Principal Development Engineer

About Woodside Energy

We know great results come from our people feeling valued, getting the support they need to reach their full potential as well as bring their whole self to work. We also recognise that enduring, meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to maintaining our licence to operate.

Technology and innovation are essential to our long-term sustainability. We are growing our carbon and new energy businesses using technology to reduce emissions and the carbon footprint of our products. We are working to improving energy efficiency, offset emissions, reduce emissions intensity and explore options for lower-carbon energy. Woodside led the development of the LNG industry in Australia and is applying this same pioneering spirit to solving future energy challenges.

Our global headquarters are based in Perth and our state-of-the-art campus reflects the quality of life Perth is known for - with a six Green Star rating, advanced wellness features and flexibility in how you work.

About the Team

The New Ventures, Africa & Americas team (NVAA) within the Developments team collaborates with geoscientists from the Exploration and New Ventures teams to lead the conceptual development of exploration and appraisal evaluations. Our mission is to deliver evaluations for go/no-go decisions on opportunities in Africa, the Americas, and other regions as needed.

Based in Houston, the multi-disciplinary team includes reservoir and facility/ development engineers who integrate input from Wells & Seismic, Marketing, Decision Analysis & Evaluation, and other teams. Success relies on delivering timely and appropriate evaluations despite limited information.

About the Role:

The role is a good fit for an experienced principal facilities or development engineer aspiring to leverage their experience to impact the future of the company by supporting evaluation of early (exploration, appraise, farm-in, etc.) investment opportunities.  The Principal Development Engineer fills a crucial role in the team by dovetailing their subsea and facilities engineering with the reservoir engineering in the team to deliver concepts with associated schedule, cost, and emissions estimates.  The role may also support new energy opportunities as needed.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the NVAA other Developments teams to frame opportunities and agree case maps
• Deliver development concepts and associated schedule, cost, and emissions estimates
• Mentor reservoir engineering team members in facility engineering and cost/ schedule estimation.
• Execute fit-for-purpose engineering to support the development concept and estimates
• Provide peer reviews of other Developments and wider opportunities
• Integrate input from many other disciplines
• Use analogue data from multiple sources for key inputs.
• Lead various external engineering studies as needed.

Skills & Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant engineering discipline.
• 10+ years experience in facilities and/ or development engineering

• Broad facilities engineering experience in offshore production systems from wellhead to market
• Understanding of floating facilities, oil processing, gas processing, subsea architecture types, export systems, and how these components form a production system
• Screening and Class 5 cost estimation using Que$tor
• Schedule estimation of oil & gas production developments
• Basic knowledge in key flow assurance challenges for both deepwater oil and gas production
• Demonstrated ability to integrate input from cross functional teams such as Subsurface, Drilling/Completions, Commercial, Project Services, HSE, Operations, Finance, Decision Analysis & Evaluation, Marketing, etc.
• Understanding of investment economics and economic input drivers
• Collaborative and learning mindset
• Sound communications skills with the ability to contribute ideas, proactively share information, and effectively integrate and coordinate
• Comfortable balancing multiple demands and prioritizing deliverables

• 15+ years experience in facilities and/ or development engineering
• Experience in all phases of investment project lifecycle, i.e., project development phases, execution, and operations
• Experience offshore on an operating or installation asset
• Strong internal and external stakeholder management experience, communication, and networking skills
• Knowledge of oil & gas value chain and ability to work with stakeholders across the value chain
• Ability to multitask across a wide range of technical topics
• Commercial acumen
• Experience delivering fit-for-purpose screening-level evaluations with limited data.
• Outside operated/ operated by others experience
• Experience in multiple regions
• Experience in both oil and gas developments in the project or operate phase
• Experience defining the facilities concept, and estimating the associated CAPEX, OPEX and schedule
• Mega project experience

If you think you can do this job but don’t meet all the criteria, that’s OK! Please apply. At Woodside, we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds, as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

• Commitment to your ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs, coaching and mentoring
• Industry-leading 18 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carer, and maintenance of superannuation or retirement benefits at the current rate during any period of unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months (plus secondary carer leave entitlements)
• Values led culture
• Active employee community groups for gender equality, reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and LGBTI+ staff and allies, and Neurodiversity
• Community volunteering opportunities
• Relocation assistance (if required)
• A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives and above-industry superannuation contributions

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture, which is supported by our Values. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a truly diverse and high-performing workforce. 

Diversity encompasses differences in age, nationality, race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, intersex status, gender identity or expression, relationship status, disability, neurodiversity, cultural background, thinking styles, experience, family background, including caregiving commitments, and education. Inclusion centres on all employees creating a climate of trust and belonging, where people feel comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

We offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those seeking a more flexible working environment, including part-time opportunities

Applications close at 11:59pm AWST on Tuesday, March 11th.

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Please note Woodside Energy will only accept direct candidate applications. We do not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies.