Economist

Economist

Our client an oil and gas Operator is seeking an experienced Economist to join their central business planning team. This will be an initial 12-month PAYE contract position. The role can either be worked in Aberdeen or Uxbridge. This role has a 1-day hybrid working.

A candidate who can speak Mandarin would be an advantage, but it is not essential.

Purpose of Role:

We are currently seeking a proactive, self-motivated, team-oriented Economist to evaluate growth and business opportunities across our UK business.

Key Role Deliverables:

The incumbent will play a key role in delivering best-in-class results by:

Providing economic evaluations as needed in support of investment opportunities across the UK with potential to support Africa business. These include, development, brownfield projects, decommissioning and other strategic options

Presenting economic analysis to Joint Venture partners

Participating in project Gate Reviews including the preparation of Gate documentation

Providing support for project approvals, the Strategic Plan, the annual Work Programme & Budget and other key business processes (e.g. impairment & reserves reviews, decommissioning security agreements)

Participating in Peer Reviews and proactively identifying any issues requiring an Economics Peer Assist

Participating in economic lookbacks on major expenditures to assess value added and capital efficiency

Completing other analyses and ad hoc projects as required

Potential to support on some of the key planning processes looked after by the team

You are/you have:

An established petroleum economist with specific experience working on UK economic evaluations

Exposure to G&G, Reservoir Engineering, Facilities Engineering and Planning

Expert knowledge of the UK oil and gas fiscal regime

Experience of providing economics evaluations in support of commercial analysis (tariff/cost share negotiations, Decommissioning Security Agreements)

High level of stakeholder management and ability to upwardly communicate to senior leaders

Strong economic modelling history with ability to review other economists’ work

High level of excel knowledge and presentation skills

Qualifications

A history of working as the economist within project evaluation teams

Advanced Excel capability