate with a vocational trade certificate in the relevant field.
• 2–3 years of experience, preferably in oil and gas industry.

Additional Information

Reporting Structure

• Reports directly to Manager, Operation and communicates regularly with all relevant stakeholders from other relevant departments as required.

Internal & External Relationships

• Works with internal ADNOC teams across operations, maintenance, field operations, HSE and management.
• Communicates with ADNOC Onshore external stakeholders.