Principal Reservoir Engineer

This role involves developing, directing, and applying advanced technical expertise in petrophysics to support the design, implementation, and optimization of reservoir evaluation processes.<br><br>As a <strong>Principal Reservoir Engineer</strong>, the position provides strategic leadership and technical authority in ensuring that products, technologies, and workflows meet defined performance standards and operational objectives.<br><br><strong>Key Accountabilities:<br><br></strong><ul><li>Technical Authority – Reservoir Engineering &amp; Tight Gas :</li><ul><li>Serve as tight gas SME, providing expert guidance on reservoir characterization, stimulation, and production forecasting</li><li>Act as Technical Authority (TA2) for reservoir engineering, ensuring adherence to Shell standards and technical integrity</li><li>Define and deploy fit-for-purpose workflows, tools, and best practices across assets</li><li>Provide expert input into well design, fracture diagnostics, and production surveillance</li><li>Drive technology deployment and innovation, leveraging global learnings</li><li>Define and assure Well &amp; Reservoir Management and surveillance and data acquisition requirements to support development and safe operations<br><br></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Reservoir Engineering Delivery &amp; Assurance:</li><ul><li>Hydrocarbon resource estimation, classification, and reporting in line with corporate and regulatory standards</li><li>Integrated production and injection forecasts with clear uncertainty ranges</li><li>High-quality reservoir simulation modelling and analytical evaluations</li><li>Ensure calibration of models and volumes to actual field performance</li><li>Deliver robust formation pressure predictions, pore pressure management, and reservoir risk assessments</li><li>Ensure technical quality through formal peer reviews, assurance processes, and compliance with standards<br><br></li></ul></ul><ul><li>HSSE &amp; Risk Management: Accountable for HSSE-critical reservoir engineering activities, i.e. </li><ul><li>Pore pressure prediction, H₂S prediction and associated risk management</li><li>Ensure compliance with safety standards, and Life-Saving Rules<br><br></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Strategic Planning &amp; Portfolio Stewardship:</li><ul><li>Contribute to and influence asset development strategies and long-term portfolio plans</li><li>Support decision-making and investment cases with robust technical inputs</li><li>Align subsurface outcomes with portfolio value delivery and business objectives</li><li>Support JV governance and stakeholder engagements</li><li>Support the Portfolio Growth opportunities in Oil and Gas assets under the ambit of Shell Oman<br><br></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Integration &amp; Stakeholder Management:</li><ul><li>Lead integration across subsurface, wells, facilities, and operations</li><li>Act as a key interface with JV partners, regulators, and internal technical authorities</li><li>Build strong alignment between asset t