Upstream Value Chain Optimisation Business Analyst / Subject Matter Expert (SME)

We are seeking an Upstream Value Chain Optimisation Business Analyst / SME to re-engineer workflows across subsurface, drilling, production, and field operations. This role focuses on identifying and delivering optimisation opportunities that generate measurable business value.

Core Focus Areas:

• Production and network optimisation
• Lift allocation and well scheduling
• Deferment management
• Surveillance cadence
• Value delivery tracking

• Facilitate discovery workshops with asset and production teams to map current processes and capture detailed business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Define KPI trees, constraints, objective functions, and frame scenarios and what-if analyses to translate insights into operational actions and SOPs.
• Coordinate pilot programs, conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), track benefits, and develop SOPs, training, and adoption plans with planners and operations teams.
• Prioritize optimisation backlogs, collaborate with solution architects, and align leadership on project scope, roadmap, and KPIs.
• Lead review sessions, manage change and governance processes, and report on value delivered relative to production, cost, and HSE targets.

Education:

• Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.

Background / Experience:

• Strong domain expertise in upstream oil and gas operations, including production systems, system constraints, network bottlenecks, lift methods, value-for-money analysis, and deferment analysis.
• Familiarity with planning and surveillance processes and hands-on knowledge of PI/SCADA systems, production networks, and planning cycles.
• Experience in end-to-end value chain mapping, process redesign, KPI and target setting, economic constraint definition, scenario design, policy rule development, business case and ROI analysis, benefits tracking, change management, training, and S&OP execution cadence.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills, including strong executive communication and experience creating business requirements, user stories, and UAT scripts.

Soft Skills:

• Business storytelling
• Communication
• Expectation management
• Leadership
• Problem solving
• Stakeholder engagement
• Structured problem-solving

Technical Skills:

• Proficient with data platforms, optimisation and modeling software, production optimisation tools, and visualization/workflow tools.

• Opportunity to influence upstream operations through process re-engineering and value optimisation.
• Lead strategic optimisation initiatives with direct impact on production efficiency, cost reduction, and safety performance.
• Work with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to drive business value and operational excellence.
• Develop leadership and stakeholder management skills in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.
• Engage with cutting-edge optimisation tools and data platforms in upstream oil and gas.