Job Details

Reserves & Production Planning Advisor

• Lead annual reserves evaluation and booking activities in accordance with regulatory and internal standards
• Develop and maintain integrated production planning models to support scenario analysis and sensitivity assessments across production, CAPEX, OPEX, and abandonment costs
• Support reserves audits and interface with internal technical teams and third-party evaluators
• Maintain reserves and production databases, ensuring data integrity and consistency

Business Planning & Portfolio Support

• Deliver short- and long-term production forecasts to support budgeting, portfolio planning, and business planning cycles
• Provide production outlooks, operational strategies, and cost forecasts for annual and multi-year planning
• Support capital investment decisions related to drilling programs, facility upgrades, and field optimization initiatives
• Evaluate impacts of operational changes on reserves, production targets, and asset value

Operational & Technical Integration

• Coordinate integrated technical workstreams supporting proposed development and operational projects
• Align operator-provided data with internal planning models to ensure accurate forecasting
• Design and implement production control and monitoring processes to drive operational efficiency
• Develop and execute field surveillance and performance monitoring plans

Cost Management

• Build and maintain CAPEX, OPEX, and abandonment cost models based on operational data
• Generate cost forecasts and support cost control and optimization initiatives
• Support development and execution of asset-level operational and development plans

Decision-Making & Advisory Role

• Provide data-driven recommendations on development and operational strategies
• Evaluate trade-offs between production growth, cost efficiency, and long-term asset performance
• Advise senior leadership on investment priorities, risk mitigation strategies, and portfolio optimization
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor on high-impact decisions affecting asset performance and future growth

Required Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required (Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or related)
• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of upstream oil & gas experience with large, complex field developments
• Strong background in production operations, field management, and production surveillance
• Extensive experience in reserves evaluation, production forecasting, and integrated planning
• Demonstrated experience supporting offshore and deepwater developments
• Exposure to well planning, drilling execution, and facilities operations
• Experience leading or influencing multidisciplinary technical teams
• Prior Gulf of Mexico and offshore operating experience strongly preferred

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.